Thanks, Mike--that jacket is a rare "Harley Davidson" long motorcycle jacket that I bought in 1996. I've never seen another one like it. I always get comments on it--it looks like a German officer's coat. I had to have it!

My two favorites : 

http://public.fotki.com/thedoog/kubinka-armor-museum/k-6.html 

http://public.fotki.com/thedoog/kubinka-armor-museum/outdoors-29.html 

Totally cool....more than the tanks, love the coat, outstanding look for you!

Rounds Complete!!

Thanks for all the comments, guys----I"m really happy to share these with you all. I hope to tackle that Obiekt 704 when it comes out. Word is that the manufacturers are turning their eyes toward some of the big Russian tanks now that they've pretty much exhausted the German catalog. Could be an exciting year!

Very nice photos Karl! Living out here in Cali,  I forget that much of the rest of the northern hemisphere had or still has snow...

Wow- VERY COOL photo album Karl! Thank you for sharing!

Dave

A armour historians dream holiday!

Great album, hope to see you tackle some of the prototype Russian vehicles you photographed in glorious 1/35 scale.

Karl, good to have you back and glad to hear you trip went well. Thanks for the great photos and looking forward to seeing more progress on that crazy Objekt 279!

Glad you liked 'em, guys!  Make sure you check out the link too!

It seems that, for years after they captured the Maus, the Soviets went nuts trying to build monster tanks but then "settled" on the design that eventually became somewhat standardized---the T62-72 model. It's amazing to see the results of their experiments though!

One thing that really strikes you when you see a lot of Soviet armor is the crudeness with which the were fashioned. The steel is REALLY rough, the fittings really crude and simple. A far cry from the preciseness of the German panzers. The difference is really noticeable.

Sweet pics Doug, some real odd balls in that collection. I didn't know they had a Ferdinand and Sturmtiger there. And that Su 100 is a monster. I had never heard of it until I started playing WoT.

Great pics!  Thanks for sharing!  The 4th picture down!  WOW!  Looks like it would tip over if you fired that big monster!  

Eagle90

Thanks for sharing, Doog 

Holy Smokes Karl!  Is the Maus really that huge?!?!

Awesome photos!!  Thanks for sharing them!!

BTW, it seems the Germans weren't the only ones keen on huge armored vehicles!!

Very cool,thanks for sharing