Ref.: HBOS-84532
Pz.Kpfw.VI Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger II Henschel Feb-1945 Production
Characteristics
To scale 1/35 of the mark Hobby Boss to assemble and paint.
Brief History
In early October 1942, plans for production of the VK 45.03 were revie
Initially two designs were provided, one by Henschel and one by Porsche.
Both used a turret design from Krupp; the main differences were in the hull design, transmission and suspension.
The Henschel version used a conventional hull design with sloped armor resembling the layout of the Panther tank.
It had a rear mounted engine and used nine overlapping road wheels per side, mounted on transverse torsion bars, in a similar manner to the original Tiger.
To simplify maintenance, however, the wheels were overlapping rather than interleaved as in the Tiger