So there may be 2 going where is this one Bruce in Russia!
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So there may be 2 going where is this one Bruce in Russia!
Different road-wheels; similar to, but possibly not the same as fitted to the Tiger ll in appearance.
Any ideas?
And for REALLY rare, here's a Porsche https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN3PZCa40QU[/URL] Elefant / Ferdinand", getting tidied up.
If that is a Ferdinand Porsche chassis then that is a rare beast as well most of the early types of Ferdinand's were knocked out at Kursk once the Soviets figured that model had no M.G's for close in fighting with troops - Porsche was pretty p*ssed when their design did not get the nod from der F*rher but the electric drive system was too complex either way the tiger was rushed into service and suffered immensely from mechanical breakdowns when forced to do long marches and hilly terrain played havoc with it as well. But bear in mind only about 1300+ of all types were made and they destroyed more tanks per single unit than any other tank in WWII. The type 40 88mm shell could take out another AFV at 2000m not to shabby. It took 300,000 man hours to produce a Tiger in the USA utilizing the production line technique a M-4 Sherman rolled off the line every 30 minutes. If you want to read about the flaws and inept usage of the Tiger in WWII get a book called Sledgehammers you know there are quite a few if's in the German tactics throughout their campaigns thank god they had a meddler that was inept as a military leader and dabbled in everything he could to get his own way, I mean why have generals?
It is said that, "everybody needs a hobby"; but THIS is serious!!
Original or reproduction tracks and drive sprockets?
Tiger ll wheels, or something different again?
Then, there's the "home-brew" Panther: [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhQTBQjXZi0#t=29"]
Definitely a better "garden ornament" than the usual concrete gnomes.
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Or for the real "replica relic" enthusiasts:
The A7V - German WWI replica tank - YouTube
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And for the hard-core "fixer-uppers" amongst us:
Panzer Wrecks in Bulgaria - YouTube
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Creature From the Black Lagoon?
Here.
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I know the very ones...Quote:
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