Tiger (P) VK4501(P) / Porsche Typ 101 scratch built

[lister fiend]

awesome scratch build there.
ive just built a dragon 1:35 tiger p & i have to say thats bloody close
ive just got the painting to do.
the talent of some of you guys astounds me.
good work fella
lister

[Dug]

Early tigers carried signal flags - 131 has a bin for them in the turret next to the commander's seat. Perhaps the hole was intended for signal flags rather than sight5ing - and also for getting wet through! Superb model - very jealous.
Regards
Dug

[sassgrunt]

I really like the great job you have done building 003. I wondered about the hole in the cupola hatch as well. I have finally come to believe that it is the same as for the Panzer II ausf F, and used for the scissors periscope. There is a 1/6th build of a Panzer II that shows it pretty well. Link is here:

http://www.sixtharmygroup.com/forums/ar ... usf-f.html

On every reference about this tank I have read, they say that the cupola hatch laid flat when open, and did not have a 110 degree hold-open stop like the normal Tiger I has. And, although I have never seen a photo showing the hold-open stop, EVERY photo I have seen that shows the hatch open seems to show it at what looks like 110 degrees. I am guessing that it may not have had it when originally built in 1942, but that it would have been retrofitted (along with the turret side escape hatch) before the vehicle was issued in 1944.

Thank you for sharing your build. -Mike

[greengiant]

Very well done. You pick the wierdest tanks to build which is a good thing. Now Ill have to search the web for pictures of this tank. although Ill never try to build one.

[KommandantX]

Thank you guys for your good words and usefull info on the 003. In the next couple of weeks i do hope to do the detailing and painting.

And yes i do like the weid looking tanks

[KommandantX]

BTW next built coming up is a KV-2. That will be an HL KV-1 conversion using some Tamiya KV-2 components.