A “Paper Panzer” hence it existed only on paper though some sources say a hull was found in the closing days of WW2 for it. The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion in English) was designed to have the L/70 high velocity gun and a 1,000 horsepower Maybach engine. The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (“Lion”) was a proposed German heavy tank design that never progressed beyond the drawing board, making it one of the many so-called “Paper Panzers” of the late war period. Conceived as an intermediate step between the Panther and the massive Maus, the Löwe was intended to combine heavy armor protection with greater mobility than Germany’s super-heavy designs. It was planned to mount the high-velocity L/70 gun and be powered by a 1,000-horsepower Maybach engine, giving it formidable firepower on paper.
This model represents a realistic late-war “what if” interpretation of the Löwe, imagining how it might have appeared had construction progressed far enough for a prototype to exist. Built and finished to emphasize weight, scale, and industrial brutality, the weathering reflects a vehicle undergoing trials rather than combat. Acrylics, washes, and restrained aging were used to suggest a machine caught between concept and reality - an armored lion that never had the chance to roar on the battlefield.
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