The Original:
Name SdKfz 181 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausfuehrung E "Tiger", initial version
(August 1942, workshop additions in North Africa)
Type Heavy Tank Built by Henschel
Crew 5 Men Length 8.45 m
Capacity 600 PS Width 3.70 m
Weight 57 t Height 2.93 m
Speed 38 km/h
Maximum Armor Front Side Rear Top
Turret 100 mm 80 mm 80 mm 25 mm
Hull 100 mm 60 mm 80 mm 25 mm
Armament 1 x 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 (92 Rounds)
2 x 7.92 mm MG 34 (4,800 Rounds)
Numbers Built 1,354 from July 1942 to August 1944
Remarks Those Tigers which were sent to North Africa in Autumn 1942 as the "schwere Panzerabteilung 501" [Heavy Tank Section 501] were changed by the workshops units once they arrived.
Some of those changes were later taken over also for the main production.

The main changes were:
- Addition of a stowage bin on the rear turret, the so called "Rommelkiste" [Rommel-Bin]
- The Headlights were moved to the glacis plate
- Sheet metal covers were attached for the exhausts.
Manufacturer: Tamiya 35227
Detail Sets: Aber 35014 - Photo etched parts
Aber 35A11 - Fenders
Modelkasten SK-2 - Tracks

Overview:

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Details:

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The Model:

 I built this model a few years ago, but weathered it recently.
It shows the Tiger I with the turret number 731 of the "Schwere Panzerabteilung 501" [Heavy Tank Section 501] in Tunisia 1943.