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The Epic Ardennes Front brought to 1/35 Scale!
Tamiya presents a 1/35 scale
model of the King Tiger as it appeared during the final German offensive on the
Ardennes Front. Also included in the kit is the DKW NZ350 military motorcycle.
The thick armor and powerful 88mm gun of the King Tiger's Henschel turret struck
fear in the hearts of all Allied troops that had the displeasure of facing this
beast of a tank. In true Tamiya style, the King Tiger's fearsome image is
captured in this model. Overflowing with detail, the kit features two different
types of gun mantles (model can be assembled with stepped and sloped mantle), as
well as parts for the accurate replication of the DKW NZ350's engine. Small
headlight and other features seen on the motorcycle during the final stages of
World War II are reproduced. Great for making the perfect Ardennes diorama. Tank
commander, tank crewman and orderly figures (3 figures in all) have also been
included in this kit.
About the German King Tiger (Ardennes Front)
Development of the massive
King Tiger began in February 1943 to counter the increasing threat of Russian
Tanks. A more powerful cannon was added, upgrading from the L56, 88mm of the
Tiger I to the Type 43 L71, 88mm high velocity gun. The chassis front armor was
150mm thick with 80mm thick side armor. The Henschel and Porsche companies came
up with rival turret prototypes. After the trial production of 50 tanks with the
Porsche turret, the Henschel design, with its extremely thick armor that
measured 185mm on the front and 88mm on the side panels, was adopted for mass
production. The Henschel turret itself was revised mid-way through production,
from a stepped gun mantle to a smooth one. Due to the havoc wreaked by the King
Tiger I during the final German offensive on the Ardennes front in December of
1944, the Allied forces that moved in on Berlin would fear the King Tiger up
until the very last day of the war. As for the DKW NZ350 military motorcycle,
production began in 1940. However, this German military motorcycle experienced
mid-production changes when resources became limited towards the end of the war.
DKW NZ350's at that time were seen with smaller headlights and thinned-out
fenders.
- Tamiya presents a 1/35 scale model of the
German King Tiger accurately portrayed as it appeared during the final
German offensive in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium.
- Total length: 294mm, total width: 108mm.
- Henschel design turret recreated in superb
detail.
- Kit includes parts for two different types
of gun mantles- stepped and smooth.
- Turret's rear escape hatch can be opened and
closed after assembly. All other hatches can be assembled in the open or
closed positions.
- Kit includes DKW NZ350 German Military
Motorcycle recreated as it appeared during the latter stages of World War II
with smaller headlight and thinned-out fender.
- Three figures included: Tank commander and
orderly wearing leather jackets, and tank crewman.
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Kit lets you chose between assembly of smooth or stepped gun
mantle. Details of welding marks precisely depicted. |
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TS-1 - Red Brown |
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TS-2 - Dark Green |
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TS-3 - Dark Yellow |
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TS-46 - Light Sand |
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X-10 - Gun Metal |
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X-11 - Chrome Silver |
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X-18 - Semi Gloss
Black |
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XF-1 - Flat Black |
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XF-10 - Flat Brown |
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XF-15 - Flat Flesh |
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XF-16 - Flat Aluminum |
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XF-2 - Flat White |
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XF-27 - Black Green |
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XF-5 - Flat Green |
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XF-52 - Flat Earth |
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XF-56 - Metallic Grey |
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XF-60 - Dark Yellow |
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XF-61 - Dark Green |
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XF-63 - German Grey |
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XF-64 - Red Brown |
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XF-65 - Field Grey |
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