Tiger I Early Version 'Operation Citadel' 1/35 Academy

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Tiger I Early Version 'Operation Citadel' 1/35 Academy

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SKU:
ACY13509
UPC:
8.81E+12
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Description

The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armor encountered in the initial months of the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, particularly the T-34 and the KV-1. The Tiger I is the first tank mounting the 88mm gun in its initial armored fighting vehicle-dedicated version, which in its Flak version had previously demonstrated its effectiveness against both air and ground targets. During the course of the war the Tiger I saw combat on all German battlefronts. It was usually deployed in independent tank battalions, which proved to be quite formidable. While the Tiger I was feared by many of its opponents, it was over-engineered, used expensive and labor-intensive materials and production methods and was time-consuming to produce. Only 1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/35
Skill Level: 4
Length: 9.3”
Height: 3.3”
Parts: 180+
- Painting and assembly required
- 8 sprues
- Molded in high-quality plastic
- One decal sheet
- One-piece lower hull
- One photo-etched fret
- Newly tooled asymmetrical turret, 8.8cm main gun and mantlet
- Individual plastic track links
- Accurate 90mm main gun and .50 caliber machine gun
- Poly caps

- Lots of optional parts
- Turret hatch can be assembled open or closed

- Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

  1. 9th SS.Pz.Abt, ‘Totenkopf’, Kursk, Russia, July 1943
  2. 8th SS.Pz.Abt, ‘Das Reich’, Kursk, Russia, July 1943
  3. Pz.Abt.503, Kursk, Russia, July 1943

- Illustrated instructions and paint guide

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Paint Guide:

Flat Black
Steel
Silver
Dark Yellow
Wood Brown
Dark Green
Rust
Red Brown (for options 1 & 2 above only)
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