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Old 08-06-2007, 04:54 PM   # 9 Quick Link (permalink)
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Re: Some reviews

Thank you very much for your kind feedback, gentlemen; I appreciate it. And welcome back from your hols, MoMo.

I have no photographs of Tiger 411. For some reason Dragon fell in love with sPzAbt 506 (see their two Tiger IIs to 1/35 scale), one of the least documented Tiger units in WW2, and at least my literature is very thin on this particular subject. However, the photos I have (mainly Tiger IIs) of this unit during the Ardennes offensive show standard camouflage schemes.

Regarding tracks, I don't have the model you mention (I only purchased the grey version thus far), but it might well be an optical illusion. Late running gears with all-steel wheels were much narrower than the previous ones - in fact, they lacked the outermost set of road wheels (see comparison in the enclosed pictures), thus Tigers so equipped usually gave a false impression of being fitted with wider tracks.

 

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