German Super Heavy Tank...WIP.....NEW PICS ADDED

[Westfalia Chris]

I´d never have thought this combination to work, but it does!

Those guns are excellent. I love those perforated muzzle brakes. Did you sand off the rivets from the BB turret?

Not sure about the Zimmerit thing Brian suggested. While I really love the look of it, I always thought it looks a bit strange on something of "Landkreuzer" scale. I´d prefer a smooth, possibly ceramic look to it. Or a cast-steel surface. I guess it would have a platoon of Panzerkampfanzüge to support it against pesky infantry, anyway. ::

[Pappa Midnight]

Thanks for the feedback!
I haven't managed to do any more to it today but I'll get stuck in over the weekend.

The Pz II would still look impressive at 1:35 scale compared to 28mm minis. Looks like a good start with the turret!

Rules wise, I'm still waiting for the "Full Version" of the Secrets of the Third Reich in order to field some of the bigger beasties. I am working on stats for the "Rules of Engagement" set of rules at the moment ( including walkers) although the rule-set is more suited for platoon sized engagements.

I had thought about Zimmerit with this one ( it being such an obvious target for infantry). I will build it up some more and see what it's going to look like before I decide.

Colour-wise I will probably go for my "traditional" dark yellow as it fits with the rest of my stuff. Saying that, I got given an airbrush so I may have a go at some camo.

The guns are the only suitably large ones I had at hand ( spares from my "Dust Games" Gunther kit). I was going to try to get hold of a couple of 1:35 scale 88's but I thought that these would look more "Weird War" rather than just up-scaling existing weapons.

Yes Chris, I HAD TO sand off those rivets! They looked way out of place on what is supposed to be a WW2 tank!!!

Thank you all for you interest.
I will post some more WIP pictures as I go.

Regards
PM

[Westfalia Chris]

Yes Chris, I HAD TO sand off those rivets! They looked way out of place on what is supposed to be a WW2 tank!!!

Good riddance, I say! Now, I´m an infamous rivethead, but those on the Baneblade are simply ridiculously huge.

[majorsmith]

i think zimmeritt would look out of place on this vehicle, i would go with the look of the 'maus' tank, and alot of late war tanks didnt even have zim on them.

[pnweerar]

The Germans did indeed have a landship design (two in fact). The one that most looks like this (that I'm using a GW kit to build as well) is the P1000 Landkreuzer.

[Pappa Midnight]

The Germans did indeed have a landship design (two in fact). The one that most looks like this (that I'm using a GW kit to build as well) is the P1000 Landkreuzer.

That's where I got the idea for the Twin Guns................Unfortunately I haven't got the table space or materials to make one "Exactly" like the P1000 ( She would have been HUGE!!!!!!!!!), mine's about Maus scale.
I would love to see how you are getting on with yours.

Regards
PM

[assi]

Unfortunately I haven't got the table space or materials to make one "Exactly" like the P1000 ( She would have been HUGE!!!!!!!!!)

Cant agree there, the P1500 defines a new "huge"



Looky here

[twrchtrwyth]

Just one P1500 would provide the table, scenario and the German side of a game! ::

[Malamute]

My oh my its a wopper.   Nice on Pappa

[Pappa Midnight]

Ok, I give up! That P1500 is HUGE!
Totally agreee that you could use that beast AS THE TABLE!!!

My oh my its a wopper.   Nice on Pappa

Damn, I should turn my Web Cam off!  ::

PM

[assi]

Ok, I give up! That P1500 is HUGE!
Totally agreee that you could use that beast AS THE TABLE!!!

Yours still cool

[TadPortly]

As this is a tank related thread, thought you might like to know that the latest edition of Military Modelling has an article on the KV 5 (its a whopper with a 120mm gun in a turret - think super KV2) with 1/35 plans and templates.  Those who are whizzes with photocopiers/scanners should not have too much trouble in rescaling them.

[Schogun]

More cool pix/artist renditions of the P1000 and P1500 at:

http://www.vincelewis.net/ultratank.html

[V]

You could always say they are rigid recoilless guns.  I'm sure that bad boy could take it.  I believe the Germans were developing a recoilless for the Hetzer in the later days of the war so they could mount a larger gun on it's smaller chassis.

Brian

Hmmmm...

Venting a recoiless in a tank maybe interesting...

BBQ crew...  ::

[Torradas]