{"product_id":"panzer-viii-maus-super-heavy-tank-1-28-scale","title":"Panzer VIII \"Maus\" - Super Heavy Tank | 1:28 Scale","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003ePanzerkampfwagen VIII \"Maus\" - Überschwerer Panzer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE FINAL PANZERKAMPFWAGEN. THE LINEUP IS COMPLETE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e188 tons. The heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built. And Germany built it while the war was already lost.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBy 1944, the rational play was more Panthers, more Panzer IVs, more ammunition, more fuel. Instead, Ferdinand Porsche — the same man whose rejected Tiger chassis became the Elefant — convinced Hitler to greenlight the single most absurd armored vehicle in the history of warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMaus\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e128mm main gun. 75mm coaxial gun. Frontal armor so thick that nothing the Allies or the Soviets fielded could have penetrated it at any combat range. An engine designed for a vehicle half its weight. So heavy it would collapse any bridge it tried to cross — the plan was to \u003cstrong\u003eford rivers on the bottom\u003c\/strong\u003e, sealed and waterproof, pulling power through a cable from a second Maus on the bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOnly two prototypes were ever completed. They never saw real combat. Soviet forces captured them at the Kummersdorf proving grounds in 1945. One surviving Maus sits in the Kubinka Tank Museum outside Moscow today — the only complete example on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWas it a war-winning weapon? No. It was an engineering fever dream built by a collapsing regime that still believed in wonder weapons. But that's exactly why it's legendary. The Maus is the final word in the Panzerkampfwagen lineage — the last Roman numeral, the end of the line from I to VIII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd with this kit, BrixKrieg now carries the complete Panzerkampfwagen series.\u003c\/strong\u003e From the tiny Panzer I that rolled into Spain and Poland to the 188-ton Maus that never left the proving ground. The full evolution. Every numeral. On your shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're building:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2,930 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1:28 scale — our most ambitious armor build to date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6 crew figures included\u003c\/strong\u003e — a full Maus complement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe massive 12.8 cm KwK 44 L\/55 main gun and 7.5 cm coaxial gun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThat unmistakable silhouette — the rounded turret, the impossible width, the sheer absurdity of scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA build that earns its place as the \u003cstrong\u003ecenterpiece\u003c\/strong\u003e of any Panzer collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BrixKrieg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53397277081899,"sku":"PZ_VIII_MAUS","price":174.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/0155\/9851\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-05-11T144826.199.png?v=1778562976","url":"https:\/\/brixkrieg.com\/products\/panzer-viii-maus-super-heavy-tank-1-28-scale","provider":"BrixKrieg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}