The shop i use has very limited military vehicle choice.
I have no preferance of era etc,i just fancied something larger than what i have been doing,i am a novice and so far done a T34 and pz iii`s.
All i could choose from was a tamiya Tiger i (35126) and a tamiya T55.
I think i read here somewhere that the early tam tiger i`s are dated and better ones are available.I do not know if this kit is to be avoided.I did see it had vynal trackss.It was cheaper than the T55 though.
I think the Tiger to which you are referring is kit #35216. The 35126 is for Tamiya’s Sgt. York kit.
I along with Espins have built that Tiger kit for the Kursk Group Build last fall. You’d be surprised what a nice kit it is. Sure it isn’t as accurate as a recently released DML kit, but out of the box it is a decent representation of an early Tiger.
Espins’ magnificent completed build can be found here: /forums/87/788102/ShowPost.aspx#788102
Mine’s not so good, but it is posted somewhere in that giant thread. It’s still incomplete, as I’m waiting for warm weather to paint the camo on it. [:-^]