Tiger I Early Version ‘Operation Citadel’ 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: 4
Length: 9.3”
Height: 3.3”
Parts: 180+
– Painting and assembly required
– 8 sprues
– Molded in high-quality plastic
– One decal sheet
– One-piece lower hull
– One photo-etched fret
– Newly tooled asymmetrical turret, 8.8cm main gun and mantlet
– Individual plastic track links
– Accurate 90mm main gun and .50 caliber machine gun
– Poly caps
– Lots of optional parts
– Turret hatch can be assembled open or closed
– Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

1. 9^th SS.Pz.Abt, ‘Totenkopf’, Kursk, Russia, July 1943
2. 8^th SS.Pz.Abt, ‘Das Reich’, Kursk, Russia, July 1943
3. Pz.Abt.503, Kursk, Russia, July 1943

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide

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Paint Guide:

Flat Black
Steel
Silver
Dark Yellow
Wood Brown
Dark Green
Rust
Red Brown (for options 1 & 2 above only)
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