I’m trying to decide which early Tiger to build–I’ve thought of Tiger 121 of the 1st Platoon of the 1st Company of s.Pz.-Abt. 501, which fought in Tunisia and is well documented in the Restayn book"Tiger I on the Western Front", or possibly the 142 of the same Company. I wanted something that had side skirts and smoke dischargers, and saw a lot of action. I’ve also thought of Tiger 731, formerly of the 1st Company of the s.Pz.-Abt. 501, serving with the 7th Company of the Panzer Regiment of the 10th Panzer division (has “Norbert” on the turret). Anyone know of other famous, well-documented early Tiger I’s worth building? I’ve got several references, but wouldn’t mind a bit of help from the serious Tiger buffs. Thanks!
How about the Tiger I that is now in the Bovington museum? Captured in Tunisia(could be one mentioned above, I can’t remember the number) and recently restored to running condition. That is my vote.
Tiger # 131 is the one restored at Bovington and if memory serves me correctly you get decals for this tank in the Tamiya Tiger 1 initial version.
Pete