The awesome Tiger I plastic kit is now available on general release either singularly or in a 3 tank zug and will be shipped out to immediately!
Our superbly detailed new kit, made by expert plastic manufacturers Italeri, has Zimmerit anti-magnetic mine paste giving it the authentic look for mid to late war. It also includes a plastic crewman model as well as full-colour waterslide decals to finish off your new big cat perfectly!
The Tiger was hurried into action on the Russian front as a response to the heavier Soviet tanks that had caught the Wehrmacht unawares. Its massive square body and rounded turret was an intimidating sight to enemy tankers. The armour was tremendously thick and made of quality steel, making it largely invulnerable, at least frontally, to anti-tank fire.
Its hard hitting 88mm gun was a deadly weapon, effective against enemy tanks up to three kilometres away and also firing a lethal high explosive shell.
At 52 tons the Tiger was sluggish but its broad tracks ensured a reasonable cross country performance. Its crews were specially trained as it was an expensive machine to build and maintain. A well trained veteran crew of five men could take on several enemy tanks with a reasonable chance of defeating them all, with little danger to the crew or tank.
Tigers were normally formed into separate heavy tank battalions and parceled out by the high command wherever they were most needed, their presence normally being enough to tip the balance in that sector.
Fortunately for the allies they were too little and too late, but some Tiger commanders like Otto Carius and the legendary Michael Wittmann ran up astounding tallies of allied tanks and guns. We have included Wittmann for as an alternative tank commander in our Tiger zug box so you can recreate his famous 007 Tiger tank!
Dan Hewitson
Tom Mecredy
Craig Nixon