Ratte

[carlos marighela]

I doubt many bridges in the real world would cope either, not that it needed them for most waterway crossings.

Finding a parking spot? Filling up? The army of rollers, graders and navvies to fix the roads after it passed. It's a real pity the nazis never followed through on this.

[Westfalia Chris]

I doubt many bridges in the real world would cope either, not that it needed them for most waterway crossings.

"Bridges? We don't need ze stinkin' bridges!"

[carlos marighela]

"Bridges? We don't need ze stinkin' bridges!"

Of course not, not when you have vorsprung durch technik. I know, I've seen the ads.

[Arlequín]

I may be playing to stereotypes here, but it says a lot that for the nation that produced a multi-lane road system that was the envy of the world in its day and also the vehicle capable of hogging them all at the same time.

  

[Westfalia Chris]

I may be playing to stereotypes here, but it says a lot that for the nation that produced a multi-lane road system that was the envy of the world in its day and also the vehicle capable of hogging them all at the same time.

  

See, nowadays it only takes a single BMW or Audi to do so. Talk about efficiency!

[Rich H]

It would do as an army case... except it'll be full of stuff!  Eventually... one day... if I don't accidentally start any more projects.

Accidentally bought a STuG IIIG this morning because Warlord gave me a voucher.... It'll get concrete armour and logs for my Finns. No they don't need it.

[NurgleHH]

Believe it or not it was apparently a genuine concept being worked up by Krupp before Speer cancelled it. I think it was from the same development programme that the Maus prototype originated from.

I'll be interested to see the finished model, you've gotten further than the real one already!

Ratte was only one step to the end called "Monster". Here is the german Wikipedia-Entry https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landschlachtschiff

But not in 28mm, this is made for 6mm-Gamers. But they never made more than planing.

[Ballardian]

Got to love the odd 'accidental' purchase, just picked up their new Comet for the same reason.
 I assume you'll be shipping the Ratte off to DW unpainted, but if you were going to, would you go with a battleship grey or camo it (though the concept of camo on what looks like a fallen office building is pretty funny)?

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Got to love the odd 'accidental' purchase, just picked up their new Comet for the same reason.
 I assume you'll be shipping the Ratte off to DW unpainted, but if you were going to, would you go with a battleship grey or camo it (though the concept of camo on what looks like a fallen office building is pretty funny)?

You could paint windows on it so it could hide as a building.

[Rich H]

I guess grey but camo would make sense as a huge strategic bomber target.

Hitting a single city block from a few tens of thousands of feet is going to be hard.

[CompanyB]

An excellent piece to have a commando raid on.  I think we have CAD of one in 1/285 and it's the same size as a 1/35 tank model.

Brilliant way to assemble this.  I bet if you create a laser cut card or wood kit, people would buy it.  It could be similar to what Reviresco does with it's large steam trawler kits.  Cardstock or fiberboard main pieces, with resin and metal detail parts.

Looking forward to the interior....


-Brent

[Rich H]

It's awaiting more time...  maybe more next week.

[huevans]

But I bet you are now thinking, "hmmm, model of the Gneisenau, that is a good idea".

You can't have the Gneisenau without the Scharnhorst, mate!

[carlos marighela]

You can't have the Gneisenau without the Scharnhorst, mate!

Indeed, Salmon & Gluckstein.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Any chance of putting a couple of photographs on this after the originals got lost by Photobucket?

The Churchill in the engine bay would be neat.

Thanks