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Old 01-03-2012 | 08:11 AM
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Default RE: DIY german E50 build

I saw that one( he never finsihed as far as I know) and I saw this one....

http://www.rctanksaustralia.com/foru...=101&t=266

If you think my build is going to be as nice asether of these.....sorry,not going to happen...I am a hack...

I am going touse the hl suspension with the kt wheels with thecorrect wheels spacing. Iam not going to use the "tinnie turret", That thing was designed for the panther 75mm gun. With tanks like the is2,is3, t44, centurenand m26, comming onto thebattle fieldthe panther 75mmgun was out dated. The wepon for the replacement of the panther and tiger 1 would be the kt 88mm and there is no way that gun would fit in the small turret.If you look at the the cut away shots of the king tiger that was in the patton musem...

http://www.peachmountain.com/5star/T...iger_Tank.aspx

you can see there would be no way it would fit( remember, you need room for recoil and room to load those huge shells into the breach).