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If necessity is the mother of invention, then nowhere is that more true than in World War II, especially with Nazi Germany. The Landkreuzer P1000 Ratte came about after a series of studies of Soviet heavy tanks conducted by Krupp. Krupp proposed to Hitler a 1000 tonne tank which was named "Landkreuzer". If there's one thing I love, it's "what if" model subjects. And thankfully, TAKOM has come out with a wonderful subject: the German Landkreuzer P1000 Ratte super heavy tank. This 1/144 scale kit came out in Feb./March of 2015. As soon as I saw it, I had to have it! But not just one kit, but two! I wanted two different Landkreuzers to show two different paint schemes as well as two different armament configurations. I chose a simple display option for both my Ratte tanks. Both of them next to each other with other 1/144 scale tanks nearby for "size comparison" purposes. When a person buys a TAKOM Landkreuzer kit, not only do you get the large Ratte tank in the box, but also 2 smaller Maus tanks as well. I used 2 Maus turrets from one kit for the secondary armament on the desert tan tank, and the other 2 Maus tanks from the second kit went on the display base itself. The other smaller tanks came from other kits as well as a toy store. SteelWolf |
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