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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP04 Sep 2013 11:47 a.m. PST

It's available for pre-order in three versions,flamethrower tank, MBT and tank killer.
A Berge version of a captured T34 is in progress. This kit in 15 mm is made to be mounted on a Battlefront chassis.

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From here
heer46.blogspot.fr

Hope you enjoy!.

Amicalement
Armand

Patrick R04 Sep 2013 1:45 p.m. PST

Ah yes, the E100 Krokodil, or how an urban legend gets its own life.

The Germans never made mention of any future plans involving the E100 chassis. Now because almost every German tank chassis had been used to build some assault gun or tank destroyer it was suggested that such a design would appear sooner or later.

And then somebody made a few purely speculative plans of what an E100-based design might look like and it acquired the name "Krokodil" The artwork was mistaken for German paper panzer plans and more artwork was made on that basis, upon which a Chinese company made a 1/35th scale model which made it practically official …

But it never even existed as a paper panzer, napkin sketch or even as propaganda, because people found reference material that referred to itself.

Same thing with the alleged KV-VI

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A nice little kitbash, but I've had people tell me with a straight face that it was actually built and there are some really convincing documents doing the tours on the internet that seem to confirm it is a genuine project, but have absolutely no basis in reality, not matter how crazy you like to think Stalin was …

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Even the original artist admits he was mistaken and thought it was genuine, of course now this image is sterling incontrovertible evidence that it is 100% genuine.

Same thing with this Soviet Kalinin K-7, the original was a fairly large and impressive machine, but when somebody had a little 3D fun it became a flying battleship.

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Again you have several accredited forum "experts" who will tell you it was a 200% legit project, but "censored" because it was too advanced …

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Gear Pilot04 Sep 2013 2:45 p.m. PST

Okay. Now I want a 1/100 KV-VI so I have an opponent for my Ratte. So what do I need to do, stitch together 3 KV-1s?

Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP04 Sep 2013 4:35 p.m. PST

It is a traditional Russian tank development.
From the Great War:

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Tank

Narratio04 Sep 2013 8:17 p.m. PST

@Patrick R – While I fully agree with your well described rebuttal, I must hold my hand and say "I want a Krokodil AND a KV-VI!".

Even if it's only for a Wierd War, 1949 scenario. I want them to hold, cuddle, squeeze, love and call George. I want them just because they looks so darn stupidly cool. I want them just because… because.

I want it them 1/300 and 1/76 and I want them now!

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP05 Sep 2013 9:21 a.m. PST

Glad you enjoyed it boys!.

Amicalement
Armand

Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP05 Sep 2013 5:32 p.m. PST

Regarding the KV-VI, I would like to see some flexible joints at each tank chassis joining. That would make it an even more AWESOME model!

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