Knowing very little about the production history of these big cats
I’ve turned to the David Byrden website. As mentioned above, for this
kit David adds a few pointers on how to solve a few instruction discrepancies,
some recommendations to modify a few small parts, and advice on how to
add some small missing features. Apart from adding the zimmerit, its pretty
much all that is required.
With the choice of
three variants the first logical step is to choose a subject. I’ve
always been fascinated with the Normandy campaign, so I am going to
research a worthy candidate. The Tigers that were operating in Normandy
fought exclusively, as far as I know, in the British and Canadian
sectors around Caen where the German armour was concentrated. Three
German Schwere Panzer Abteilung fought in Normandy and a few Tigers may
(or may not) have been present in the Panzer Lehr Division.
s.SS-Pz.Abt.
101 had 45 Tiger I and reached Normandy on June 12, travelling from
Beauvais near Paris. Michael Wittmann and the 1st and 2nd Companies
famously fought in the well-known battle of Villers-Bocage on June 13.
s.Pz.Abt. 503 was transferred to Normandy with 33 Tiger I and 12 Tiger II in early July.
s.SS-Pz.Abt.
102 was transferred to Normandy with 45 Tiger I in early July. They
were engaged in the bitter fighting for Hill 112.
Paintings
and markings in the kit are for no less than twenty-four Ss.Pz.Abt 101
gun tank vehicles and command vehicle 009, as well as three vehicles
from SS.Pz.Abt 508 that fought in Italy
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