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Dragon Mid Tiger kit
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:50 pm
by Dale jordan
Here's a nice new Mid Tiger kit from Dragon ...Dale
http://www.dragon-models.com/html/6660buildup.htm
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:08 pm
by Robert E Morey
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
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:51 pm
by Kent Wiik
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, who’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
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:56 am
by Adrian Harris
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.
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 2:16 am
by Mike Kasputis
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
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:09 am
by Adrian Harris
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:38 pm
by Andrea Daviero
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.