Some other illustrations and photoshopped images often float around the internet, and it is likely that more will appear in the future. These photos and the originals can be found in the gallery present on this article. Similarly, with the proliferation of easy-to-use photoshop technology, some historical-looking photos also appear often, supposedly of the KV-VI. In recent years, the KV-VI’s popularity can largely be attributed to the cutaway illustration by VonBrrr on Deviantart in 2010, which is used very often when discussing the KV-VI. The original page can be seen on their website. “ Dreadful Din on the Eastern Front” is a spoof of “ All Quiet on the Western Front“, and “ The Behemoths are Burning” is a spoof of “ The Tigers are Burning“). Photos of the KV-VI model were posted on the Track-Link website in 1997, alongside a fake history, some specifications and a set of reference books (none of which actually exist and are spoofs of real books – EG. Three KV hulls were cut and welded together with epoxy glue, the central dual-KV-2 turret’s pedestal was made using a shaving cream lid, and most of the details such as the DTs, ladders, and flamethrowers were carefully scratch built. The vehicle originated as a model built by Brian Fowler in 1995 by using parts from two Tamiya KV-2 kits, two Tamiya KV-1E kits, an AER T-38, an Italeri BT-5, an Italeri Katyusha, a Zvezda T-60, and Dragon tracks. Despite this being the original, there are many variations on the design from all the other illustrations of the type in the way the armament is arranged. This was not a hoax as many will claim, but in fact a fantasy model which was entered in a sci-fi scale model competition that has been taken out of context since it was posted on the internet back in 1997 by its creator.īrian Fowler’s original model, as it appeared on Track-Link. ![]() A super-heavy tank project armed to ludicrous proportions, with three prototypes claimed to have been built 1941-1942, serving against the Germans near Moscow and Leningrad. The KV-VI, or KV-VI Behemoth, is one of the most famous fake tanks on the internet. ![]() Superheavy Tank – Fake The best known fake tank
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