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One for the Duke
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:16 pm
by Stikpusher
Mark, knowing your penchant for all things 1/72, and also for large artillery pieces, when I saw that Dragon was coming out with this, I thought of your immediately...
http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/p ... id=DRA7484
Re: One for the Duke
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 1:28 pm
by Stikpusher
I dont know how big in 1/72, but the old Renwall 1/32 kit was pretty impressive. Well over 12" long IIRC.
Re: One for the Duke
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:09 am
by Thomas_M
Has some similarities with the
German WWII railway gun K5...
Re: One for the Duke
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:39 pm
by LyleW
Perhaps, Thomas, but this one was NUCLEAR!
Re: One for the Duke
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:45 pm
by Thomas_M
That´s the negative point on this U.S. weapon: you still could walk and live on where the K5 had previously fired at...
Not so with this atomic gun. Yes, the enemy is dust, but you also could not go to where you fired at. What a victory...
Re: One for the Duke
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:19 pm
by LyleW
ashes to ashes, dust to dust. . . we hate to nuke you mr. enemy, but we must, we must! Hey no one said it was a great idea.
Re: One for the Duke
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 12:53 am
by Duke Maddog
Wow, here it is a month later and I finally see this! Yes Carlos, that is on my Christmas list of kits to get! I can't wait!
Re: One for the Duke
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:57 am
by BorgR3mc0
Interesting! Tactical nuclear weapons where an very radical solution. And fortunately never used