Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Armoured trains and stuff

I very recently started construction on Trumpeter's Panzerjägerwagen, which I bought second-hand at a convention. I'll be posting more as soon as I have time to glue more than 2 pieces together.


I started googling the BP44 (the German train of which this is just one of many wagons) and found out only 8 were built. I found a picture of a fully assembled train by creator Mark Deliduka. I don't know how long it took and where he got all the model kits, but it is very impressive.


Considering the space needed for the entire train, it's not a project I'm eager to dive into, although it's a subject I really like.

Browsing the web looking for what kits might be available within this genre, I ran into more of Trumpeter's offerings, namely the 280mm Leopold railroad gun and the Mörser Karl, both shown below. They are a bit pricey, but if I can make it through the next 4 or 5 stashed kits, and they still appeal to me, they might become part of my collection.


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  1. SR in SoCal30 January 2014 at 14:43

    I believe this is from Mark Deliduka http://www.network54.com/Forum/47210/thread/1325445986/My+Year+in+Review.... (scroll to last picture)
    and he posted it on Fine Scale Modeler Forum (as Duke Maddog) as well.
    Regardless, you're correct it is an impressive construction project.

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    1. Jeroen Vantroyen30 January 2014 at 15:40

      Edited in Mark's name. Credit where credit is due!

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  2. Aki6 February 2014 at 19:59

    I have Leopold, it's fantastic kit!
    It's very complex model, but you won't regret :)

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