radar-o-reily a écrit :Hi Jack, All the Mercedes are from Wiking (084303). They were all originally the model L10,000. I got a little "knife happy" with some of them to create different models based on the same cabin. I'm pleased you like them. Radar
Re-Salut Radar.
Merci pour le renseignement.
Bonne soirée.
Jacques.
À mon très grand ami Patrice († 58).
À ma petite belle-fille Gaëlle († 31).
Décor simpliste pour rejouer à 9 la Bataille d'Eylau en 1807.
I was doing some housekeeping the other day and I realized there were still a lot of models I have not posted in the "Warzone"...
HERPA Minitanks Jagdtiger (Hunting Tiger)
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Even though this model is a vast improvement over the original ROCO Minitanks version, it is not without its faults. In order to approach the correct overall length of the original vehicle I had to cut the vehicle superstructure and chassis crosswise and add in plastic strips to make up the difference. The gun barrel was also incorrect in its dimensions as well, not to mention all the missing small details.
Not exactly Manu,
This vehicle was not built on the Tiger II chassis. It is a little longer (nearly 2m) and it is turretless with a 128 mm gun as opposed to the 88mm that is standard on the Tiger II tank. Its primary mission was to seek out and destroy enemy tanks at great range before they could effectively engage the Hunting Tiger. Only 85 units were completed before the war ended.
Thanks everyone for the nice comments....here is another model I had to "bash" together from different kits because no model was commercially available at the time it was built. It is the 88mm PaK 43 Anti tank gun. Affectionately known by the German Soldier as the "Barn Door".
I used the gun and mount from the ROCO Nashorn kit, the trails came from the Preiser 105mm Howitzer kit and the wheels and carriage came from the ROCO 150mm Howitzer/Canon kit. I had to scratch build the Gun shield, Travel lock and other small parts to complete it....Here is the result.
I am not a big fan of resin models, but sometimes it is that or nothing at all. This Resin model came from my friend Paul Heiser owner/operator of Heiser's Military Models Inc. It is a good base to start with but I like to "improve" my models to get the most satisfaction and a more realistic appearance in the finished product. The one major improvement was to remake the gun barrel and muzzle brake from plastic. I also reworked the gun mount and mantle so there was the ability for the gun to elevate and depress. I textured the turret to give it a rough cast look and added other small details to complete the model.
Thanks Eddy,
Here is my first Tiger l...I did a little research on the 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion. This was the home of the "Tiger Ace" Leutnant
Otto Carius. His Kampfgruppe was made up of Tigers in the 2nd Company. 1st Platoon, Tiger #213 was his command vehicle. I chose to do the 4th Tiger in his platoon, as I had some very good photo references to go by.
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I used the ROCO Tiger model and added the H&K resin tracks, there are numerous small details added plus twisted wire tow cables. The anti-mine paste was my first attempt and is not as good as later efforts. Paint was dark yellow with camo and then a white wash to give the effect of winter white camo being worn away in the early spring months, hence the muddy track assemblies.
Hello Yoyol,
To answer your question, the Jagdtiger (Hunting Tiger) was designed and built as I have depicted it. There were only 85 of these special purpose vehicles completed before the war ended. The 128 mm gun was the largest calibre weapon mounted on a German fighting vehicle at the time. It was also being considered for the PzKw. VIII Maus (Mouse) which was still on the drawing board when the Hunting Tiger entered service.
Thanks Olivier,
Here is another Russian, it is the up-gunned T-34/85. With the introduction of the Tiger and Panther tanks, the Russians felt they had to do something to fight off these much heavier tanks so they redesigned the turret to allow for a larger gun and installed the 85mm to replace the smaller 76mm...it was a stop gap measure that lasted until the wars end.
ROCO/KOMO T-34/85
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The ROCO/KOMO model is very basic and it required a lot of work to bring it up to a passable standard. The rear engine deck was completely reworked and etched brass screen/grill work was installed as well as many other small details...headlight, horn, antenna etc. Paint is a base coat of Russian Green with a winter camo wash over the top. Muddy tracks and faded paint relegate it to the same period as the previous Tiger model.
