1/72 "Cat & Mouse" - PzKpfw VIII MAUS (Dragon)

Recently completed project. I used model of Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (Dragon), resin building walls (Tiger Dioramics), resin cobblestone street (own production), crew figures - mix of resin & plastic figures, infantry from WWII German Army with Camouflage Cape set (Ceasar Miniatures).









Cat & Mouse


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I hope you’ll like it…

That’s pretty cool MrDyzio. I love that camo scheme. Very creative. Nice little vignette.

Very nice little build. I agree with Eric, that camo scheme is great. Thanks for shareing.

Thank you guys. It’s good to know you like my crazy ideas :slight_smile:

Who doesn’t like crazy ideas. I have been thinking about a digital type scheme for one of my paper panzers. I assume there was lots of masking involved.

You can see the whole masking & painting process on my blog:

dyzioscalemodels.blogspot.com/…/172-maus-dragon-workbench-part-2.html

Thanks very much for that. Thats going to be a lot of fun on a 35th kit. What was the thinking on useing Grey.

Always glad to help. I used grey to make it more like urban camo type.

makes sense, and a nice change from the normal 3 colours. I am a big fan of paper panzers and Luft 46 builds. I always find it tricky coming up with schemes and colours that are different but not to fanciful. I still like them to have a touch of realisim. You have really pulled it off in my book.

Well, if you like Panzerwaffe 46, I have one more for you - E-100, which is here:

dyzioscalemodels.blogspot.com/…/172-e-100-german-heavy-tank-dragon.html

I’m really happy you like my idea for this project.

Cheers [t$t]

Thats nice. I like the little turret on top. Is that a part of the kit, because i don’t think the Dragon 35th one has that.

I hope to be doing a paper panzer next year, maybe an E-25, as i really want to get one built.

The small top turret I added on myself :slight_smile: I took it from E-25 kit, and fit with Flakvierling barrel…

Making paper panzers is fun, since no one will tell you that your color or camo is wrong [H]

I did wounder about the turret, my E-25 has one that looks the same. Maybe i can make a resin copy.

I know what you mean, i am about to paint my Triebflugel and am going with something a bit different.

Nice little scene and the urban camo on the Maus really makes it stand out. Hard to believe it’s 1/72!

Making resin copy is a good call.

Good luck with Triebflugel!

Thank you Bill [:D] I’m quite happy to know that braille scale can surprise you [H]

Amazingly realistic, well done.

Terry.

Thanks Terry :slight_smile:

Wow, awesome scheme! I like the detail on those figures, great job!

I should add that the eighth picture could easily pass for 1/35 scale