Tiger I Early Production 1/35 Academy

The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armor encountered in the initial months of the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, particularly the T-34 and the KV-1. The Tiger I is the first tank mounting the 88mm gun in its initial armored fighting vehicle-dedicated version, which in its Flak version had previously demonstrated its effectiveness against both air and ground targets. During the course of the war the Tiger I saw combat on all German battlefronts. It was usually deployed in independent tank battalions, which proved to be quite formidable. While the Tiger I was feared by many of its opponents, it was over-engineered, used expensive and labor-intensive materials and production methods and was time-consuming to produce. Only 1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/35
Skill Level: 2
Parts: 310+
– Painting and assembly required
– 8 sprues
– Molded in high-quality plastic
– One decal sheet
– One-piece lower hull
– One-piece black flexible vinyl tracks
– Poly caps
– Hatches can be assembled open or closed
– Optional early or late Feifel air filters
– Spare thread blocks for late type
– Includes four realistic tank crew figures
– Highly detailed hull, turret and suspension components
– Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

1. 2^nd SS Panzer Division ‘Das Reich’, Kursk, Russia, 1943
2. 1^st SS Panzer Division ‘Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler’, Commander Lt. Michael Wittmann, Berdichev, Russia, January 1944
3. 502^nd Heavy Tank Battalion, Leningrad, Russia, 1942
4. 502^nd Heavy Tank Battalion, Commander Lt. Otto Carius, Lovetz, Russia, 1943
5. 504^th Heavy Tank Battalion, Tunisia, Afrika Korps, 1943

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:

Common Colors – required for all versions listed above
Metallic Grey
Dark Yellow
Flat Black
Dark Green
Red Brown
Khaki
Gunmetal
Field Grey

Additional Colors – Version A

Forest Green

Additional Colors – Version B

Flat White

Additional Colors – Version C

Panzer Grey
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