I have the Operation Unthinkable boxed set containing the British and German tanks. The GF9 Operation Unthinkable boxed set, the British versus German, contains 17 tanks, one of which is the super heavy Maus tank
The Maus was a German World War Two super heavy tank that was completed in late 1944. Five were ordered, but only two hulls and one turret were completed before the testing grounds were captured by advancing Soviet forces It is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built at 188 metric tons. It was armed with a 128mm gun and a coaxial 75mm gun. The Maus was intended to punch holes through enemy defences in the manner of an immense “breakthrough tank”, whilst taking almost no damage to any components.
This is the GF9 finished model.
This is the sprue.
The model was a relatively simple build.
I kept the tracks off the model to paint separately.
Having constructed the Zvezda Maus, it’s interesting to compare the two models.
They are pretty much identical.
However from a modelling perspective, the Clash of Steel version is much easier to put together.
I then gave the Maus a white undercoat.
The yellow of the plastic can still be seen, but I wasn’t trying to do a thicker base coat, this was about setting a primer for the sand base coat later.
I gave the model a base coat of Army Painter Desert Yellow Spray.
I sprayed the tracks with Mechanicus Standard Grey Spray, though I think they will be painted a dark brown colour eventually.
The next stage will be painting the tracks and the camouflage.