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Announced several weeks ago and now updated, this new kit is guaranteed to cause a great deal of excitement amongst the German Armor Modellers. It may well cause interest amongst all armor modellers as if this is the technical level that DML are reaching with this kit, just what can they reach with future releases?

6252 - 1/35 Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. E (Sd.Kfz. 181) Tiger I Initial Type (3 in 1) With Bonus Features

This new kit follows an established pattern by DML by producing a kit which has the possibility of being built as one of THREE variants.

The three possibilities are:

a) sPzAbt 502 Leningrad, January 1943 (Tactical no. 100)

b) sPzAbt 502 Leningrad, January 1943 (Tactical no. 121)

c) Tiger I Initial Type w/Fording pipe

A Considerable Number of Features are Present in the Kit..

Turret

- One-piece slide molded turret with accurate asymmetric shape
- One-piece molded cupola (with vision slit)
- Clear direct vision port for cupola
- Commander's hatch w/interior details
- Loader's hatch w/interior details
- Pistol port open/close option
- Lateral stowage bins unique to sPzAbt 502 (tactical no. 100)
- Pz. III stowage bin characterizing sPzAbt 502 (tactical no. 121)

Gun

- High quality aluminum 8.8cm Kwk36 barrel
- Barrel recoils like real firing
- 4 types of gun mantlet
- Screw holes in gun sleeve
- Muzzle brake one-piece molded

Front

- Driver's vision port upwards/downwards option
- MG mount cap for fording
- MG dust cover (DS)
- Complete molded frontal MG with ammo bag and mounting
- Driver's hatch with interior details and clear periscope
- Ratio operator hatch with interior details and clear periscope
- Two sets of bosch headlight (with different mounting brackets)
- Two mudguard pattern (Photo-etched)
- 2 types of U-shape towing ring (metal)

Engine deck & Rear

- Flapper valves open/close option
- Extensible jack
- Detailed injection OVM with shackles
- Brass tube for spare radio antenna rod
- 3-D molded air outlet grill
- Interior components: fuel tank, radiator, fan
- fording pipe cover open/close option
- Accurate fording pipe

Chassis

- Dragon's new "Magic Tracks", another innovation from Dragon! (More details coming!)
- Accurate and workable torsion bars
- Accurate hull bottom pattern
- Track link left/right differs from each other

Bonus

- Metal bucket
- Two types of brass 88mm ammo
- Brass 88mm shell casing
- High quality jerry can made of injection parts and photo-etched parts
- Authentic vinyl panzer crew uniform
- A Historically correct German flag (fabric) for air recognition
- Cartograf decals for sPzAbt 502 markings
- Metal smoke grenade dischargers w/highly detailed etched firing components
- Additional photo-etched brackets for Pz. III stowage bin for higher location
- mudguard latches (photo-etched)
- Additional OVM w/o shackles
- Additional photo-etched shackles for OVM
- metallic fender

Finally, two impressive looking figures are included - and this is different, they are part of a German Propaganda film crew - nice touch!