1:35 German King Tiger Porsche turret (tamiya)

The metal conversion set 1:35 German King Tiger Porsche turret from Royal Model concentrates on the early turret of the Tiger II heavy tank. The contents are photo-etched steel sheet. Target kit: Tamiya.

Scale1:35
Manufacturer Royal Model
Product EAN8591111006712

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29.16 €
24.10 € without VAT
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The turret of the early Tiger II production run in 1:35 from the Royal Model workshop

This accessory from the Italian brand concentrates on one particular assembly of the heavy tank, namely the differently shaped turret of the first examples built. Thin steel sheet makes it possible to create edges, loops and rims in a thickness that cannot be drawn out of an injection mold. You have to have your own basic plastic kit. The set is intended for the Tamiya kit.

What was special about the early turret

The Tiger II left the line in two forms. The first roughly fifty hulls got a turret with a curved front wall and a bulged gun mantlet, for which the designation after the competing Porsche project took hold, although Krupp supplied the design. It was precisely that curve under the mantlet that worked as a shot trap: a hit could be deflected off it downward onto the thin roof of the hull. The later production turret therefore got a flat front wall with a narrower aperture. The armament stayed the same in both cases, the long 88 mm gun with a barrel 71 calibers long, one of the most effective anti-tank guns of the war.

Recommended procedure

Form the curved parts gradually over a cylindrical object, a metal rod or a drill bit for instance, and do not press on them hard all at once. Secure the joints with thin cyanoacrylate glue applied with the tip of a wire. Before you start painting, let the metal rest a while and avoid fingerprints.

For which modelers

  • collectors of German heavy tanks of the end of the war
  • builders who object to the soft shapes of molded parts
  • those who build the early production run and want to set it apart from the later one
  • modelers with experience of bending metal

Paints, putty and the plastic model are not supplied with the accessory.

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FAQ

It has a curved front wall and a bulged gun mantlet. The production version got a flat front, because the curve deflected shots downward onto the roof of the hull.

No. The metal parts serve to refine and complete the turret from a plastic kit, not to replace it.

Gradually and over a cylindrical object of a matching diameter. A sharp bend over an edge will leave a crease in the metal.

For the Tamiya kit in 1:35 scale. The base kit is not included in the package.

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1:35 German King Tiger Porsche turret (tamiya)

The metal conversion set 1:35 German King Tiger Porsche turret from Royal Model concentrates on the early turret of the Tiger II heavy tank. The contents are photo-etched steel sheet. Target kit: Tamiya.
In stock
29.16 €
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