Italeri 6557 Tiger I Ausf. E Early Production 1/35 Scale Plastic Model Kit

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Product Description Italeri was founded in the early 60S, With that enthusiasm that only the unbridled passion of Youth can create. Since they were boys, the two founders of Italeri Loved airplanes and military vehicles. Soon they were no longer satisfied with the models available at the time: they wanted something more and better. What they wanted was not available, so they decided to produce it themselves. Their hobby turned into an accurate research, and became the motivating force to produce the models that modelers want, with no imperfections whatsoever. Thus the Company asserted itself, always increasing his range of products and growing. Also thanks to the imagination and the talent of the founders and of their colleagues, Italeri in time became a leader in modeling!the Panzerkampfwagen VI Aus. E Tiger I is one of the most famous tanks of the second world War. It was developed to provide to Wehrmacht Panzer divisions a heavy armored, with a superior firepower, heavy tank able to flank the Panzer III and Panzer IV Medium tanks no longer able to fight successfully against the New enemy tanks. The main armament was the famous and lethal antitank gun Wk 36 L/56 88 mm long barrel. The main gun was installed in the turret and protected by a 120 mm thick gun mantlet. It was able to penetrate, even at long distances, The armor of any kind of enemy armored vehicles. The first tigers went into action in September 1942 Near Leningrad. After few months they were deployed to the don front in Russia. The first version produced took also part, in December 1942, to the German military operations in North Africa during the Tunisia campaign. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting. Safety Warning Warning! Not suitable for young children.