metalhead85
Simple but effective little diorama. The tank and figures came excellent. Nice job on the ground work too. Very well done !
Simple but effective little diorama. The tank and figures came excellent. Nice job on the ground work too. Very well done !
Fantastic stuff. Absolutely superb. That rat is HUGE.
The Ferdinand/Elefant has always been a favorite of mine! She deserves far more credit than she gets. Indeed, with a kill ratio of close to 10 to 1 over Allied armor justifies (to me) her status as one of the best.
Bill
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Wow didn’t know the kill ratio was that high. Always liked that tank and I think I still have the Dragon kit in my stash.
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Great work. I always love dioramas that tell an interesting or fun story. The crewman standing at the front is perfect! Thanks
I was surprised as well. Remember, the Germans had only built just under 100 Elefants. That kill/loss ratio impresses me!
Bill
I’m not sure where that kill-ratio stat comes from but it probably isn’t far off. The German commanders at Kursk grossly misused them (Ferdinands) as forward break-through AFVs. The reason they weren’t given defensive machine guns (a common criticism) was because they were designed as stand-off mobile artillery – in which they excelled. Instead they were expected to somehow traverse minefields, Russian artillery killing zones & commando squads, so at least half were promptly lost within a few days.
I’m not so familiar with their performance in Italy as Elefants but they were most likely used to better effect, there just weren’t enough of them.
