Scale: 1 / 35
The kit
This is an improved re-release of an older Tiger (P) kit. This edition adds a metal gun barrel, more photo-etch and vent screens, and individual link tracks. The turret has been corrected by the addition of a side hatch.
Historical background
Two firms, Porsche and Henschel, vied to design Germany's first heavy tank. Porsche offered the Tiger (P), a large electrically-driven vehicle. It lost the competition.
But political connections already got Porsche an order for 100 vehicles. About 10 were fully completed, and the rest were converted to "Ferdinand" tank destroyers.
Meanwhile, Henschel's winning design urgently needed a turret. A version of Porsche's turret, with an added floor and hydraulic traverse, was designed for it.
The completed Tiger (P) stayed in Germany and were used for training. One of them was acquired by a "Ferdinand" unit to serve as their command vehicle.
This kit builds that single operational Tiger, number "003".
My ongoing review and comments;
| Coaxial MG | Weld lines in turret chin | Bolts on the 'early' cupola |
| Mantlet | Ends of the splash guard | Turret vision ports |
| Loader's hatch |
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