wsn tiger 1

[oz]

hi 205, a mate of mine gets them i,m hoping he has a couple of tiger II ,s in the next batch, he ordered a few t34 tiger 1 tiger II and i think a stug as well, for £40/£45 a pop thats not too bad !!!!

[grim_marmazet]

Thats an awesome price Oz! The cheapest I could find any was £70. If your mate is interested in swapping one for a snow leopard, i've got a brand new one going spare. 

[oz]

no probs grim i.ll ask.

[Rivetcounter]

Oz where did that picture of the Tiger come from? never seen that particular Tiger before

[oz]

heres another pic, from the front it looks like an early tiger, i think the pics came from a polish website.

[Norse]

heres another pic, from the front it looks like an early tiger, i think the pics came from a polish website.

interesting having track links on the front upper hull as extra armour havent seen that before

[Rivetcounter]

There is no two ways about it this is an early Tiger with the late steel road wheels with a white wash over the tank I don't think this is a Fermann Tiger but it is one of the retro fitted Tigers, which book have these pictures come from do they suggest a unit or area where the pictures where taken.
Track links on the front left and right upper isn't an uncommon sight many of the Abtelungs carried spare track in this manner with improvised brackets

[Mackem]

As said by rivetcounter track links as additional frontal armour were not uncommon.





Other very common mods were barbed wire on the hull sides and logs for unditching.

Cheers
John

[Rivetcounter]

Don't go thinking the late tracks with chevrons are specific to late Tigers they where introduced in late 43 there are many pictures of early Tigers with late tracks and also a mix of early and late links on the same track now that would add artistic merit to a build

[oz]

the whitewashed tiger is from kompanie hummel not the fehrmann unit.