Dragon Mid Tiger kit

Dale jordan · Post by **Dale jordan** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:50 pm

Here's a nice new Mid Tiger kit from Dragon ...Dale

http://www.dragon-models.com/html/6660buildup.htm

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:08 pm

Dale,
That is a great looking model. Would be a good reference for those building a Mid Tig. I like the late cupola and tracks. The rear mounted gun travel lock is another interesting detail. Dragon makes a nice kit.
Bob

Kent Wiik · Post by **Kent Wiik** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:51 pm

Echo Bob, Dragon makes outstanding 1:35 Tiger kits!
They have been helped from the no1 Tiger I most knowledge person on this planet, David Byrden, whoâ€™s website I assume everyone knows about...

http://tiger1.info/hull.html

Their 1:35 Panther Early Ausf G is also a good reference, I have one of them to look at for my own build.

Kind regards
Kent

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:56 am

This kit got a pretty poor write up on-line, but it seems only because the reviewer was fed up with Tiger releases !!

The actual kit seems pretty solid, and contains some of the interesting, if short lived, features such as the travel lock.

Handy that Mike Stannard already produces this part for anyone who is interested - I'll be adding it to my Abt 508 Tiger, once I've found a reference shot of one wearing it

Adrian.

Mike Kasputis · Post by **Mike Kasputis** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 2:16 am

Adrian here are two pictures of 508 Tigers with travel locks.
The pictures are from the book "The Combat History of schwere Panzer Abtelung 508"

The travel locks were only on from Nov 1943 to Feb 1944

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:09 am

Thanks Mike - both those Tiger look in the same sort of state as mine

Interesting that the first one has the additional antenna tube - gives me the option of a command tank as well

Good spot on the second one - it took me a while to see it had the lock fitted.

Adrian.

Andrea Daviero · Post by **Andrea Daviero** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:38 pm

The first one is the tank "A2" during maintenance, the second one is one of the second company, the third company used a turret mounted antenna for remote control of borgward (I wish armortek will make this little tanks in future )

Most of the tigers in the original 508abt are mid production (dec43/jan44) and others are late type, so almost of them had the travel lock installed.

I made a 3rd company tank because of its extra antenna on turret, I was also interested in the command tanks for their unique identification.