German Tiger I Mid Production Tank

My first Tiger since building the Tamiya kit from the 70's. This one goes together very well and is nicely detailed. I added the Eduard zimmerit set and photo etched details. Those sets added a lot of extra effort in the build, but is very worth it. This kit has individual tack links which take time to put together, but look much better than the rubber band type tracks. I sanded off the ejector marks on the track links which took quite a bit of time. I wish it had the length and individual links like the Trumpeter KV-2. That system worked very well. This kit builds up into a very nice mid-production Tiger.

This has been the best fun I have had with armor. The Tamiya quality was excellent as always. I purchased the Tamiya zimmerit (11052978-001) and added it to the kit. Pro- the quality of the kit was excellent. The zimmerit went on easy and added so much to the kit. The individual track scared me at first, but I built a jig with the ones in the kit. They where time consuming but worth the effort. Make sure you add the tracks before you but the upper hall on. I didn't and had to work harder to get the tracks on. Patience is the key to the tracks. The first side went on perfect, but I hurried the drying time on the second side and they did not come out as nice. Wish all the kits came with individual tracks. Cons-none. Looking forward to building the kit again without zimmerit.

This is a great kit from Tamiya. The details are nice and crisp. As with any Tamiya kit I have built, there is very little flash, always a great fit and the instructions are very easy to follow. It was nice to see that Tamiya supplied individual track links as I feel those are more detailed than the rubber band tracks. There are plenty of after market parts that can really make this kit great. I'd recommend this kit to anyone, as the only thing I saw wrong with the kit were personal preferences.