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olifant · Post by **olifant** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:50 pm

What the heck is this?

http://www.badcataviation.com/pz1mrc36.html

Zartan · Post by **Zartan** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:41 am

Looks like a captured Russian KV-2 Tank.

Zartan · Post by **Zartan** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:43 am

Looks like a captured Russian KV-2 Tank.

Didn't mean to do a double take!.....We need a uncaptured in 1/32.

General custer · Post by **General custer** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:30 am

Oh yes! And a russian KV-1 too!

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:42 am

Found this at a Russian guys webpage... http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/gall ... ed/KV2.htm
Apparently the German designation for these was "PzKfw KV-II 754(R)" or some such. Note the rocket (or smoke?) projector racks on the back of the HM 1:72 model from badcat...very interesting.

As for the captured KV-2's, apparently the Germans still had at least a few in service as late as April 1945, but lord only knows where they found ammunition for these things at that late stage of the war.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:11 am

Pretty cool stuff! Models of captured vehicles "under new management" are always neat. But I must stay away from 1:72!!! BACK! BACK! FOUL TEMPTRESS!!!

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:08 am

But I must stay away from 1:72!!! BACK! BACK! FOUL TEMPTRESS!!!

Rows, I used to feel the same way...I need another scale to collect like a need a hole in the head

but what changed my mind was that someday I would like to get into wargaming and 1:32 is not a very practical scale for this purpose, and forget about XD...you'd need a tennis court sized area to do anything beyond about a platoon sized engagement

It may also surpirise some people that the level of detail, and variety of vehicles and accessories, and lately figures, is quite extensive in 1:72 and growing all the time, Dragon alone must have 100+ (or close to it) different offerings in their 1:72 line. Anyway, I'm not trying to "convert" anybody over, just thought I would offer some reasons why it's not a bad scale to consider collecting.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:38 pm

ostketten wrote:It may also surpirise some people that the level of detail, and variety of vehicles and accessories, and lately figures, is quite extensive in 1:72 and growing all the time.

1:72 scale has the largest number of armored vehicles and aircraft of any of the small scales. Dragon is a good example to show variety, but then you also have Corgi, Unimax, Hobbymaster, IXO, MRC, and a ton of other companies. Looking at the number of products in 1:72 makes you realize just how limited the 1:18th scale really is...

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:19 pm

Looking at the number of products in 1:72 makes you realize just how limited the 1:18th scale really is...

Heresy!!! LOL,

You are of course correct, however you are not likely to make many friends among the die hard XD crowd with comments like that one T.

ltcbj · Post by **ltcbj** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:13 am

Actually 1/285 has the greatest range of armor models in any scale.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:25 am

Hey check out my collection! I have the entire 8th Air Force on one microscope slide!

ltcbj · Post by **ltcbj** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:51 am

Picture please!!