New Dragon Tunisian Tiger Coming

Temptation never ends...............

Does Tamiya have their own ( non specific ) early version on the market ?

If so, I am curious how the two may compare once the Dragon kit is released..

BTW, are Dragon instructions improving? 

Dragon's Tigers are much more accurate than the Tamiya ones given the research available.  The last newly tooled Tamiya Tiger was what?  2001?  While we can agree that DML instructions tend to be pretty poor -- their Tiger I kits are a clear winner.

That being said, I will always respect Tamiya's 1989 release of Kit 35146.  It was the first big effort in 1/35 by them after many moribund years.  What followed was a quick re-tool of many older kits which, IMHO, resurrected the 1/35 AFV genre.

T26E4 

Thanks for letting me know about Dragon vs. Tamiya Tiger Is.

I do not usually build 1/35 and purchased Tamiya's kit 35146 ( with extras) at a swap meet.

Looks like I will also be looking forward to the Dragon release.

wonder if they will mold the damaged exhaust shrouds and turret storage

I couldn't force myself to build that Tiger and cover it with grass, dirt and battle damage trying to simulate the movie. I think this one should be a clean build. Dragon is having some nice releases.

Terry

>> "wonder if they will mold the damaged exhaust shrouds and turret storage"

The kit will represent the tank "as new", in German service, not in the museum or the movie.

David

Shawn M.

wonder if they will mold the damaged exhaust shrouds and turret storage

All I can think is, cripes EIGHTY bucks for a Tiger kit????!! And that's the "pre-order" price? That's straight up price gouging in my books, and they're just using the big exposure from the "Fury" movie to push that price. Man, come on---at this point, the "Smart Kit" stuff isn't "new technology" and I doubt there's any "new" technology that would justify that price. Is it going to have a full interior? Engine? It might be worth it if it comes with that, but at some point here, I can't justify the cost.

Won't cost half that if ya wait 20 years and buy it at a swap meet..........

Sprue-ce Goose

Won't cost half that if ya wait 20 years and buy it at a swap meet..........

maybe ... I am wondering if it will follow what happened to the Cyber Hobby's Tunisian Tiger.  I think it was just a single run, and prices went sky high on evil bay.  Ten years later, rare find and if found runs at least 4x original price.  Maybe some will buy this one just for the investment?

regards,

Jack

$80 to $120 kits are more common than ever, I'm just not buying as many. I get the amount of work and money that goes into a new release, but as a modeler this would be a kit I can't do without, but I'd much rather buy 2 or 3 quality kits for the same money. I'm really happy these companies give us so many great kits and options but I think as a strategy for retail sales, wouldn't it be better to turn over a few kits as opposed to one bigger sale. I think most of us might have a modeling budget but its just how and where we spend it.

Having said that I'm looking forward to this one….    

Terry

The CH kits were stated to be short-run, and as far as I know that promise was kept.

This will be a Dragon kit, which implies that it can be produced and re-released for as long as Dragon see fit.

David

Tojo72

I just saw that this kit will feature DS Cacti

I wonder if those are re-boxed from the PzIV ausfE kit (DML6364, I think).  That kit even included an in scale desert lizard!  Hey, they got the lizard right, even if the PzIV had some significant errors...

Don

Seriously?

I don't know that this Tiger ever got anywhere near a cactus. Its movements are not recorded in full. All I can say is that it participated in a battle 10km south of Medjez-el-Bab, which is scrub and farm land.

David

Personally I was quite happy with the release of the Command Version CH 6660 and the Mid 6700.

Covers all I want t o do.

Not sure that I understand the urge for the Bovington 131 except for it being depicted in the recent movie.

My understanding is that this is NOT the Bovington 131 but the real deal.

That would raise my interest but I would hold the price tag against the Zvezda that comes at 30% of the price.

A lot of DIY to get the Zvezda converted to a Tunisian, but then again I am less interested in the Tunisian then getting the Eastern Front ones correct.

Just my 50 cent.

Best Regards

Johan

Wow, DS cacti? To be honest, I didn't even realize that North Africa had cacti lol...I thought it was just a North American thing. Has anyone seen war footage with a cactus in it?

Cactus aren't a common theme in Tunisian Tiger photos, but they did exist:

No Tiger , but another photo from the Tunisian theater:

regards,

Jack

That's funny, because from this pic on Wikipedia, it looks as though cacti don't extend that far north:

Well, what do they know? I'm sure the cacti were quite real to the poor devils stuck in the middle of that cacti forest for hours :)

Moff

Wow, DS cacti? To be honest, I didn't even realize that North Africa had cacti lol...I thought it was just a North American thing. Has anyone seen war footage with a cactus in it?

Nope, nobody here, but us cacti... 

Moff

Wow, DS cacti? To be honest, I didn't even realize that North Africa had cacti lol...I thought it was just a North American thing. Has anyone seen war footage with a cactus in it?

Rudy made a "point" of mentioning that the Spanish exported cactus to North Africa after conquering Central and South America.

stikpusher

Moff

Wow, DS cacti? To be honest, I didn't even realize that North Africa had cacti lol...I thought it was just a North American thing. Has anyone seen war footage with a cactus in it?

Nope, nobody here, but us cacti... 

Wonder if any Americans from the south west US scraped off the needles on any cactus , sliced 'em up and fried 'em over a fire? ..........

..................and I think I may just build an old  kit to look like the paint job on the vehicle in that picture............

I bet that if the opportunity arose, some GI who knew how to cook it up, did so.  That paint job is typical of 1st Armored Division stuff in Tunisia in 1942/1943- OD with yellow stars & markings and mud smeared on the OD to better blend into the local terrain.

A few more:

Thanks Sprue-ce Goose for digging out that tidbit of info - it explains a lot.  It looks to be the prickly pear cactus, so was most likely introduced to the region for cultivation purposes, and still is today a part of the Tunisian economy. 

regards,

Jack

Sure is a lot of cactus there..........

Wonder if any Germans were whistling or singing this tune from the 1930s while over there.......:

 " Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus " 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xcC2H4NoY

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That's the Kasserine Pass off in the distance.

stikpusher

I bet that if the opportunity arose, some GI who knew how to cook it up, did so.  That paint job is typical of 1st Armored Division stuff in Tunisia in 1942/1943- OD with yellow stars & markings and mud smeared on the OD to better blend into the local terrain.

advancing through that terrain must have been a painful experience even when not under fire..........