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Manic Dragon
Andrea Morris (Manic Dragon)
GB

Sd.Kfz.182 "King Tiger"
MENG

Subject:
Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. B King Tiger
3R Wehrmacht Heer (German Army 1935-1945)
s.Pz.Abt. 503 334 (Kurt Knispel)
October 1944 World War 2 - Hungary HU
RAL7028 Dark Yellow RAL6003 Olive Green RAL8017 Red Brown
Scale:
1:35
Status:
Completed
Started:
April 24, 2017
Completed:
July 18, 2017
Time spent:
12 weeks

Tiger II is the common name of a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces.

The Tiger II was the successor to the Tiger I, combining the latter's thick armour with the armour sloping used on the Panther medium tank. The tank weighed almost 70 tonnes, and was protected by 100 to 185 mm (3.9 to 7.3 in) of armour on the front. It was armed with the long barrelled 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 anti-tank cannon. The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turret-less tank destroyer.

The Tiger II was issued to heavy tank battalions of the Army and the Waffen-SS. It was first used in combat with 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion during the Allied Invasion of Normandy on 11 July 1944; on the Eastern Front, the first unit to be outfitted with Tiger IIs was the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion, which by 1 September 1944 listed 25 Tiger IIs operational.

Project inventory

Full kits
TS-031
German Heavy Tank Sd.Kfz.182
King Tiger (Henschel Turret)
Meng Model 1:35
TS-031 2017 New tool
Detail and Conversion sets
SPS-038
German Heavy Tank
Sd.Kfz.182 "King Tiger" Workable Tracks Meng
Meng Model 1:35
SPS-038 2017
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Photoalbums

Sd.Kfz.182 "King Tiger". (Completed)
47 images
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1:35
The real deal
1:35 King Tiger (Meng Model TS-031)1:35 Sd.Kfz.182 "King Tiger" Workable Tracks (Meng Model SPS-038)

Part of my Collection

German Armour
Ideas 25×Completed 14×On hold 6×

Comments

26 January 2017, 17:21
Andrea Morris
Please visit the album for comments, updates & pictures for this project.
26 January 2017, 18:31

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