What's crazy, impractical and bigger than a Maus...

[Sandinista]

Can't see the point of it. Aztecs would be a better option

[Leon]

Thanks for the comments so far!  To address the 'waste of time' aspect, it's a bit of fun firstly, but it's also been done by a designer who wouldn't have been doing Aztecs at any point, so it's not taken the place of something else on the desgin schedule.  The amount of interest it generated was surprising, and despite it's zero real life production run, we'll sell a good few of them I expect, either for Sci-Fi games or 1946 style WWII continuation games.

[petercooman]

It's ierry who wasted valuable time, they could have used the research on much more usable stuff.

Great model!!

[Wulf]

Is there a Maus, or any of the E-series, available in 10mm?

[Matt J]

I want one, will make a cool diorama or objective.

its a super heavy battle tank but a proper one. If GW did 10mm this is the size a Baneblade or Shadowsword should be.

(don't tell me its going to be £150 though)

[Ithoriel]

"We have a special rule at the club for those ?"  
Cheers - Phil.

Special "Ratte" rules

A "Ratte" counts all terrain except roads as impassable terrain. Any road used by a "Ratte" counts as a ploughed field for subsequent movement.

The 240mm guns of the "Ratte" have a minimum range of (diagonal distance across the playing surface + 10cms).

At the start of every player turn roll 1D6 for each "Ratte"

On a roll of 1 to 5 the ludicrous weight of the Ratte puts such strain on the engines that the "Ratte" is immobilised for the rest of the game

On a roll of 6+ the strain on the engines and transmission causes problems similar to those encountered by early Panthers but with much more catastrophic effects due to the vastly increased amounts of fuel and ammunition on board. The engines catch fire and the"Ratte" explodes. Remove the "Ratte" model and replace it with a similar sized crater model which counts as impassable terrain to all troop types.

Modifiiers - an immobilised "Ratte" adds 5 to the die roll.

How does that sound Phil??

[Ithoriel]

The Ratte was designed to carry two motorcycles for scouting duties and (iirc) up to twenty infantry.

I believe it should have secondary armament of a 128mm gun and 8 x 20mm AA guns (4 single barrel and a flakvierling).

Stats for Chain of Command anyone? 

[Techno]

How does that sound Phil??

I think that covers it nicely I. 
Cheers - Phil.

[fsn]

Wonderfully brutal looking thing - but enough about Leon.

Of course, if one plays a 1946 game, the British would be armed with a new tank ...

[Wulf]

Of course, if one plays a 1946 game, the British would be armed with a new tank ...

The Black Prince!

[GordonY]

That things awesomeness knows no bounds, but I'm a bit concerned of the amount of them that will be ordered.

[Leon]

Is there a Maus, or any of the E-series, available in 10mm?

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,7248.0.html

(don't tell me its going to be £150 though)

We're hoping to get it around the £30 mark of thereabouts.  It'll depend entirely on how much resin it takes up and the costs of that.

I believe it should have secondary armament of a 128mm gun and 8 x 20mm AA guns (4 single barrel and a flakvierling).

Yep, the 128mm is in between the two main naval guns, and then the quad AA's go on the two raised sections at the rear of the model.

That things awesomeness knows no bounds, but I'm a bit concerned of the amount of them that will be ordered.

From the interest it generated just sitting there as a master model, I reckon if we get a painted one on display, we'll shift a fair few of them at the shows.  Whether that's to the 10mm crowd, or 15/20/28mm guys wanting something a little different, it's all sales.  One thing in it's favour is that you don't look at it and think 'Oh, a 10mm tank..', the size of it means it could be used in most scales without complaint.

[Fenton]

Do you have a rough cost idea at all?

[Wulf]

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,7248.0.html

Oh, nice...

One thing in it's favour is that you don't look at it and think 'Oh, a 10mm tank..', the size of it means it could be used in most scales without complaint.

Then you look at the size of the crew hatches... (I'm already doing that with some 10/12mm tanks...)

[Leon]

Do you have a rough cost idea at all?

We're hoping to get it around the £30 mark of thereabouts.  It'll depend entirely on how much resin it takes up and the costs of that.