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Jagdpanzer VI Jagdtiger

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yes ou se right: This is m first airbrushed model kit. I got an airbrush gun for 25€. Finall I have one. More model kkits will folloe, In the moment I am working ona Lockheed PV-1 Ventura in 1:48.
But now lets review this beauty: A jagdtiger from tamyia in 1:35
I got it as a birthday present from my sister.

Backround: BAsed on the king tiger, the jagdtiger with its even thicker armour and more heavier armament was the heaviest tank that entered mass production ever. Its weight of 70-72 tonnes made it a true giant. It was a self propelled tank killer, an armoured beast that had armour of 250 mm at the front. The 128 mm cannon L55 was the same used in the maus super heavy tank and was the best tank cannon of wwii. The jagdtiger had a fixed mont, meanng that traverse of the cannon was limited but it allowed the designers to gave the tank m ore armour as no complex turret was neede. Thus the jagdtiger was so heavily armoured that it couldnt be penetrated from the front. The cannon could destroy any other tank on the battlefield and it could do this from ovre 3500 metres away! The jagdtiger wsa neverthelessa rare tank killer only 88 were built as it entered servic e late in the war.Jagdtigers were sed in the 654.schwere panzerjägerabteilung and the 521.schwere panzerjägerabteilng. My one depitct the tank of the famous german ace otto carius whose figure is also included ! Carius was one of germany highest scoring tank aces.Despite the jagdtigers nderpowered engine, ti could reach 38km/h on streets. But it ate fuel and was difficult to maintain because of its weight. Still the jagdtiger was one of the most feared tanks of wwii as nearly no other tank could destroy it from the front.
The jagdtigers identifcation number was sdkfz 186. A few jagdtigers were equipped with the 88mm l/71 gun as the 12,8cm cannon wsant available in greater numbe4rs in the late war conditions. These were called sdkfz 185. It probably were the last 4 jagdtigers built that had the 88mm gun. 11 jagdtigers had a porsche suspension which made the tank 2 tonnes lighter but the henschel suspension was more robust.
Detail: Perfect, wehave a perfectly detailed cannon with interior, a nice surface struvcuter that isnt compeltel even like in real life. Also the motorcycle is well detailes and the figures too.
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Fitting: No flaws everything went perfect
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Functions: awesome: The kit is full functional, it has movable tracks and wheels typical for tamyia model kits, I love that. Also the rear hatches can be opened and closed and the cannon is movable as well. The handle ba of the motorccle and its stand are movable
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Decals: Not many as it is a tank model kit. The ones that are included are awesome
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Extrapoints: Its one of my favourite tanks and this is an awesome model kit of it, it hassuperb functions and awesome details.
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Fazit: Despite its HUGE prize of over 60€ this kit is a great kit. It has evrything that i love and it was a joy to built. Even a beginner could make it despite its quite high number of parts as everything fits together so perfectly. Its tamia and Tamyia is well known for its amount of detail and quality. This kit is a must for me and for anyone who loves detailed tank models of wwii
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Note: The paintjob given by the manual is WRONG. JAgdtigers of the 512. schwere panzerjägerabteilung didnt have a tricolour camouflage, they were dark yellow with olive green stripes.
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