Tiger ausf. E : Turret bin

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About this detail of the Tiger

Tigers were all fitted with a standard turret bin from January 1943 onwards. All "mid" and "late" Tigers carried this type of bin.

Standard turret bin for Tigers, left side view

This diagram shows the bin. Its top face has a downward slant, so that it will not block the commander's view.

Turret bin on a real Tiger

This is a genuine bin on a museum Tiger. White dotted lines have been drawn on the photo, marking the horizontal. We can see that the bottom surface of the bin is level, but the top surface has a significant slant.

Turret bin on a Trumpeter model

The turret bin on Trumpeter's kit has a tiny slant, perhaps no slant at all. This is a photo of Trumpeter's part and we have drawn lines on it in the same way. You can see that the top surface is essentially level.

 
 

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