Product Description

─ ─ Reproduce the appearance of Wittmann who was active in Normandy.

[About the actual vehicle]
- The Tiger I heavy tank is known as a German heavy tank that was feared by the Allied forces for its high offensive and defensive power.
- After appearing in combat from August 1942, various improvements were added, and the type produced from February 1944 is called the late model.
- As the shortage of materials became serious, a major feature was that the wheels were changed from rubber rimmed wheels to steel wheels with built-in rubber.
- Also, the German military at this time was wary of magnetic landmines, and vehicles with special coatings on their bodies appeared as a countermeasure.
- Many tank commanders were known as aces because they destroyed many enemy tanks with the most powerful Tiger tank.
- More than 10 tank commanders have recorded the destruction of 100 or more tanks.
- Among them, Michael Wittmann is one of the most famous. On June 13, 1944, during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on the Normandy Front, he and others led a surprise attack on British tanks, destroying 10 tanks in less than 15 minutes. It is said that several tanks were destroyed.

[About the model]
- The model is a 1/35 scale plastic model assembly kit of the late-production Tiger I model.
- A model of car No. 212, which is said to have been ridden by Tiger Ace Wittmann during the Battle of Villers-Bocage in Normandy in 1944.
- The vehicle body and turret parts reproduce the Zimmerit coating that protects against magnetic mines, giving it a heavy finish.
- Furthermore, in addition to the main gun barrel parts machined from aluminum as bonus parts, this kit also includes 3D printed parts that reproduce the inner rifling of the muzzle brake.
- Adopts a prefabricated magic track for the track.
- A combination that allows you to enjoy a realistic finish with movable torsion bar suspension.
- It is also a luxurious kit that includes a traction cable made of copper wire that fits well with the shape of the car body and a Wittmann figure.

[Major features]
- Reproduce the late production version of Tiger I on 1/35 scale.
- Modeling Wittmann's vehicle at the Battle of Villers-Bocage
- Set aluminum gun barrel and 3D printed muzzle brake as bonus parts
- Michael Wittmann figure included
- Reproduce Zimmerit coating on the hull and turret parts
- Each hatch can be opened or closed.
- Two types of wheel hubs are available and can be selected and assembled for the road wheel.
- The track uses a magic track that can be assembled.

- Total length approximately 240mm


Item Size/Weight : 38 x 24.5 x 9 cm / 849g

Product Specifications

Country

Germany

Item code

DR6947DX

JAN code

4545782106084

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