FI / Finland
Koottava pienoismalli, Maakalusto
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| Tuotekoodi: | 00949 |
|---|---|
| Numero: | G9360949 |
| Valtio: | Saksa |
| Ajanjakso: | Ajanjakso 1930-1949 |
| Ajoneuvotyyppi: | Tela-ajoneuvo |
In early October 1942,
plans for production of the VK 45.03 were reviewed?Initially two designs
were provided, one by Henschel and one by Porsche. Both used a turret
design from Krupp; the main differences were in the hull design,
transmission and suspension.
The Henschel version used a conventional hull design with sloped
armor resembling the layout of the Panther tank. It had a rear mounted
engine and used nine overlapping road wheels per side, mounted on
transverse torsion bars, in a similar manner to the original Tiger. To
simplify maintenance, however, the wheels were overlapping rather than
interleaved as in the Tiger
Henschel won the contract, and all Tiger IIs were produced by the
firm. Two turret designs were used in production vehicles. The initial
design is sometimes misleadingly called the "Porsche turret" due to the
belief that it was designed by Porsche for their prototype. In fact this
turret was simply the initial Krupp design for both prototypes. This
turret had a rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a
difficult-to-manufacture curved bulge on the turret's left side, to
accommodate the commander's cupola. Fifty early turrets were mounted to
Henschel's hull and used in action. The more common "production" turret,
sometimes called the "Henschel" turret, was simplified with a flat
face, no shot trap (created by the curved face of the initial-type
turret), less-steeply sloped sides, and no bulge for the commander's
cupola.
The track system used on the Tiger II chassis was a unique one,
which used alternating "contact shoe" and "connector" links—the contact
shoe link had a pair of transverse metal bars that contacted the ground,
while the connector links had no contact with the ground.
The Tiger II was developed late in the war and made in relatively small numbers. Like all German tanks, it had a gasoline engine. However, this same engine powered the much lighter Panther and Tiger I tanks. The Tiger II was under-powered, like many other heavy tanks of World War II, and consumed a lot of fuel which was already in short supply.
| Item No | 00949 |
| Item Name | Pz.Kpfw.VI Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger II (Henschel 105mm) |
| Bar Code | 9580208009490 |
| Scale | 1:16 |
| Item Type | Plastic Model Armor Kit |
| Total Sprues | 35 sprues, upper hull , lower hull , turret and tracks |
| Resin Parts | n/a |
| Film Parts | n/a |
| Photo Etched Parts | 1 piece |
| Metal Parts | copper cable , steel tube , pin , spring |
| Total Parts | 1500+ |
| Model Brief | Length: 706mm Width: 233mm |
| Released Date | 2025-08 |
| More Features |
The kit consists of over 1500 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull and upper hull >Full interior details >individual tracks links >Photo-eteched parts included |
