Need Help - 60cm Mörser "Karl"

Sand groper, crow eater - a bird is a bird. Will teach me to open my big mouth (fingers I guess, since I typed it) won't it. At least you guys knew it was a joke.

By the way, hear you on the wife bit! My club had a display at last weeks "Qld Hobby and Model Expo". I dropped off some models for the display on the Friday night and intended to buy a bit before official opening whilst I was there.

Try as I might, I couldn't get the wife to stay home; she just had to tag along. After a quick look around she asked "You don't spend that much on those things do you? Divorce is very expensive with 3 kids, so I had to say "no, of course not!" Missed out on a lot that I wanted!! Ah well, maybe next year.

Love to see the pics posted in due course.

Thanks to all those who replied - the URL addresses where helpful.

Will try to post a photo of the completed model to the armor forum when I finally complete it.

To petbat I forgive you for calling me a sandgroper but don't let it happen again. Guess I am lucky providing the other half does not find out who much I spent on it.

hey petbat just for your referrence a sandgroper is a west australian a south australian is a croweater and kits over here are very cheap actually, much cheaper than in the states.

Here is the URL for a Karl shell :
http://www.jagdtiger.de/GermanTanks/Karlgeraet-07.jpg
It appears to be the same color of green as german mess kits and gas mask canisters, at least the ones I have look the same.

Mainly a brass color, the bands can be aluminun in color.

Hey Sand Groper, (sorry non-Aussies, an inside joke) how can you afford this kit, the Aussie $ being what it is!!!

go to this site

http://www.jagdtiger.de/index2.htm

There a couple of shots from museum pieces there.

go to

http://www.panzerlexikon.de/access/access1.php
for an MPEG download of Karl firing! Lots of other tidbits there too!

Best of luck in the build - lucky bugger!!


Peter (the Banana Bender)