Picture of Dragon Armor Nashorne

Tshintl · Post by **Tshintl** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:46 am

A picture of the 1:72 Dragon Armor Nashorne with a crew member standing inside.

Mr. Football · Post by **Mr. Football** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:14 am

That looks terrific!!

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:03 pm

I wish it was 1/32 or 1/18 scale

Post by **aferguson** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:28 pm

unreal....if you'd told me that was a 1/35 scale model from the Missing Lynx gallery i'd believe it.

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:54 pm

That's some pretty nice detail on a 1/72nd scale vehicle.

Mark

lightning2000 · Post by **lightning2000** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:57 pm

Yeah, this one has easily become one of my favorites. It looks like they even depicted ammunition on the interior walls (or so I think). A SP gun crew would really finish her off nicely...ya listening Dragon?

Lightning2000
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Tshintl · Post by **Tshintl** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:29 pm

lightning2000 wrote:Yeah, this one has easily become one of my favorites. It looks like they even depicted ammunition on the interior walls (or so I think). A SP gun crew would really finish her off nicely...ya listening Dragon?

They sure did, there is ammunition stored on both side walls of the interior cabin. For a very nice gun crew, I recommend a set from AB Figures out of the UK. Their figures are metal and quite nice.

lightning2000 · Post by **lightning2000** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:02 pm

Mighty tight in that fighting compartment. I'd hate to be one of these crewmen when the gun recoiled and the casing ejected!

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immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:00 pm

Awesome looking machine!!!!

Tshintl · Post by **Tshintl** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:45 pm

lightning2000 wrote:Mighty tight in that fighting compartment. I'd hate to be one of these crewmen when the gun recoiled and the casing ejected!

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com

LOL, the figures in that picture are in a 1:76 scale Hummel so they're much tighter than they would be in the 1:72 Dragon Armor Nashorne.

lightning2000 · Post by **lightning2000** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:28 am

Hi,
Well, they look great as does the solitary crewman pictured earlier. More importantly, I think Dragon hit a home run with this SP gun, even if it is a few dollars more than the rest of the series. I remember when a 1:50 scale Verem tank with little detail went for $35 a pop and no one barked. Here you get a great little vehicle plus a case.

On a historical note, its a wonder how these vehicles did well in battle. With an open topped turret, limited gun traverse, a cramped fighting compartment, little room for surplus ammo and a high profile, you'd think these guns would get mauled in combat. That said, Albert Ernst, profiled in Panzer Aces II, seemed to acheive wonders with these vehicles.

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:12 pm

Wow, that is just incredible!! Now why did I sell all of my 1/72 stuff again?

-Ski

Mr. Football · Post by **Mr. Football** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:30 pm

What type of cannon did they stick on those things? Is that an 88mm?

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:59 pm

Mr. Football wrote:What type of cannon did they stick on those things? Is that an 88mm?

Yep!! The Nashorn shared the same vehicle as the 155mm armed Hummel.

-Ski

Mr. Football · Post by **Mr. Football** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:47 am

Bit o trivia..."Nashorn" is German for "Rhino".

Philip · Post by **Philip** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:33 pm

Got my Hornisse today, and wow! This thing is fabulous! Got it from The Motor Pool for $17.50, because of their 15% discount. I also got the captured T-34, winter camo, which is also nice.

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