Best Tank that Never Was - Part 4!

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Group Build Title: Best Tank that Never Was - Part 4!

Group Build Leader(s): @barkingdigger

Group Build Description: This is a follow-on campaign in the “Best Tank that Never Was” series, and any kit started or proposed for the earlier three campaigns can be carried on to completion here for an award! From the previous blurbs:

Ever seen a prototype that didn’t quite make it to series production? This campaign is all about those “more than a sketch on an envelope” concepts that for whatever reason failed to make the final hurdle to standard-issue equipment! It can be something already kitted, such as the T29/T30/T32 heavy tanks the US played with at the end of WW2, or something more obscure like the Canadian Skink AA tank or the US T31 demolition tank that require kitbashing or scratchbuilding. Not to mention Maus and other paper panzers (if they got further than a rough sketch, that is!) or indeed many of those odd Soviet beasts like the Objekt 279 “flying saucer” tank. We’ll need to see photos of it in testing or at least as workable factory blueprints (or as part-built captured hulls…) to weed out the more outrageous Rattes etc, as well as some build pics along the way. And it could be a cancelled upgrade to an existing vehicle (such as the 120mm-gunned Leopard 1) rather than a whole-new platform. There will be a badge (eventually!) and extra kudos to those doing more obscure subjects - plenty of backstory is always welcome. And don’t get too hung up on “tank” - I’m sure we can all appreciate wheeled vehicles, APCs, and other battlefield would-be developments as long as they ultimately failed to go into service!

Event Details: (Remember to click “Going” if you want to join the build!)
2025-05-31T23:00:00Z→2026-05-30T23:00:00Z

Completion Award: [add info about possible award badge here - see help threads for more info]

A Note about Awards: The following text is a reminder that in order for people participating and finishing their projects to receive a badge on their forum profile, they will need to provide their account username to the group build leader by the completion date of the build. The leader will then provide this list to the site admin who will bulk award the badges to those users who have finished the group build. If you don’t provide your username or finish the project on the timetable the leader has setup you will not be able to receive an award.

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Calling all tank designers! Sign up for the next instalment of the tanks that didn’t make the cut!

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I’m in! (God help me).

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To prevent any misunderstanding of the title, and as you highlighted wheeled vehicles, APCs etc would the title be better edited to “Best AFV that Never Was ?”

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Tom’s call but I kinda like the current naming, it follows the history of campaign but it is allowing more folks in. Think of it more as the media definition of a tank and not how we typically use the word.

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Yeah, I get what you mean … was just a thought as my OCD kicks in when definitions crop up …

You mean media definition of a tank …

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I could really use one of those on my M25 commute…

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See, your CDO works when adjusted correctly. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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Does this help?

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According to a local reporter, the last one that’s white one is actually a Leopard :leopard: tank…wink :wink: :winking_face_with_tongue:

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I have a feeling the one on the bottom won’t last as long at the bottom of a river as the others might.

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You’d be amazed how tough a Volvo can be!

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Oh, I know. My wife has been through five since we met, starting with a '71 P1800S.

But we have rust issues in the humidity of Florida.

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I’d be interested in joining the group build, not sure how to go about it.

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Or perhaps it’s just this simple😀

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Hey Dave,
To join this group build (campaign) go back up to the top of the topic and click “Going”. That’s it. You’re in. That simple. Welcome.
Then just post a start photo of your kit, and post regular updates of your progress along the build. Have fun!
Oh, and try to complete your model before the deadline. That’s a problem around here.

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Ouch…..:face_holding_back_tears:

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Great, thanks.A whole year ! Normally I finish the build, prime it and it sits in the shed of shame, I hope this will motivate me after the horror of Skif’s MTLB -ZU-23-2.

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Skif? You should get a medal just for that!

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I like Skif!

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