1/72 MAUS Dragon - Workbench part 4

While working on both Shermans, I also took care of Maus. First clear coat, with some unwanted texture, little bit of sanding and more clear gloss. Next I applied decals.

1/72 MAUS Dragon - Workbench part 3

Spending evening at the workbench, I could not abandon my little Maus :)
Maybe it's not too much progress, but at least I'm moving forward.

1/72 MAUS Dragon - Workbench part 2

 In previous part, I ended up with Maus painted with base color. Sometimes I have crazy ideas, and decided to try Digi Camo on this beast. Initially I thought it would be much quicker, but apparently I was wrong. Let me cover this process step by step...
It takes masking tape, scalpel, and lot of free time accompanied with patience. First masking layer on.

1/72 German Panzerkampfwagen VIII MAUS Dragon - Workbench

During one club meetings I bought Maus tank model kit from one of the members. Initially I was little bit hesitant, but he convinced me I should give it a shot since I already have built E-100.
Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built.
The complete vehicle was 10.2 metres (33 ft 6 in) long, 3.71 metres (12 ft 2 in) wide and 3.63 metres (11.9 ft) tall.
Weighing 200 metric tons, the Maus's main armament was a 128 mm KwK 44 gun with a coaxial 75 mm gun. The 128 mm gun was powerful enough to destroy all enemy armored fighting vehicles at close or medium ranges, and even some at ranges exceeding 3500 meters.

 

1/72 E-100 German Heavy Tank, Dragon

Another of my builds is WWII German heavy tank E-100. In fact this vehicle never entered the service, and only one hull was completed.