Dragon Armor 1/35 King Tiger Porsche Turret w/Zimmerit s.Pz.Abt.503 Mailly Le Camp August 1944 (61007)

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Dragon Armor 1/35 King Tiger Porsche Turret w/Zimmerit s.Pz.Abt.503 Mailly Le Camp August 1944 (61007)
he German Army’s s.Pz.Abt. 503 was the first operational unit to receive the impressive new Tiger II in late May 1944. It arrived in Normandy the following month with 12 of these powerful King Tiger tanks to counter the Allied landings. They first saw action on 11th July 1944, the unit was decimated in the ensuing tough fighting against the Allies and by the time it was withdrawn from the frontline, s.Pz.Abt. 503 had just two operational tanks remaining. The latest item in the Dragon Armor 1/35 scale series is a King Tiger from 3./s.Pz.Abt. 503. The miniature represents a Tiger II fighting at Mailly le Camp in France in August 1944. The new Porsche turret is the first such Dragon ready made 1:35th scale to receive it. The streamlined turret lends this model an air of uniqueness. A zimmerit coating has been applied to the hull and turret.

Officially named the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B, the King Tiger was a formidable German tank weighing 69.8 tons. Entering production in mid-1944, it was armed with an 8.8cm KwK 43 L/71 gun and its frontal armor was up to 180mm thick. With such assets, this tank could easily prey on its less well-armed Allied opponents. However, its bulk and underpowered engine meant it wasn’t as effective in offense. Dragon Armor has launched a fantastic new fully built-up 1/35 scale model of a King Tiger. This is the very first Henschel production version of the King Tiger to feature in the larger-scale Dragon Armor range. The actual vehicle it is based on was a tank of sPzAbt 506 that fought in the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes in December 1944. Interestingly, this was the only Heer Tiger battalion to participate in the winter offensive. This version has a full coat of zimmerit on the hull and turret, which has been carefully and realistically crafted and textured to scale.

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