About this detail of the Tiger
The MFH kit was apparently modelled on a museum Tiger whose suspension had collapsed. The MFH model sits about 1mm too low, because the front and rear suspension arms are touching the limit stops. There should of course be room to move before the arm hits the stop.
As a result, the front and rear arms on the MFH kit cannot move and don't have magnet suspension like the rest.
The turret roof can be removed from the model. The underside of the roof is lacking in many details, including; [A] the folding lock for the gun, [B] the holder for a scissors scope, [C] the 3 gasmask tube containers, [D] the periscope holder and head pad (a bare periscope is provided), [E] the handles and switches for the commander, [F] the support for the main telescope, and [G] the spare MG barrel.
This photo shows the underside of the roof in a Late Tiger in a museum. Equipment is removed but the holders can be seen. All of the indicated items are missing from the MFH kit.
The hull has two long ducts on the inside floor. But the narrow duct, and the rear portion of the wide duct, did not exist in Late Tigers.
Inside the hull, on the floor in front of the right-hand seat, there is a tiny drain.
In a Late Tiger, this drain had a protective cover.
This is the sponson on the driver's left side, in a partially completed MFH kit. The metal part shown here is the gyrocompass. In the MFH model, it is just a facia. There is nothing behind it.
The real gyrocompass had a large round casing behind its facia.
On the rear wall of the MFH kit's hull, on the right and left side, there are embossed rectangular frames just below the mudguard hinges. These frames didn't exist on any Late Tiger.
In this MFH model, there are pairs of fans at the rear of the tank. The kit parts appear to be undersized by about 10%. There are large gaps between the fan housings and the walls, as indicated here.
The real Tiger had cover plates to block those holes. Dragon have released Tiger kits with the cover plates supplied in photo-etch form.
In the completed model, on the inside turret wall, there is nothing to the right of the escape hatch except for a faint raised line.
In the real Late Tiger an MP40 personal weapon was stored here, held vertically in a metal frame as indicated in the diagram. It was almost the full height of the turret, and was visible through the open hatch.
The Tiger's front visor had movable upper and lower parts. The MFH kit provides only a single piece for the visor. The depth of the opening cannot be set by the model builder.
In the real visor, the upper and lower parts were geared to move each by the same amount. Therefore the center of the opening always remained in the same place.
This photo compares the MFH piece to a real visor, showing that the opening is not in the correct position.
Some Tigers were configured for use by unit commanders. They had additional radio equipment. The MFH kit provides the extra antennae and major external parts for a Command Tiger.
However, the MFH kit does not include a group of small parts located on the right hull side. This photo shows the parts supplied in a Dragon kit.
On the inside of the MFH kit there is no provision at all for the Command version. It should have an extra radio set in the turret and a generator in the hull. The rear right-hand ammunition box in the upper hull, should not be installed.
The MFH kit builds up with a vertical rod behind the main fuel tanks. On top of this rod there is a large crossbar, indicated here.
In the completed kit, when you remove the hull top, this crossbar remains suspended in front of the radiators, as shown here.
But in a real Tiger, the crossbar did not exist. The vertical rod was attached directly to the grating on the roof, as you can see in this wreckage.
When the fenders are applied to the side of the MFH kit, this is the result. There is a significant gap between the fender and the side wall. You can see the whole of the attachment blocks (indicated here).
In a real Tiger, the fender was folded over to close this gap. Small notches were made above the attachment blocks, but even then, most of their width could not be seen.