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Your cart is empty.It was the end of 1942 when a German heavy tank with extra thick armor and a powerful main gun first appeared on the North African front. The new tank, long-desired by the German soldiers who had hard-fought battles against the allies, became known as the Tiger I Ausf. E. Development of the Tiger I began at the end of May 1941. The German Army Weapons Branch ordered the Henschel firm to vie with Porsche in producing a prototype. The first prototypes underwent trials on April 1942. The result of these and subsequent trial showed the superiority of the Henschel vehicle to the Porsche's, and thus production orders were placed for it. The Henschel's prototype had thick armor of 100mm at the front and 80mm on both sides, and the main gun was the then most potent, the 8.8cm KwK 36 L/56. The powerplant was Maybach's HL 210 P45, yielding 650 horsepower. Mass production started already in August 1942 with little alteration from the prototype. Starting from November 1942, air pre-cleaners were added on the rear hull plate. The mantlet was partly strengthened and "S" mine dischargers were fitted on five mounting points around the hull roof beginning from December. Moreover, a loader's periscope was fitted from January 1943. The Tiger I produced from November 1942 to July 1943 featured these modifications, are referred to as the early production. About 200 units of these early production versions were produced.
jeff m
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2025
Bought two of them to have different paint schemes! I would suggest though to use a fishing line and super glue to get a proper sag in the track when you are near the finish line.The overall fit is awesome!
Kevin Eaton
Reviewed in Canada on January 8, 2025
Have not began to build yet but am sure will be excellent.
Ethan Richards
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2024
Tamyia are always excellent when it comes to armour and this it no different, the details are excellent, and no warping of the plastic.
Martine B.C.
Reviewed in France on May 21, 2024
Maquette pour mon petit fils de 13ans...beau produit
Chameau
Reviewed in Turkey on March 6, 2024
Amazon harikasın. Satıcı da orjinal ve eksiksiz ürün gönderdi.
Cliente
Reviewed in Spain on December 21, 2024
Modelo ideal para iniciarse en el mundo de las maquetas militares: gran tamaño, fácil de montar, encajes perfectos,... todo calidad.Quizás algo simple para modelistas expertos pero estupenda para principiantes.Totalmente recomendable.
MM
Reviewed in Canada on June 23, 2023
This Tamiya kit is pretty old now - many of the parts are from the 1989 mid production kit. At any rate, this early version contains parts for vehicles produced March to May 1943. The moulds themselves are typical 90's Tamiya - decent, little flash with perhaps oversimplified detail. Unless you're entering a contest, it will look pretty good. A commander is included, and he is not too bad.As far as painting, Tamiya did not have the correct information, and thus the boxart and instructions are wrong. The Tiger 332 pictured on the box was in fact painted in the first tropical scheme. In reality, only about 25 Tigers were painted grey; and we know what units received them. As for the decals, the tanks that had these markings had different details than depicted in the kit. (Such as Porsche mantlets, later feifel system, spare tracks, turret bins, etc.)If you are not too worried about that, they can be used freely. One annoying point is Tamiya insists on selling the crucial engine fan covers seperately, when all other kits include them. If you want more accuracy and included PE, you may want to spend a couple more bucks and get the RFM tiger.
Takhell
Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2020
Havent built it yet, but it looks really good. I couldn't see any issues with the pieces - no flash, and the details look great. Can't wait to start it.
Stuart Slater
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2020
Great detail, very fun build, good detail, and parts fit well
Daniel
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2018
Nice kit. Arrived when expected.
William
Reviewed in Canada on September 4, 2017
It's exactly what I was looking for to finish off my Tiger collection I'd recommend it to any of my friends who model
Dave the Cat
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017
tl;dr version: If you have modest experience at building and you want a nice Tiger to build and enjoy, this kit is for you. However, if your AMS is flaring up, you may want to go with a Dragon.Abstract: In 1989, Tamiya released a new-tool, state of the art kit of a Late Tiger I. It was wonderful in every way. Then in 1997, they altered the molds to release an Early Tiger I. That is what this kit is. So yeah, the design is 20 years old now.I mentioned Advanced Modeling Syndrome and Dragons - if you're the type of modeler that needs every single detail to be perfect and you expect a box full of bells and whistles like aluminum barrels and lots of PE, then you may want a new Dragon kit.Yeah. In many ways, the Dragons are superior. So why did I give this one 5 stars? Because it's a nice intermediate kit. No fit issues. Parts go together nicely. Well-engineered. No shape issues. And no FLASH! That is a miracle considering the molds are 20 years old! Remember the old old tracks where you'd use your daddy's flat screwdriver over a flame to mely little tabs to hold the ends together? Not a problem any more - the plastic responds well to model cement so all you have to do is glue them now. No more buttchewings for carbonizing up Dad's screwdriver blades!And that's why I gave this kit 5 stars. It is fine for what it is. Buy it, build it, and have fun!
Robert Kennedy
Reviewed in Canada on March 27, 2017
Lots of little parts but just loved building it.
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