PzKpfwg.VI Tiger(P) 003 w/Zimmerit & interior
AH35A051
AMUSING HOBBY
1:35
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with complete interior
- 1:35 scale
- complete interior (hull, engine compartment, tower)
- resilient running gear with moveable single-link chain
- embossed Zimmerit
- including photo-etched and transparent parts
- not built/not painted
- Paint and glue not included
Its armor was 100mm at its thickest point, which added significantly to the total weight of 60 tons. With the diesel-electric drive, it could reach speeds of up to 35 km/h. A crew of 5 men (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator) was to operate the vehicle and the 8.8 cm KwK 36 and two MG34. The "Porsche Tiger" never went into series production because the Henschel design was preferred. 90 hulls that had already been completed were converted into the "Ferdinand/Elefant" tank destroyer. Of the six completed VK 45.01s, five were used for training and testing purposes, only one vehicle actually went into service as a command tank for heavy tank destroyer battalion 653. There it received turret number 003!
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