Here at long last after around two years of research are the decals for the Tiger 1 88 mm AP and HE rounds, why so long you might ask, well I wanted them to be a close to the real thing as possible and it took the help of two experts on ammunition and even then there was some controversy as to what was correct. There just is not a book out there that gives you a 100% accurate description of the lettering and no photo's on the real thing that gives you a prefect picture of all the lettering. Even now I do not know for sure if these are 100% correct, but I think you will find they are the most accurate available.
These will be sold in sets of six, each set has different dates for fuse fitting, powder made, powder in, case made, factory ID's, primer makers and dates all to make them more realistic. I have included copies of my research dater I sent to Sixty Driver who made the decals so you will better understand how these are designed and should be used.
I plan to have sets available for sale at the OSF.
It was around 50 years ago as a kid that I last applied a water slide decal and I am do to good at it now as you will see from the samples that follow, however they still give you an idea of how they will look.
Tiger 1 88 mm AP Round decal sample applied to a steel cased round. Note the case side decal is applied near the base of the case.
Tiger 1 88 mm AP Round decal sample applied to a brass cased round. Note the case side decal is applied near the center of the case. Both positions were used on both types of cases.
Tiger 1 88 mm AP Round base decal sample. Not all rounds had the "Pzgr." and "FES" stenciled on the base. These stencils were hand applied and could be in any position on the base and often covered the engraved lettering. Yes the primer was made of brass and used in both types of cases.
Single AP Round decal sample. White lettering is shown in gray.
Single HE Round decal sample. White lettering is shown in gray.
AP Round 6 decal set sold as shown.
HE Round 6 decal set sold as shown.
Tiger 1 88 mm AP round information.
Tiger 1 88 mm HE round information.
Tiger 1 Case Base Information. The same cases were used for both AP and HE rounds.
Prices
88-DECAP Set of Six 88 mm AP Round Decals $9.95
88-DECHE Set of Six 88 mm HE Round Decals $9.95
Mike
