Tail-Dragon Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I'm an aircraft guy mostly, but I found this monster quite interesting. Porsche's PzkFw VIII 'Maus' (one of two completed by the end of the war) This is Dragon's 1/35 kit with Eduards photo etch set, with minor detailing, but mostly out of box. Hope you like ... The paint job gave me fits, but the sheer size made it a must! Thanks for looking, Colin 43 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Strewth i knew they were big but until i saw the last photo i didn't realize how big...Great job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewolf Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 You've made a great job of that, very impressive indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan Mynar Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 A very nicely built model of something that was doomed to die on the battlefield. If this cumbersome monster appeared on the battlefield, it would be destroyed by the air force. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 You really put a lot of work into making that camouflage match the references, didn't you? Very conscientious modelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Brilliant job in all respects, I especially like the subtle camouflage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod484 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 A monster! Great job on that beast of a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 14 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said: You really put a lot of work into making that camouflage match the references, didn't you? Very conscientious modelling! I noticed that as well - very effective indeed! SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Excellent. I love how you faithfully recreated the camouflage scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Wow, what an absolute beast! Great work. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 Beast is right, the stats on this thing were ridiculous! At 188 tons, it could not be transported by truck, rail (except on a specially designed railroad carriage) or any other means, and it would burn 920 gallons of precious fuel to travel 99 miles at 12 mph.! (that's 9.3 gallons per mile) Weight 188 metric tons Fuel capacity 2,700 l (590 imp gal; 710 U.S. gal) (internal fuel tank) 1,500 l (330 imp gal; 400 U.S. gal) (external fuel tank) Operational range 160 km (99 mi) (road) 62 km (39 mi) (off road) Maximum speed 20 km/h (12 mph) (maximum) 18 km/h (11 mph) (average road speed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 A very convincing replica of a true Monster. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 What a useless weapon! The Maginot line on tracks. You created a wonderful model to show this late-war lunacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Nicely done. It is an imposing beast. But entirely impractical.......... Hobby 2000 have just released a re-box of this Dragon Maus kit, which has been OOP under the Dragon brand for a while. Under £40: I've seen as cheap as £34 here in the UK (Jumblies). Less than half the price of the Trumpeter offering......... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saeran Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 On 07/10/2022 at 16:49, Kingsman said: Nicely done. It is an imposing beast. But entirely impractical.......... Hobby 2000 have just released a re-box of this Dragon Maus kit, which has been OOP under the Dragon brand for a while. Under £40: I've seen as cheap as £34 here in the UK (Jumblies). Less than half the price of the Trumpeter offering......... It's actually a rebox of the Takom kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Really? Then it's extremely good value at sub-£40. The guy in my local model shop told me it was the Dragon kit inside and I took that at face value, especially for the price. Should have looked at Scalemates! Or realised that other Hobby 2000 offerings have been Takom re-boxes. Is Hobby 2000 becoming what Cyber Hobby used to be to Dragon? Takom have just released a "Mauschen" conjectural "production" version. Along with 2 more mega Paper Panzers, VK100 Mamut and VK168. The latter being essentially a projected 2nd generation Maus. If you like that sort of thing....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Nice job. I wonder how quick they could have gotten in it. The sides look very slippery with no foot holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Eater Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Kingsman said: Takom have just released a "Mauschen" conjectural "production" version. Along with 2 more mega Paper Panzers, VK100 Mamut and VK168. The latter being essentially a projected 2nd generation Maus. If you like that sort of thing....... The VK 100 Mammut, VK 168 & Mauschen are all early developmental stages of the Maus. The Mammut was the initial concept design, the VK 168 & Mauschen are later designs that are the same except that the VK 168 has the turret mounted at the front & the Mauschen has the turret placed in the rear of the hull. The names uses for these new kits are a bit of a fictional mishmash invented for the computer game World of Tanks so players can more easily tell them apart. Which due to it's popularity has motivated Takom to release them as model kits. The first name comes from a British intelligence report about the Maus were a POW incorrectly named it the Mammut. The name Mauschen has only been found mentioned once in a memo report by Porsche. The initial army request for a new heavy tank was given the designation VK 100.01 but this was never used the during development of the the Maus, the name VK 168 is fictional & based on the estimated weight of the Maus at that point in it's development. Historically all of these new kits should really be called "Maus" or somewhat more accurately: Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3381 Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3384 Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3385 But that's probably a bit of a mouthful 😛 3 hours ago, LeeM said: Nice job. I wonder how quick they could have gotten in it. The sides look very slippery with no foot holes. There was a ladder that could be attached to the sides, IIRC there is an after-market PE set of the ladder available. Edited October 9, 2022 by Mig Eater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 47 minutes ago, Mig Eater said: The VK 100 Mammut, VK 168 & Mauschen are all early developmental stages of the Maus. The Mammut was the initial concept design, the VK 168 & Mauschen are later designs that are the same except that the VK 168 has the turret mounted at the front & the Mauschen has the turret placed in the rear of the hull. The names uses for these new kits are a bit of a fictional mishmash invented for the computer game World of Tanks so players can more easily tell them apart. Which due to it's popularity has motivated Takom to release them as model kits. The first name comes from a British intelligence report about the Maus were a POW incorrectly named it the Mammut. The name Mauschen has only been found mentioned once in a memo report by Porsche. The initial army request for a new heavy tank was given the designation VK 100.01 but this was never used the during development of the the Maus, the name VK 168 is fictional & based on the estimated weight of the Maus at that point in it's development. Historically all of these new kits should really be called "Maus" or somewhat more accurately: Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3381 Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3384 Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3385 But that's probably a bit of a mouthful 😛 There was a ladder that could be attached to the sides, IIRC there is an after-market PE set of the ladder available. Yes, that's the Eduard photo etch ladder on my 'Maus'. The set also comes with grills and other assorted bits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenad Ilijic Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Fantastic work! How did you do the camo? It looks great. Cheers, Nenad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Mig Eater said: The VK 100 Mammut, VK 168 & Mauschen are all early developmental stages of the Maus. The Mammut was the initial concept design, the VK 168 & Mauschen are later designs that are the same except that the VK 168 has the turret mounted at the front & the Mauschen has the turret placed in the rear of the hull. The names uses for these new kits are a bit of a fictional mishmash invented for the computer game World of Tanks so players can more easily tell them apart. Which due to it's popularity has motivated Takom to release them as model kits. The first name comes from a British intelligence report about the Maus were a POW incorrectly named it the Mammut. The name Mauschen has only been found mentioned once in a memo report by Porsche. The initial army request for a new heavy tank was given the designation VK 100.01 but this was never used the during development of the the Maus, the name VK 168 is fictional & based on the estimated weight of the Maus at that point in it's development. Historically all of these new kits should really be called "Maus" or somewhat more accurately: Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3381 Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3384 Porsche Typ 205 Drawing No.K3385 But that's probably a bit of a mouthful 😛 There was a ladder that could be attached to the sides, IIRC there is an after-market PE set of the ladder available. The ladder looks more of an after thought. If not taken off for combat I wonder how long it would have lasted. Looks like only place it could be stowed is the roof of the turret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saeran Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 On 09/10/2022 at 02:36, Kingsman said: Really? Then it's extremely good value at sub-£40. The guy in my local model shop told me it was the Dragon kit inside and I took that at face value, especially for the price. Should have looked at Scalemates! Or realised that other Hobby 2000 offerings have been Takom re-boxes. Is Hobby 2000 becoming what Cyber Hobby used to be to Dragon? Takom have just released a "Mauschen" conjectural "production" version. Along with 2 more mega Paper Panzers, VK100 Mamut and VK168. The latter being essentially a projected 2nd generation Maus. If you like that sort of thing....... I've just pulled the wallet out and purchased the Hobby 2000 one from Hannants as I already had got the new Vk100 01 Mammut from Takom. Looks gvfm. Definitely ex-takom as the PE has Takom on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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