Tamiya Tiger I Mid production 1/35

I have that 1/25 Tiger kit, plus the new Tamiyas, and I can assure you they are not related. The 1/25 kit has all sorts of proportion problems; the new 135 kits are very accurate in shape.

I wonder if those location points in the hull were relevant to the Sturmtiger kit, which I don't have...

David

MECHTECH

Tamiya did do a 1/25 scale kit of the early Tiger as the british caught in the first Desert war (WWII). It had the same mounts on the inside as the 1/35 scale kit. It had interior detail parts such as turret floor, driver seat, radio officer seat and some others. Looking at the 1/25 scale and the 1/35 scale kits makes me wonder if they just didn't do rescale of the tiger for the molds. The crew that comes with both kits are identical also.

That probably explains the Hull. I still can't figure out how they (CMK) came up with the Floor plates being Tamiya parts. Oh well LOL I ordered the Academy Tiger I Mid production so I can use the floor plates from that of course I'll try to copy them so I can build the Academy kit later.

do you think the "New Mold" Panthers are also rescales of the 1/25 scale Panther kit?

Tamiya did do a 1/25 scale kit of the early Tiger as the british caught in the first Desert war (WWII). It had the same mounts on the inside as the 1/35 scale kit. It had interior detail parts such as turret floor, driver seat, radio officer seat and some others. Looking at the 1/25 scale and the 1/35 scale kits makes me wonder if they just didn't do rescale of the tiger for the molds. The crew that comes with both kits are identical also.

Byrden

Thank you.

The instructions for your Tamiya kit are visible here:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10000261

and, while it does have those mysterious attachment points in the sponsons, it provides nothing to go in them, nor does it provide any flooring.

I wonder if your CMK set was complete.

David

 

Which tells me that Tamiya did one with a interior. Much like the M2 Bradley kit had a interior but the M3 Bradley didn't have an interior if you see what I mean.

And I triple checked the instructions and it has 1 and a half pages that are the parts diagram showing all the parts that are included and the half moon shaped floor plates are not on the diagram so it they aren't on the parts page they aren't in the set.

Thank you.

The instructions for your Tamiya kit are visible here:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10000261

and, while it does have those mysterious attachment points in the sponsons, it provides nothing to go in them, nor does it provide any flooring.

I wonder if your CMK set was complete.

David

the kit number for the CMK interior set is 3067. The Tamiya Tiger I Mid Production is kit number 35194*3200 copyright 1989 with the lower hull as a single piece without motorization like the later Panther kit with very obvious attachment points for the torsion bar suspension on the inside and location points for the hull mounted ammo locker for the tank ammo.

I am slightly baffled by your question.

I'm not aware of any Tamiya Tiger kits in 1/35 having any interior parts.

Also, this photo of a CMK interior set in an online auction (no connection to me) shows resin floor panels.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CMK-1-35-Tiger-Interior-Set-3067-Tamiya-Kit-/180599520210

What was the number of your set?

David