1/35 Sd.Kfz. 184 Elefant '44 DML61005

This is the 1/35 Sd.Kfz. 184 Elefant '44 DML61005. The elefant is a tank destroyer designated "heavy", or in German, schwerer Panzerjäger. It was designed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1943 and was named the Ferdinand. The following picture is the product.

The Elefant was built on the chassis and body of a Tiger but was equipped with an 88mm Pak 43/2 L/71 anti-tank gun, the one used as the flak antitank gun in most of the Western Front. The Ferdinands were poor in the Battle of Kursk, and modifications were made for the Elefant. The Elefants were additionally equiped with MG-34s for better firing vision and zimmerits were added.

Dragon T-34/76

This is the Dragon Models 1/72 T-34/76 Mod. 1941. The T-34/76 was used by the Soviets in Leningrad in 1942-1943 against the invading Germans. The Germans did not made it in Leningrad, and the T-34s they encountered led them to design what would be the Panther, to counter the T-34s.

Note the smaller turret compared to the T-34/85, arguably the most well designed tanks of the war taking into account of costs, production and usability. The 76 indicates the 76mm gun used on the tank while the  T-34/85, uses the more powerful 85mm guns to match the firepower of the Germans. The picture below shows the T-34/76 tank with what could be Polish badge.

Tamiya 1/35 German Panther Med Tank Kit

The Panther medium tank was one of the more intimidating tanks of the Wehrmacht during the second half of WW2. Designed to be the main medium tank to counter the Russian T-34s and replace the Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs in the Eastern Front, the tank saw action in both fronts.

Regarded as the best tank design of the war, it later serve as the basis for later post-war tank designs of what would no longer be designated as light, medium or heavy but rather as "Main Battle Tanks".

The ppicture shows the Tamiya 1/35 German Panther Med Tank Kit and is one of the many different Panther Tanks. This Tamiya Kit is similar in scale to the previous King Tiger and is customizable in terms of colours and various decorations.

Tamiya 1/35 King Tiger "Porsche Turret"

And now, it's the King Tiger with the Porsche turret. The Porsche turret was mainly equipped to the King Tigers in its early stages and was not widely employed later on the war.

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Tamiya 1/35 King Tiger "Production Turret"

This is the Tamiya 1/35 King Tiger "Production Turret" as posted last week. At 1/35 scale, this is fairly well done and well priced at US$30.86 for now, subject to change. Previously was at US$47.00.

Here is the image:

The turret, as stated, is the production turret, or the henschel turret, as it was done by henschel after the previous turret, porsche were no longer in for the turret of this particular model.

Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV) Ausf. H

Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), or commonly known as the Panzer IV is the most common medium tank used by the Nazi Germany in World War II. Primarily designed as an infantry support tank and not to be used against other armors, the Panzer IV quickly developed into more versatile roles upon encounters with the Soviet T-34s in the Eastern Front. The habit of the Germans to deploy vehicles with highly specific roles is well shown as the Panzer III is used for engagements with other armors. Throughout the war, the Panzer IV served as the main base for many other types of fighting vehicles. The notable ones are the Sturmgeschütz IV assault gun, Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer, the Wirbelwind self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, and the Brummbär self-propelled gun. Below is a picture of the Panzer IV Ausf. H with side skirts.

Panzer Kpfw IV Ausf. H began production in April 1943 and was designatied Sd. Kfz. 161/2. This variant saw the integrity of the glacis armor improved by manufacturing it as a single 80-millimetre (3.15 in) plate. Zimmerit paste was added to all the vertical surfaces of the tank's armor to prevent adhesion of magnetic anti-tank mines. The vehicle's side and turret were further protected by the addition of 5-millimetre (0.20 in) side-skirts and 8-millimetre (0.31 in) turret skirts.

During the Ausf. H's production run its rubber-tired return rollers were replaced with cast steel; the hull was fitted with triangular supports for the easily-damaged side-skirts. A hole in the roof, designed for the Nahverteidigungswaffe, was plugged by a circular armored plate due to shortages of this weapon. These modifications meant that the tank's weight jumped to 25 tonnes (27.56 short tons), reducing its speed.

Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger II "Königstiger"

The Tiger 1 is definitely the iconic tank of the European Theatre of World War II. The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. B is the improvement on the Tiger 1, and is dubbed the "Königstiger", which literally means  "Bengal Tiger" in German, but to the allies, the words are transliterated into "King Tiger". It was reported to be the most powerful combat tank of the period.  The name King Tiger did conjure an image of a highly superior heavy tank, much feared by the allies.

The tank may only became significant during the later stages of the war, but planning had already began in 1941 and the first 13 productions were out in 1943. Throughout 1944, 377 were produced and further 100 within the first three months of 1945, as by that time there were insufficient fuel and crew members left to operate such a heavy tank.

The first turrets were desugned and built by Krupp for Porsche (Porsche Turret) , and later  Krupp for Henschel, the Production Turret. The Tiger II was powered by 12 cylinder Maybach HL 230 P30 engine producing 700hp with an 8-speed Maybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 B gearbox (8 forward and 4 reverse). The gun used was the huge (at the time) 88mm KwK 43 L71 tank gun. The picture shows the King Tiger with the Porsche turret.

The tank is notable for its sheer size and curved turret and mantlet. While only a few was produced, the Tiger II was a force to be reckoned with.