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                        New Tiger I Variant Discovered

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                        JCon
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Northeast Washington State
                        Posted by JCon on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 9:12 PM
                        Just keep plenty of 3 in 1 oil on hand, ha ha!
                        Happy Modeling, Joe Favorite Quote: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts!
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                        Strathcona
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                          September 2004
                        • From: Evil Empire ,Wainwright, AB, Canada
                        Posted by Strathcona on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 7:47 PM
                        SchnitzelSturmWagon, good one! While on the subject of vehicles powered by flatulence . In compliance with the Kyoto Accord, Canada , at a secret location in Alberta , ( our equivilant of " Area 51") had a herd of approx. 5,000 cattle from with their flatulence ( methane) was collected , compressed, and used to power prototype AFV's. These cattle were recogniziable by the extraction apparatus attached to their backs , and behinds, which extracted the gas , but expelled solids , and liquids. However this project was terminated due to lack of funding , and action by numerous Animal Rights Groups. The prototype AFV's were converted back to Diesel , or expended as targets.
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                        NEW MEX
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                          April 2003
                        • From: directly above the center of the earth or known as Dixon, IL.
                        Posted by NEW MEX on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:04 PM
                        Critr Gitr, the only reason it was ill-fated was because the crews kept smoking cigs and cigars
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                        NEW MEX
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                          April 2003
                        • From: directly above the center of the earth or known as Dixon, IL.
                        Posted by NEW MEX on Monday, September 6, 2004 8:58 PM
                        Ya know i found one of those keys hanging up with a pair with my old rollerskates i had that,were made in Germany do i have a collectors item here or what?
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, September 6, 2004 6:48 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Critr Gitr

                        Let us not foget the ill fated SchnitzelSturmWagon which operated on the flatulence of its operators...


                        Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

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                        lizardqing
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Monday, September 6, 2004 6:45 PM
                        Lol, great stuff as always Dwight.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 6:42 PM
                        Let us not foget the ill fated SchnitzelSturmWagon which operated on the flatulence of its operators...
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, September 6, 2004 6:32 PM
                        Wow, it's amazing how much we didn't know about the war until now. LOL.

                        BTW, welcome to the forum, Strathcona.

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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 5:02 PM
                        Sign - Welcome [#welcome] Strathcona
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                        Strathcona
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                          September 2004
                        • From: Evil Empire ,Wainwright, AB, Canada
                        Posted by Strathcona on Monday, September 6, 2004 4:49 PM
                        Cool! Wind up AFV's could be an answer to Canada's underfunded military . Now how about a wind up helicopter to replace our aging SeaKings !
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                        spector822002
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                          December 2003
                        • From: Southern Maine
                        Posted by spector822002 on Monday, September 6, 2004 2:47 PM
                        Unknown truth also found , the Germans were not defeated by the allied forces alone , but by thier axis ally japans arch enemy godzilla and mothra , which made the crosssea trek to aid us in the victory ( Godzilla hates wind up tanks and laser tanks)
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                        wildwilliam
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                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Monday, September 6, 2004 10:35 AM
                        if it could have run off of their leader's feelings of superiority,
                        they would have really had something there!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 2:15 AM
                        Perhaps they should have developed a version that ran off their own sense of well-being?
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                        DanCooper
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                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Monday, September 6, 2004 2:00 AM
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                        and I'm not only laughing for the orriginal post, but some of the replys are even funnier...

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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 6, 2004 1:34 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerman

                        Oh too funny, no wonder the Germans lost the war.


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                        John
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                        tigerman
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Monday, September 6, 2004 1:25 AM
                        Oh too funny, no wonder the Germans lost the war.

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                         Eric 

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, September 5, 2004 11:22 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Peridexion

                        Wasn't this superseded by the even rarer self-winding model?


                        Shock [:O]It was? Oh well, might try looking for references on that one, tooLaugh [(-D]

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 5, 2004 11:19 PM
                        Wasn't this superseded by the even rarer self-winding model?
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, September 5, 2004 11:07 PM
                        QUOTE: Are those photos real? Hate to be the crew assigned to that tank.


                        Whistling [:-^]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

                        QUOTE: Wow thats amazing. But were is the model, OOH MY GOD were is the model?


                        Hmm. This a relatively new finding. Maybe the model companies are still waiting for more information.Big Smile [:D]

                        QUOTE: Dwight you need to do some more research because if you keep going you will find out that they also used two squearls on round wheels.The squearls refeused to go any more and was sent to a consentration camp for the remainerd of the war.Digger


                        Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]


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                        diggeraone
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Ozarks of Arkansas
                        Posted by diggeraone on Sunday, September 5, 2004 10:45 PM
                        Dwight you need to do some more research because if you keep going you will find out that they also used two squearls on round wheels.The squearls refeused to go any more and was sent to a consentration camp for the remainerd of the war.Digger
                        Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 5, 2004 10:42 PM
                        Wow thats amazing. But were is the model, OOH MY GOD were is the model?
                        Thanks for the pics that is really really cool. Although I wonder how did that engine work and did it have enough power to carry such a huge tank!
                        Thanks a lot for the pics Dwight!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 5, 2004 10:42 PM
                        In the second pic it looks like a guys holding a giant donut
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        New Tiger I Variant Discovered
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, September 5, 2004 10:39 PM
                        Due to the shortage of fuel at the end of the war, Germany tried to develop a wind-up variant of the Tiger I tank allegedly known as Tiger 1 (W) [W supposedly for Wind-Up]. This variant which carried a wind-up motor supposedly did not need fuel inorder to operate. The crew just need to wind up the motor every other 30 miles.

                        References are still scarce but 2 pictures of this very rare Tiger 1 have been discovered so far.

                        Prototype of Tiger 1 (W) outside the factory.


                        Prototype of Tiger 1 (W) on field trials with the crew obviously trying to wind-up the motor.



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