Post by cploverby. on Feb 25, 2016 3:05:54 GMT -5
Originally conceived by Henschel as a 30 -36 ton Medium tank,
in the DW series...... it was never intended to go farther than this.
The main gun was intended to be the 75 mm KwK L/60.
But as events started to progress against the newer British tanks,
Heers Waffenamt gave in to Hitler's demands for a heavy tank.
Yes the Tiger 1 was conceived in response to better "British" tanks,
not the T-34 as so many often believe.
So by extending the sides out over the tracks,
and mating the turret from the VK 45,01,
the Tiger 1 was born.
Looking at this model you can clearly see how this tank
(the VK 3601),
became the father of the Tiger 1.
I had been planning this for a long time.......
but as soon as I saw this pic from WoT .......
the Bug Bit Me.........
so..... for over a week, early in the morning, till late at night, I worked on it.
This is my finished model
this is how it looks with the other two guns
here are the parts
A couple of people have asked me to look into adding the 88mm L/56
I will see what I can do
Please let me know what you think
in the DW series...... it was never intended to go farther than this.
The main gun was intended to be the 75 mm KwK L/60.
But as events started to progress against the newer British tanks,
Heers Waffenamt gave in to Hitler's demands for a heavy tank.
Yes the Tiger 1 was conceived in response to better "British" tanks,
not the T-34 as so many often believe.
So by extending the sides out over the tracks,
and mating the turret from the VK 45,01,
the Tiger 1 was born.
Looking at this model you can clearly see how this tank
(the VK 3601),
became the father of the Tiger 1.
I had been planning this for a long time.......
but as soon as I saw this pic from WoT .......
the Bug Bit Me.........
so..... for over a week, early in the morning, till late at night, I worked on it.
This is my finished model
this is how it looks with the other two guns
here are the parts
A couple of people have asked me to look into adding the 88mm L/56
I will see what I can do
Please let me know what you think
