Armor

The King Tiger heavy tank was introduced in 1944 during the latter stages of WWII. The first 50 examples were equipped with a turret desgined by Porsche while mass produced tanks featured an improved turret designed by Henschel. The tank was armed with a powerful L/71 88mm gun and protected by 150mm frontal and 80mm side armor. Many of these formidable tanks were involved in the German offensive through the Ardennes in December 1944. As for the DKW NZ350, this motorcycle was produced from 1940 and late-war versions featured a smaller headlight as well as thinner fenders.

Photo-Etched Parts & Metal Barrel for Precision Details
This model comes with photo-etched parts and a metal gun barrel made by acclaimed Polish aftermarket parts manufacturer Aber®. The photo-etched parts include fine details such as equipment fasteners, periscope, fender attachment parts, and engine grille covers. The aluminum gun barrel features a brass muzzle brake, providing the model with a heightened level of precision.

Features

• 1/35 scale King Tiger plastic assembly kit model with photo-etched parts and metal gun barrel from Aber.
• Accurately reproduces the Henschel "Production Turret" variant.
• Parts for two types of gun mantlet included.
• Rear escape hatch is movable while other hatches may be assembled in either open or closed position.
• Set also includes a late-war DKW NZ350 motorcycle.
• Comes with 3 figures to depict courier, commander, and loader.
• Limited Edition Collaboration Kit.

This kit designed by Tamiya's top designers recreates the "Easy Eight" variant of the legendary Sherman medium tank. The M4A3E8 was known fondly as the “Easy Eight” by its crews, thanks to the relatively smooth drive afforded by its Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS). Another distinguishing feature was its 76mm gun. Some of the 2,500 examples produced were in time to appear in the Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 1944-Jan. 1945), and others even served in the Korean War years after the Allied WWII triumph. Movie buffs will no doubt also recall that the "Easy Eight" was the star of the 2014 hit film "Fury."

The Model Features Include:

• Slide molded turret and upper hull parts give an unbeatable combination of hassle-free assembly and highly realistic detail levels. Cast metal turret and welded hull surface textures are rendered accurately.
• The rear showcases sharp, detailed molding on engine grilles and exhausts, as well as the numerous accessories depicted by the kit.
• Clear parts are used to recreate light lens and cupola vision block parts, further upping the realism of this kit.
• The single-pin T66 tracks are recreated with minimum fuss and great accuracy, by the included belt-type tracks. Drive sprockets feature fine holes.
• A commander figure in realistic pose is provided for the cupola. The periscope seen on the hatch underside is depicted using separate parts.