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Old 07-15-2010 | 04:21 PM
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Default Elefant, Scratchbuilt

Plastic Sheet hull
Self Turned Barrel
Old Tamiya Electronics
Incendesant (sp) homemade flash.
Modified King Tiger Running gear and Tracks

Other models is a repainted Matto KT, and JadgTiger.

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Old 07-15-2010 | 04:32 PM
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What are you asking? Sell/Buy price? Quality of Construction/Appearance?

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Old 07-15-2010 | 04:45 PM
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Who owns it? Can't see much in that tiny photo.
Old 07-15-2010 | 04:50 PM
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Lol... these are built and owned by Herr Otto Caruis.

Thought you guys would get a kick out of seeing them.


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Old 07-15-2010 | 06:49 PM
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the elefant does not seem to have kt running gear. it looks correct.
Old 07-15-2010 | 07:36 PM
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Here is the entire photo.

Take a look at the bottom left of the case. That diorama was built for Mr. Caruis by a former Russian Tanker.

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Old 07-15-2010 | 08:39 PM
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Default RE: Elefant, Scratchbuilt

Enlarging sections of that photo seems to indicate that the Elefant in particular is a work in progress. Good for him if
he's building. I'd love to see it close up as he must have a unique perspective on detail even after so many years.

Did you ever get to ask him Rivetcounter's late type column light question?

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Old 07-15-2010 | 09:08 PM
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Hey Jerry I sure did.

I think the answer or maybe the way I put the question was confusing. I am getting that and a few other question clarified. "Es tut mir leid."

My German is far from perfect so I am waiting on a few answers to be sent back. He did not know if I meant the convoy lights or the Notche Light on front of some early Panzers.

He has agreed to do the forward for the book, which made my agent very very happy. HARPER is now very interested.

Following TIGER! I have one more novel in the OF ICE AND STEEL series STORM FRONT.

Then I have ROGUE in outline. The last platoon of an American Armored Company is sent to face an entire Iranian Corps. With the threat of total defeat at hand and the possibility of the President and his polices being reveled as the failure they are, he orders the unthinkable. A tactical nuclear strike. When world opinion threatens to bring him down the President explains that the attack was the work of a rogue element in the US Military and secretly orders the destruction of the submarine that launched the strike and the remainder of the American tanks.
Old 07-16-2010 | 04:06 AM
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A forward from Herr Carious will only add to the value of your fourth coming book, how long now until the release.

With some type of verification these models of Herr Carious could fetch a hefty premium; it’s reassuring to see a man of Herr Carious age still building.

With the description of the last book I can see Hollywood wanting to get there hands on the rights for a block buster, when it happens try and make sure they don’t ruin it
Old 07-16-2010 | 07:17 AM
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yes that are nice models, are the most tamiya's? Do you have close ups of the models, thanks for sharing
Old 07-16-2010 | 10:54 AM
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Do you have cose ups of the models, thanks for sharing
I was going to say...talk about "correct" paint schemes, I would think his to be something modelers would be very interested in replicating.
Old 07-17-2010 | 04:30 PM
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What that sounds like a great book almost Tom Clancey like

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