I was watching a recording of a discovery channel show called, Battlefield ,the battle of kursk part 2 the show can be viewed here on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22xpNBJCS4U just for a bit of research for my tiger model when i came across a short 5 second flash of a tiger tank on fire at 1.12.51 (one hour twelve mins and fifty one seconds) into the show .I looked, looked again and didnt believe my eyes i enclose a still picture of the scene
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take a close look at the drivers mantlet and machine gunners port on the front took me a while to figure out what i was lookin at then i sussed it what do you think of it ?? all the best . rob
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:34 pm
by Dragon245
film projected wrong way round
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:02 pm
by doc larsson
i agree
that's why i raised the point re helmets with ensignia. i believe waffen ss had their decals on the rhs whereas german WH traditionally had them on the left along with the luftwaffe regiments. Can anyone clarify this ?
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:40 pm
by B.A.D.A.S.S.Force
Agree on the wrong way projection for that one small inserted clip. That can bring about a lot of confusion at times with videos & pictures, usually just an overlooked editing mistake.
This is how it should have looked.
~ Craig ~
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:32 pm
by dgsselkirk
That would be the Tiger specifically built for all us left handers. Everything reversed so easier for us to operate.......
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:52 pm
by Maybach
yeah thats the England invasion tiger, to keep things legal on UK roads
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:23 pm
by 971wright
Hi Take a look at the desert war ,you will see photos /film of Grants with the 75mm gun on the left.Grants only had the 75mm gun on the right
regards pete
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:57 pm
by jarndice
I was wondering if they were early Heng Long copies! shaun
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:00 pm
by dgsselkirk
Always bashing the Heng Longs.....
Re: Spotted the rarest tiger ever !
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:12 pm
by jarndice
DGS I am the first to be grateful to Heng Long for allowing so many people into a hobby that would otherwise be out of our pocket, BUT even the greatest supporter would have to recognise that the early tanks left a lot to be desired. At least without any great increase in price the improvement in every aspect of the product has far exceeded my expectations, all they have to do now is expand the available product range. shaun