Description

Tiger I is the common name of a German heavy tank used in World War II, developed in 1942. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, often shortened to Tiger. It was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of Operation Barbarossa, particularly the T-34 and the KV-1. The Tiger I design gave the Wehrmacht its first tank mounting the 88 mm gun, which had previously demonstrated its effectiveness against both air and ground targets. During the course of the war, the Tiger I saw combat on all German battlefronts. It was usually deployed in independent tank battalions, which proved to be quite formidable.

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Equipped with a devastating 88mm main gun, it was said that the German Tiger I was the most powerful tank of WWII.

This is a plastic assembly model kit of the Tiger I which let the Allies know of its power when it went into battle in North Africa for the first time.

Parts of the Tiger I including the pistol ports featured on both sides as well as the gun turret equipped with a tool box and the angled front fender have been precisely remodeled to depict the initial production variant of the Tiger I.

Furthermore, the exhaust cover with radiator slits seen at North Africa has been accurately reproduced.

Four kinds of markings to depict Tiger I of the 501st Heavy Tank Battalion as well as one crewman figure are included in the kit.

Packaging Tamiya Colors required Tamiya Color Spray Paints Tools & Paints TS-3 DARK YELLOW Item No. ITEM No.85003 *Body color See more Tamiya Color brush and airbrush paints (Lacquer paints) Tools & Paints LP-55 DARK YELLOW 2 Item No. ITEM No.82155 *Can be used as an alternative to hull Dark yellow.

Tools & Paints LP-3 FLAT BLACK Item No. ITEM No.82103 Tools & Paints LP-4 FLAT WHITE Item No. ITEM No.82104 Tools & Paints LP-11 SILVER Item No

Key Specifications

• Scale: 1:35