"Tiger 1 "Michael Wittman"" model kit from Cyber Hobby

Scale: 1 / 35

This kit represents a specific Tiger; that of Michael Wittman when he led a platoon at Prokhorovka, part of the huge Battle of Kursk.

Kursk was the turning point of the Second World War. This titanic clash of German and Russian forces took place in July and August 1943, south of Moscow.

No photographs of Wittman's Tiger (number 1331) are currently known, so the kit is modelled after the other Tigers in his platoon. It is assumed to be one of their more recent Tigers; a May 1943 build, with a HL 210 engine.

The kit includes individual link tracks and a turned metal gun barrel.

My ongoing review and comments;

Corrected instructions	S-grenade launchers	Starter adapter posts
Starter plate	Splash guard under mantlet	Escape hatch in Early Tigers
Slot in turret wall	Turret vision ports	Air filter hoses
Headlights	Hull	Front of turret roof
Ends of the splash guard	Weld lines in turret chin	Latches on the engine deck
Loops on engine hatch	Exhausts	Smoke candle launchers
Headlight base plate	Cupola	Bolts on the 'early' cupola
Track pin return plate	Cupola hatch	Spare track links
Pistol port	Engine access panels	Side panels of the hull
Coaxial MG	Rear towing hooks	'Late' track link supports for 'Early' turret
Holes in Early wheels	Loader's periscope	Rear plate
Radiators	Hull periscopes	Engine hatch
Turret ventilator	Loader's hatch	Turret bin supports
Covers for turret locking slots

These are reviews or examinations of the kit;

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