Barcode: 0 89195 61021 8
Case Pack: 6 Pieces per case
Box Size: 14.2" x 7.9" x 5.5"
Features:
- Open window display packaging
- Highly popular and collectible item
- True to 1/35 scale
- Fully accurate mold
- Fully assembled
- Includes protective display case
Schwere Panzer Abteilung (s.Pz.Abt.) 508 was formed in August 1943, and was
initially equipped with the formidable Tiger I tank. With an inventory of 45
Tiger Is, the unit was ordered to counterattack the Allied bridgehead at Anzio
between December 1943 and January 1944. The Tigers had to road march 200km from
a railhead, and 60% of tanks broke down on the narrow, winding mountain roads
on the way to Anzio. In any event, the massed Tigers of s.Pz.Abt. 508, plus
Panthers and Elefants from other units, were repulsed mainly by naval gunfire.
During the Italian campaign, the unit received 32 further Tiger I tanks up till
June 1944 to make up combat losses. Finally, s.Pz.Abt. 508 turned in its 15
remaining Tigers to s.Pz.Abt. 504 in February 1945 before returning to Germany
to train on the Kingtiger.
Dragon Armor has produced a fine 1/35 scale model of a Tiger I from this famous
unit. The fully assembled and finished model is a Late Production variant of
a tank fighting in Italy in 1944. A notable aspect of this model is the Zimmerit
coating reproduced in exacting detail, this item being the first 1/35 Tiger
I with Zimmerit in the Dragon Armor range. To enable the depiction of Zimmerit,
a completely new turret, upper and lower hull were produced. The Zimmerit is
expertly crafted, representing as good a finish as only skillful modelers could
achieve. The model is finished in an overall three-color camouflage finish,
and this has been carefully painted onto the vehicle, which is itself an accurately
dimensioned and detailed replica of the original tank. This Zimmerit coating
adds a new look to an already popular tank, and contributes to an aggressive
and attractive subject from the Italian theater.
