030 Tiger I H2

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Tiger I Ausf.H2, 7.5cm KwK 42 It's not widely known that the Tiger's turret, with its 88mm gun, was originally planned to equip only the first 100 vehicles. A smaller turret with a more powerful 75mm gun was under development and would have been introduced early in 1943. However, a design change to the ammunition for the 88mm gun allowed it to meet the required performance, so the new turret project was cancelled. This kit represents what would have been the Tiger I during 1943 if that project had been completed. The turret in this kit is based on the wooden mockups from the actual project work. But there was a project, and therefore such a model is a hypothetical assumption. In modeling, this branch is called the term “Panzerwaffe'46” (Germany had a huge number of promising projects, and their implementation in the form of scale models has long been a separate, and very popular, branch in modeling). The model was built from the Dragon kit, scale 1:35. Painting was done with Tamiya acrylic paints, weathering effects were applied using various AMMO, MIG, and AKInteractive products. The model looks as if the vehicle has been in use for a long time, traces of use are simulated, streaks of dust and dirt are visible on the tank, with scratches, oil streaks, soot and even rust.