Maus Tank

Military Depot WWII German Maus super heavy tank.

The Germans made at least six hulls and turrets but the project was cancelled before any were operational.

They continued experimentation on three of them until the end of the war.

There are rumors that one or two of them were dispatched to Berlin for the last battle.

This is a large model kit made of resin and it has a highly detailed metal barrel.

I like the kit so well that I got four of them, since four heavy tanks make up a platoon, and the Germans did have enough turrets and hulls to make that many if they wanted to.
 

LWS WWII German

Landwasserschlepper, or LWS from the German Army in WWII.

HO scale resin model with photo-etched parts.

The tracks and propulsion are PE.

This is a very big model, you can see that by comparison with a Roco Tiger II.

The LWS is much longer, taller, and about the same width as the Tiger II.

It is a resin model but fairly easy to put together.

It builds up into a great kit.

I like it so well I got a couple of them.
 

Landwasserschlepper

Military Depot Landwasserschlepper World War Two German amphibious tractor.

They entered German service in 1942 and were used in small numbers until the end of the war in both North Africa and the Eastern Front.

They had a crew of two and could carry 20 troops.

It is not armored.

This is a resin and photo-etched brass model kit in HO scale.
 

Meyers Manx

In 1963 the Meyers Manx was first manufactured in Fountain Valley, California.

It was the classic dune buggy. 

While I have not found any evidence of their use by the US Army this Venezuelan Army version does appear in the 1967 John Wayne movie "Hellfighters."  And that is close enough for me.

I got four Hot Wheels versions of the Manx, stripped off the old paint and repainted them in US Army colors.

The drivers are generic plastic figures with US Army headgear, M1 helmets and Ridgeway hats from Imex Korean War sets.  Ever since I saw this movie in the theater I wanted some of these vehicles in my collection.  Mission accomplished.  It is a little late to put this vehicle in a unit with M47 tanks and M59 APCs but it's only temporary until I upgrade some more of my M48 and M60 collection.