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1/16 scale Tiger 1 early.
- Thread starter Tim A.
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Heavens Eagle
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It's a gonna be BIG!
Wow! That will be big. 
Heavens Eagle
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Saúl sent me the interior graphics for a Tiger II so I might have to drop a lot of $$ and get it for a build not too far down the road.
Tim A.
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I'll be doing good to get the exterior done...
Tim A.
Well-known member
Looking at which Tiger to represent. I think the new unit number 113 painted over the faded old numbers on this one as well as the Mammoth insignia from the 502 Heavy Battalion looks interesting. Here is a decal sheet for that tank. I don't believe the paint color shown is right, though? I'll be masking and airbrushing on the numbers. This Tiger doesn't have side skirts and it looks like it's missing at least one front mud guard. I think it's in the Panzer Grey paint with what looks like worn winter wash? Or maybe mud smeared on it? Anyway I like the look.
Heavens Eagle
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The winter white wash usually didn't last very long and it would not have looked soft edged like this has. Also the trees have leaves on them and no cold weather clothes. My guess is that it is the sand color with green and/or brown camo added.
Definitely an interesting build for a Tiger.
Definitely an interesting build for a Tiger.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Oh yeah and a Tiger II makes the Tiger I look small.
jknaus
Administrator
From https://forums.kitmaker.net/t/looking-for-help-with-tiger-1-113-of-502-s-pz-abt/28173
David Bryden states this is an original colour pic of 113. The faint outline of 14 can be seen. It was RAL 7021 Dunkel Grau and was liberally smeared with mud. Hope that helps.
James
David Bryden states this is an original colour pic of 113. The faint outline of 14 can be seen. It was RAL 7021 Dunkel Grau and was liberally smeared with mud. Hope that helps.
James
Tim A.
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The "mud Tiger" pic is interesting. This tank has the smoke dischargers with the ones on the left side being coated in mud, if it is mud. Maybe the pic is a WIP on applying the camo? It is missing the mud guard, like in the other pics, but it's also missing the lights that can be seen in the B&W photo's. I also noticed the dischargers are not on the Tiger in the B&W shots.
jknaus
Administrator
These pics are all of the same tanks supposedly. In the B&W pics you can see the smoke discharger brackets although the dischargers have been removed. Here is some info on them. https://tiger1.info/EN/AH-smoke-launchers.html
Also the lights were removable prior to an engagement to prevent damage. Tiger I Info is a fantastic resource for Tiger information. https://tiger1.info/index.html
I use it when doing a Tiger to determine fixes for the kit I have. Here's yours. https://tiger1.info/models/products-page/AH003
At the bottom of the page are the links to each individual assembly.
James
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
This may help if you don't have 'Tiger 1 on the Eastern Front' but if you do then its info you already have.
113 started out as third tank in the first batch of 4 Tigers delivered to 502 in the Leningrad area in factory German Grey, being a 'bare bones early vehicle without the standard fittings that the later ones got.
It was later renumbered 3 and given a large striped style winter wash.
It eventually recieved the rear stowage bin and was 'retro fitted' with the side mounting bolts for the guards but never had the track guards fitted.
Tank 3 was re-painted over the grey with Dark Yellow in the spring of '43, and the markings changed to 14. chassis number 250005.
This is when the side bolts were mounted.
The tank was then renumbered back to 113 before being lost before the end of spring of 1944
113 started out as third tank in the first batch of 4 Tigers delivered to 502 in the Leningrad area in factory German Grey, being a 'bare bones early vehicle without the standard fittings that the later ones got.
It was later renumbered 3 and given a large striped style winter wash.
It eventually recieved the rear stowage bin and was 'retro fitted' with the side mounting bolts for the guards but never had the track guards fitted.
Tank 3 was re-painted over the grey with Dark Yellow in the spring of '43, and the markings changed to 14. chassis number 250005.
This is when the side bolts were mounted.
The tank was then renumbered back to 113 before being lost before the end of spring of 1944
Tim A.
Well-known member
Thanks for the Link, James...good stuff!
Reading through it I already have eliminated my build representing #223. As the parts supplied in the kit is not correct for that Tiger.
