Hollywood Tiger I | Panzer Regiment "Schneider"

Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I Ausfrung E (Sd. Kfz. 181)

Hollywood Panzer
Commissioned model owner requested Tiger model be painted in stereotypical Hollywood war movie depictions of 1960s and 1970s.

1.35th 1970s-era Tamiya model kit, built straight from the box with slight modifications for feature enhancements, air brushed in acrylic Panzer Grey, weathered with Black enamel paint.

Panzer crew figures came from 1.35th Tamiya King Tiger kit, their uniforms painted in dapple Spring camouflage pattern of Forest Green, Tan, and Military Brown enamels.

Tiger model assigned ad-hoc markings such as turret stylized-S shield for Panzer Regiment "Schneider", 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte" shield on front glacis, white Kill Rings on gun barrel, vehicle number 223 for 2nd Company – 2nd Platoon – 3rd vehicle.

Although Germans produced other powerful tanks in World War 2 (ex. King Tiger, Panther, Jadgtiger, Maus), impression of German Tiger tanks are deeply ingrained in American postwar psyche. Allegedly, this originated when American troops encountered Tiger tanks during 1943 North African campaign in Tunisia.

Upon examining Tiger's 88mm gun and barrel length in comparison to somewhat puny 75mm gun of US M4 Sherman tanks, one US GI lamented "(the gun) It's long as a telephone pole !". German 88mm guns were initially introduced as towed anti-aircraft artillery to shoot down high-altitude bombers, but became excellent anti-tank weapons during late-1930s Spanish Civil War. Hence, by World War 2, 88mm gun's awesome firepower was mounted onto Tiger tanks.

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