King Tiger PREVIEW

Trumpeter, 1/16 scale

Preview

J.B. Wholesalers has supplied the following information about the forthcoming Trumpeter 1/16 scale King Tiger:

There is a limited edition 1/16 tank coming in October. This will be an one time production item. No second run production will be made as the tooling will be modified to other versions

The turret and the upper hull will come in two versions, one in transparent and one in solid colour.

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Below is the full information.

00906 Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger with Henschel Turret (Limited Edition)

Item Code: MA
Item No.: 00906
Bar Code: 9580208009063
Item Name: Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger with Henschel Turret (Limited Edition)
Scale: 1:16Static Armor
Model Brief: Length: 505mm Width: 188mm Height: 173mm
Total Parts: 1285pcs
Metal Parts: Die-Cast sprocket and Idler wheels, aluminium gun barrel, metal tow cables, etc
Photo Etched Parts: 4 frets
Total Sprues: 43 sprues, Lower hull, (two sets of )upper hull and lower turret, upper turret,
inner wall, each 105 links toothed and flat tracks.
Paint Schemes: PzKpfw VI "Tiger II" Ausf.B (Sd.Kfz. 182) of the 1st Company schwere Heeres
Panzer Abteilung FHH, Hungary, January-February, 1945.

More Features :

Summary: Panzerkampfwagen VI " Tiger II" Ausf.B (Sd.Kfz. 182) with production (Henschel design) turret show appearance of the tank Production Period July to Oct. in 1944. This is a Limited Edition.

The model contains each two sets of upper hull part, lower turret part, upper turret part and the inner turret wall, they are moulded both in clear parts and grey parts, so you can select to build this huge model with clear version to show the full interior details.

Full interior details

• Interior hull is divided into four compartments, driving, fighting, engine and transmission.
  The fighting compartment is situated in the middle part of the tank inside the turret.

• Accurately designed transmission and steering brake.

• Correctly detailed numerous flexible rubber engine cooling duct.

Gun ~

• A two-piece 88mm gun designed specifically for Henschel's turret.

• Completely gun cradle for 88mm KwK43 L/71.

• Slide-moulded gun mantle w/extreme detail.

• Late type muzzles provided .

• Turned aluminium gun barrel.

• The main gun may be auto-reset by the metal recoil spring

Turret & Fighting Compartment ~

• 2x Multi-slide-molded 7.92mm MG w/delicate detail

• Slide molded one piece upper turret accurately shaped for ease assembly.

• Upper turret inner side walls in extreme detail w/separate parts .

• Cupola hatch can be assembled open/closed.

• Loader's hatch can be assembled open/closed with interior metal tube/ actuating rod.

• Rear turret hatch with cover can be modeled open/ closed.

• Three different type 88mm ammunitions w/photo-etched parts for bottom detail, total of 72
  rounds stored along the hull sides and a fraction of stored in the rear of the turret.

• The turret could be traversed 360 degrees.

Chassis~

• Two-directional slide-moulded hull bottom with suspension assembly holes on both sides

• Hull inner side walls in extreme detail w/separate parts .

• Slide-moulded swing arms with torsion bars assembly holes.

• Torsion bars and suspension armored covers come as separate parts.

• Late type side fenders w/pattern detail on both top and bottom surface.

• Exhaust pipe w/photo-etched parts for great detail.

• Metal towing cables.

• Slide-molded towing eye brackets in extreme detail w/separate parts.

• Suspension & Wheels ~

• Suspension is made up of nine sets of overlapping 800mm steel road wheels per side.

• Metal-cast drive sprocket wheel in Late type with authentic detail.

• Metal-cast Idler wheel exhibit maximum detail w/separate armored covers.

Track~

• Wider 800mm combat tracks, 105 links toothed track and 105 links flat track, including the spare
  tracks, they can be joined by 400 shafts, and accurately lined up and sagged the result of link's weight.

• Of course are the workable track links and the material is ABS plastic in burnt iron color.

• Photo-etched engine deck grills and engine grills.

Thanks to J.B. Wholesalers for the information and image