Sunday, August 18, 2013

1/144 Russian Lebedenko Tank - DAMEYA




1/144 Russian Lebedenko Tank - DAMEYA

DAMEYA has placed one  of his more unusual designs onto his Shapeways Store and you can be pretty confident that it is a first in 1/144. You might think this is a steampunk style "what if", but it was actually a reality - proving truth is stranger than fiction!

http://www.shapeways.com/model/1279403/1-144-russian-lebedenko-tank.html

The first id the Russian Lebedenko Tank (aka "Tsar Tank") which is an unusual and as history would demonstrate largely unsuccessful. Conceived to be able to traverse all terrains, in trials it proves unwieldy and vulnerable to enemy artillery fire!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Tank