Preview: Takom's 35th Doomturtle de-cloaks

The elusive T28/T95 superheavy tank is now the subject of Takom's next release. We look at the announcement & the real "Doomturtle" in our preview...

Preview: Takom's 35th Doomturtle de-cloaks

Takom is playing shadow puppetry again with this not very hard to guess poser – the T28/T95 superheavy tank, and in 35th scale. We will save guessing until we get information in a day or so, so here is more about the original machine.

The Subject: The T28/T95 Super Heavy Tank

The T28, later redesignated the T95, was an American super‑heavy armoured vehicle developed during World War II with a very specific purpose: breaking through the formidable German Siegfried Line. Conceived in 1943 and weighing roughly 95 tonnes, it featured exceptionally thick armour—up to 12 inches in places—and a powerful 105 mm T5E1 gun designed to destroy concrete fortifications. Unlike conventional tanks, it lacked a rotating turret, mounting its gun directly into the hull. This unusual configuration gave it tremendous frontal firepower but severely limited its ability to engage targets off‑axis.

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Manufacturing delays and shifting wartime priorities meant the first T28/T95 prototypes were not completed until early 1946, months after the war had already ended. By that time, the Siegfried Line had long been breached, leaving the massive vehicle without a battlefield role. Only two prototypes were ever built; both were used primarily for engineering tests rather than combat. Despite its impressive armour and armament, the tank’s enormous weight, slow speed, and poor mobility made it impractical for postwar military needs.

After the programme was cancelled in 1949, the prototypes met very different fates. One vehicle was damaged by an engine fire in 1947 and eventually scrapped, while the other vanished until it was rediscovered in 1974 abandoned in a field at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Today, the surviving T28 rests at Fort Moore, Georgia, serving as a rare reminder of the U.S. Army’s brief experimentation with extreme heavy‑armour concepts. Its unusual design and limited production have since made it one of the most recognisable and historically intriguing armoured prototypes ever built.

That is all we know about the kit so far, we will let you know more as soon as the info becomes available...

That is all we know about this release for now. You can see more about Takom's kits on their website or on their Facebook page.