Tamiya Tiger I 'Japanese Army'

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Ad Lav
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Tamiya Tiger I 'Japanese Army'

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Another of my 'what if' or fictional tanks, the Japanese Army Tiger I.

The Japanese had actually purchased a Tiger, Panther and Panzer IV but had no way of getting them to the Japanese mainland from Germany.

She's wearing a rather fetching shade of Japanese dark green and light weathering.

The Japanese flag was painted by hand.

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Looks really good. I like the originality of the idea.
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You know me, always doing something different! Hence the KV not being green!
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Looks amazing; nice work!
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Re: Tamiya Tiger I 'Japanese Army'

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Very nice. The green does look good :thumbup:
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