Friday, April 21, 2023

German E-100 - Exploring the Krupp Center Turret Concept

The German E-100 super-heavy tank fitted with a Krupp-designed center-mounted turret represents one of several late-war and postwar conceptual directions explored for Germany’s E-series heavy armor program. While the E-100 chassis itself progressed to limited construction, turret configurations varied widely on paper, with centralized turret layouts proposed to simplify production and improve weight distribution.

This 1/35 scale model depicts a “what-if” interpretation of the E-100 using a center-mounted Krupp turret. The build incorporates scratch-built infrared equipment on the turret roof along with a remote-controlled Goliath tracked mine carried on a cradle and winch assembly. Weathering was completed using acrylics, oil washes, clay-based washes, and selective pigment work to convey a vehicle that saw active combat.









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