This Tiger I bears the number “131”.
The original '131', kept at the Tank Museum in Bovington, UK, is the only operational Tiger I in the world.
The tank with the chassis number 250122 was shipped from Germany to North Africa in March/April 1943, where it served with the 3rd Platoon, 1st Company of the 504th Heavy Army Tank Division (s.Pz.Abt.504).
On April 21, 1943, it was captured in Tunisia after being put out of action during the Battle of Longstop Hill.
“131” was hit three times by the 6-pounder guns of Churchill tanks of the 48th Royal Tank Regiment.
The tiger was sent to England for evaluation purposes.
In 1951 it was transferred to the Bovington Tank Museum, restoration began in 1990 and the painstaking work was completed in 2012.
Plastic model kit
unbuilt / unpainted
The original '131', kept at the Tank Museum in Bovington, UK, is the only operational Tiger I in the world.
The tank with the chassis number 250122 was shipped from Germany to North Africa in March/April 1943, where it served with the 3rd Platoon, 1st Company of the 504th Heavy Army Tank Division (s.Pz.Abt.504).
On April 21, 1943, it was captured in Tunisia after being put out of action during the Battle of Longstop Hill.
“131” was hit three times by the 6-pounder guns of Churchill tanks of the 48th Royal Tank Regiment.
The tiger was sent to England for evaluation purposes.
In 1951 it was transferred to the Bovington Tank Museum, restoration began in 1990 and the painstaking work was completed in 2012.
Plastic model kit
- Photo-etched parts
- Magic Tracks
unbuilt / unpainted
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