Long time waiting, hoping, hopes crushed, hoping and waiting again.
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Is this the same kit they released a decade ago, or a different version?
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Well, they did eventually release the Devastator. So, buck up, champ!
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Different tractor and very different trailer.
They did call the first kit Elefant even if it actually was a Franziska.
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Hope you’re right, and it’s not just the same plastic in a different box!
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At least the boxart is different …
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Soooo, this beast could carry an MBT 70/Kpz 70? Interesting…
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Been awaiting for one in 1/35, since forever.
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I don’t know which “they” you’re talking about, but it’s not the manufacturer:
The kit’s title on the box is “Faun SLT-56 Tank Transporter” without any nickname.
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Maybe it was only the decal manufacturer who called it Elephant.
The incorrect nickname is still common in conjunction with Trumpeter 00203
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Misspelled, too, with ph instead of f 
I’ve had the SLT-56 kit in my stash since soon after it came out, plus the Voyager etched sets for it, but don’t recall ever looking at the decals Anyway, a lot of people confuse the SLT-50 with the -56, though the mistake is slightly odd for a kit manufacturer who’s clearly studied the real thing pretty well.
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Yeah, they did phuck up the spelling
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This is indeed a beast. Brian @BootsDMS didn’t Pete Smith build one of these years ago? I seem to recall seeing this or something like it at a Salisbury club monthly meet, probably nearly 20 years ago now. It stuck in my mind as I recall he had put small 1/35 muddy boot prints all over the trailer!
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That looks like an SLT-56 to me, yes, with the two headlights on each side, the large box with a smaller one behind on the right, etc. So they also confused the two, and the kit’s title should be Faun ‘Franziska’ 8×6 56 ton Panzertransporter.
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He did indeed; a monster of a model!
I can’t realistically see me getting one, even if appropriate for a Kpz 70. I have Trumpeter’s Soviet MAZ but I’m not sure I’ll ever tackle even that.
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I think I have the Trumpy kit in my stash….
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I started the MAZ almost a year ago, and got this far
Need to resurrect that one!
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The thing is, these vehicles take a lot of room, both for storage or display. I got hold of the MAZ 537 as I thought it another way to display an AFV ie as a load, but it’s a lot of building, so I’m not surprised you’re where you are Terry. I would have gone off on at least a dozen tangents by now!
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