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Re: Cometh the tank
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:04 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
The KT is a good choice, but you said that you wanted 'a massive gun, and an enclosed body', in essence. You might then consider one of these Taigen (Torro) Sturmtigers:

- Torro Sturmtiger
- Sturmtiger TOR13500.jpg (11.72 KiB) Viewed 1811 times
The gun is stumpy, but certainly fits the massive bill..

The tiger 1 hull it's based on has a fair amount of real estate inside, and many potential upgrades. With a budget plastic Tiger 1 upper hull, you could even alternate between the Tiger 1 and the Sturmtiger for a spot of diversity..
Many members have the Tiger, partly because of the wealth of bits available for it, but also because it's fairly easy to work on...keeping the expletives to a minimum, and the drinks cabinet closed.

Re: Cometh the tank
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:26 am
by tom_tom_go
Thanks for the additional info, many choices out there.
Does anyone on here do larger scale stuff on here or is it mainly 1:16 scale?
My trains are 1:19 scale so it would be nice to work on something a bit larger.
Re: Cometh the tank
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:52 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
tom_tom_go wrote:Thanks for the additional info, many choices out there.
Does anyone on here do larger scale stuff on here or is it mainly 1:16 scale?
My trains are 1:19 scale so it would be nice to work on something a bit larger.
Some have gone down the 1:6 track, but still retain a link with 1:16

A notable recent convert to 1:6 tanking is Gary (Max-U52), with his mechanical marvel, the Hetzer. Here's the thread associated with it. It's a long read
viewtopic.php?f=150&t=22899&hilit=Hetzer+gary
Other members are lucky enough to own 1:6 tanks from Armortek (

), and from other brands. These models represent the pinnacle of the hobby, to some extent, and the threat of bankruptcy

Re: Cometh the tank
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 7:16 pm
by tom_tom_go
The 1:6 stuff certainly has my attention!
However, check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/user/KiwiAdventuresnz