This was delivered today....yaaaaay

[JudgeDredd]

I've been wanting a Tiger for the last couple of years and I've hummed and I've haaaa'd over what one to get time and time again. In the end, I decided on an early version and Tamiya because I use Tamiya paints...and I don't like having to "convert" when I get another manufacturer

[bob48]

Nice one, JD.

Many years ago, I had the Tamiya 1/24 scale Tiger I, Panther and Jagd Panther. The Tiger I was an excellent model with a lot of interior detail, and metal torsion bar suspension. They all had individual track links, although in plastic, not metal. Somewhere, I think I have some photo's.

Unfortunately, they all suffered from the ravages of time, especially during the move from one home to another.

[JudgeDredd]

Yeah - it looks like a nicely detailed kit.

I'll open it up tonight or tomorrow and get some pics up of the sprues

[Staggerwing]

Nice kit!

If you need some photos related to Tiger #332 you can find a few here:

http://ww2images.blogspot.com/2013/02/tiger-332-stuck-in-mud-recovery-training.html



Note the double Balkenkreuzen on the back of the turret as mentioned on the site.

[JudgeDredd]

Thanks Stagger

Here's the kit unboxed









Nice touch....a bit of material for hoses




Lots of wheels - 2 sprues








Decals


Nice rubber tracks and nice touch with how they've moulded them to take account of the drop between the front wheel and first road wheel.
I'm not a fan of those "build your own kits" tracks and NO - I'm not interested in spending £10 on metal tracks 



The instructions










Colour & decal schemes - personally I like the bland grey





And there you go. As with ALL my models, I'm really looking forward to building this - but it'll have it's place in my ever growing backlog of model kits 

[bob48]

OH heck, that looks so tempting.

[bob48]

Nice kit!

If you need some photos related to Tiger #332 you can find a few here:

http://ww2images.blogspot.com/2013/02/tiger-332-stuck-in-mud-recovery-training.html



Note the double Balkenkreuzen on the back of the turret as mentioned on the site.

3 Famo 18's if you have them, please.

[Staggerwing]

3 Famo 18's if you have them, please.

Sorry, can only spare 2 at the moment... but I'll throw in a motorbike, ok?

[bob48]

ROFL

[JudgeDredd]

Nice kit!

If you need some photos related to Tiger #332 you can find a few here:

http://ww2images.blogspot.com/2013/02/tiger-332-stuck-in-mud-recovery-training.html



Note the double Balkenkreuzen on the back of the turret as mentioned on the site.

I'm embarrassed to say (as a wargamer, on a wargamer's forum and as a casual history buff) that I did not know what Balkenkreuz was and had to look it up.


Oh - the shame!  :-[

[JudgeDredd]

3 Famo 18's if you have them, please.

Sorry, can only spare 2 at the moment... but I'll throw in a motorbike, ok?

I'll give you 3 bob

[MikeGER]

I totally love this thread  8)  :)

[bob48]

If I cant have a Famo 18, can I at least have an sdkfz 7?

[mirth]

[Staggerwing]

I saw what you did there... both of you.