Tiger I Late Version 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: 9.5”
Height: 3.4”
Parts: 380+
– Painting and assembly required
– 11 sprues
– Molded in high-quality plastic
– One decal sheet
– Includes thread
– One-piece black flexible tracks
– One-piece lower hull
– One photo-etched fret
– Poly caps
– Zimmerit tool
– Newly tooled asymmetric turret, 88mm cannon, mantlet, engine deck and accessories
– Optional parts for early, mid or late version
– External accessories
– Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

1. Pz.Abt.505, No. 312, Central Russia, July 1944, 3-Color Camo
2. Pz.Abt.505, No. 312, Central Russia, July 1944, 2-Color Camo
3. SS Pz.Abt.101, Michael Wittman near Caen, France, August 1944
4. SS Pz.Abt.101, Komp2. Michael Wittman near Normandy, France, June 1944 (Battle of Villers-Bocage
5. SS Pz.Abt.102, North France, August 1944
6. Pz.Abt.503, Normandy, France, July 1944
7. Pz.Abt.505, No.300, Central Russia, July 1944
8. Pz.Abt.506, Ukraine, spring 1944
9. Pz.Abt.508, Toscana, Italy, July 1944
10. 9^th s.SS. Pz.Abt. ‘Totenkopf’ Radzymin, Poland, August 1944
11. The Grossdeutschland Panzer Division Gumbinnen, Lithuania, August 1944

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide

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Paint Guide:

Flat Black
Steel
Red Brown
Flesh
Sandy Yellow
German Grey
Field Grey
Dark Green
Flat White
Yellow (for options 1 & 2 above only)
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