1/100 German Superheavy Tank Maus Plastic Model Kit

The German leadership was literally obsessed in developing increasingly heavier and larger weapons. The first step was the Tiger II tank, which due to its complexity, weight, failure rate and huge fuel consumption often became easy prey for Soviet T-34 tanks. The Maus tank had dimensions corresponding to a smaller building and weighed around 180 tons (ie 3 times more than the Tiger II tank).

Work on the construction of the super-heavy tank Maus (translated as mouse) began by designer Ferdinand Porsche in 1942. Two prototypes of this tank were built, which were tested at the turn of 1944/1945. Tank Maus was never put into operation. Of interest was the revolutionary diesel-electric power transmission. The tank was equipped with 2 diesel engines with electric generators. These then powered the DC electric motors. So there was no need to build a complicated transmission.

In April 1945, the Soviet Army seized both prototypes, which remained in the training area. One of the captured Maus managed to recover. Today you can see it on display in the Kubin Museum (not far from Moscow).

The models of the Zvezda series of the Snap Kit series are intended mainly for beginning builders. Individual plastic pieces need to be cut from the moldings with a knife or snapped out with pliers. The plastic pieces are designed so that they can snap together and thus hold together. We definitely recommend gluing the individual pieces together after clicking to increase the strength of the models, eg with Revell Contacta Professional glue.

The assembled model must then be painted with enamel (synthetic) or acrylic paints on plastic models.

Plastic model Zvezda 6213 - German super heavy tank "Mouse" in 1: 100 scale. The kit contains 18 pieces, length 106 mm, difficulty 4.