Tamiya Mini 300035227 – 1: 35 WWII Tiger I Initial/Early Vehicles

This Tamiya Tiger 1 model kit is meant to depict the Tiger 1 tanks operating in Tunisia during the North African campaign of World War II. However, this kit contains several discrepancies with the tanks that were sent to Tunisia-- for example, the painting guide calls for Tamiya's XF-60 dark yellow, but the tanks in North Africa weren't painted dark yellow, but rather a more yellowish brown (RAL 8000) or a light brown (RAL 8020), often mixed with a secondary gray-green color. The yellow brown and light brown can be reproduced with Tamiya's XF-92 and XF-93 paints, though they have no paint that represents the secondary color, RAL 7008. I used Tamiya's XF-49 Khaki to try to replicate the gray-green, but the contrast is much too stark, as can be seen in the photos. I hand-painted the kit using Tamiya paints thinned with Mr Color Leveling Thinner, a lacquer thinner and retarder in one that allows the paint to both be thin and for the brush strokes to level out.Overall, while not the most accurate Tiger-- Dragon, Rye Field Model etc. may be more accurate-- to me if it looks like a Tiger then I'm a happy guy. The kit was typical Tamiya quality, the only slight annoyances being some pieces not fitting together as nicely or, in the case of the rear fenders, me being confused as to how to place them exactly, considering they don't really line up with the rear plate.Also, be careful with some small pieces! I dropped a piece from the turret, it bounced onto the floor, and I haven't seen it since, forcing me to paint the kit without it. Don't make the same mistakes I did.

All pieces are good quality, and there are some extras/duplicates as well, in case something breaks or is lost. The directions are in 3 languages (including english) and are a little hard to follow at points but nothing that can't be determined with some simple deductive reasoning. I'm not qualified to say if the scale is correct or not but it sure looks accurate

This item came in earlier than I expected. All parts are there and it is going to be great to get it put together. I love the 'Thank you' gift.

This Tiger I is an Initial production with Africa Corp decals and tank commander . It has rubber tank treads and a solid well fitted hull, suspension and turret.

This is an amazing reproduction of this german tank in its initial production series. All pieces match perfectly and detail quality is really good. I like it very much and I recommend it to every one who love this big cat.

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