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The tank Museum at Saumur :
A must-see! Probably the most beautiful collection of German tanks
in the world, and some of these tanks are still in running condition. The
only late Tiger I still in good condition. The new display of the museum
is superb, you simply must visit it. Address: 1043, route de Fontevault
49400 SAUMUR plan
Tel: 02 41 53 06 99 fax:02 41 53 06 90 e-mail:museedesblindes@wanadoo.fr |
The tank museum at Bovington : another superb collection, including the famous early Tiger I captured in North Africa, which is at the present time under complete restoration .
Address :The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset, BH20 6JG Tel: 01929 405096
Centre d'archives de l'Armement de Chatellerault : (Armament archives center at Chatellerault)
211, grande Rue de Chateauneuf BP 650
86106 Chatellerault Cedex
Tel: 05 49 20 01 20
(These archives are also open to foreigners )
These archives are located in an old factory, the documents coming from the different services working for the Army (air, land, sea ). These archives are really a gold mine for modellers but they have to be patient and to like searching.
As a matter of fact, there are about 70 km of classified archive boxes !
Researchers into French and US subjects are lucky, they can find almost everything! There is also some German documentation (manuals, plans, evaluation reports...).
Postal requests (in French) are possible, but it's best to go there (with an appointment), because nobody but you can know what is of interest. Beware, the classification method is really complex (even for France) and don't expect to find anything if you don't stay at least a day. The documents are sometimes so technical that they can't be used by a modeller (so, it's only for the real fanatics ).
Chatellerault Archives about the Tiger I : Turret manual D656/22, French evaluation report of 1946, French translation of the driver's manual. (and I hope I will find other things...)
Books about the Tiger I are really numerous and I can't cite them all, I only mention the books in which the interior is described .
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From Ryton publications:
Tiger I : |
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TigerI and Sturmtiger in detail :
Two splendid (but expensive!) books, very detailed with numerous photos of the interior of the Tiger I at Bovington during restoration. |
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From Motorbuchverlag:
Der Panzer-Kampfwagen Tiger und seine Abarten: Very good book about the Tiger family, from the Tiger I to the Tiger II , numerous technical drawings and photos; unfortunately all the text is in German. |
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From HMSO books:
TIGER! The Tiger Tank : A British view This book is based on the evaluation report made by the English on the Tiger I captured in north Africa (today in Bovington), numerous photos and technical drawings of the early version . Really good book . |
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From Osprey/New Vanguard :
Tiger I heavy Tank 1942-1945. Also a really good book ( and cheap!) very accurate, a lot of facts about production history and technical evolution . |
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From Verlinden Publications:
Armor in detail n°1: Tiger I Ausf. E Lot of detail pictures of the late Tiger at Saumur and 10 pictures of the interior. |
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New!:
THE technical book about the Tiger : technical evolution, mumerous plans and drawings , by Hilary Doyle and Thomas L Jentz, two undeniable specialits of the German panzers. |
Museums:
These sites will show you the best collections of armoured vehicles in the world
About the Tiger I :
For me, the best technical site about the Tiger I : 3D drawings , measurements, 1/35 plans , I'm sure that David must have a Tiger I somewhere in his garden! (a must-see !)
Photos of tanks from different countries, with a superb series of pictures of the Tiger I at Bovington during restoration, (view of the bottom of hull , turret interior ...)
http://www.primenet.com/~bgeipel/bovington/index.html On this site about the museum at Bovington is a nice picture of the interior of the Tiger I which shows the transmission gear under the turret (rarely seen) .
On this little site, one can see some photos of the Tiger at Bovingon during restoration.
The official site of the Tiger at Bovington Museum : Photos, forum, history.
About the AFV in general :
I recommend only one site : Tony Matteliano
It's an internet link collection from which you can go to hundreds of sites (for example Achtung Panzer!) about modelling and military subjects, whatever is your personnal interest (planes, boats, tanks, militaria ...).
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