Tanks & Trolls

Jagdtiger (hunting Tiger)

The Jagdtiger (hunting tiger) was the heaviest AFV to serve in World War II and carried the second largest gun of any wartime tank or tank destroyer.

Designed as an anti-tank gun, the 128mm gun could theoretically defeat 148mm armour at 2000m, which meant, in effect, any tank inthe world!

The Jagdtiger's own upper frontal armour was a record 250mm, impenetrable by anything short of a battleship. It was developed, as was the practice of the time, as the tank destroyer counterpart to the latest battle tank, the Tiger II

With the same powerplant as much smaller tanks, the heavy jagdtiger was fuel-thirsty, slow and hard to conceal. Eventually most were overwhelmed by infantry with Bazookas or charges that stuck to the most vulnerable parts - the wheels and the tracks - and they became mileposts on the road to Berlin

This kit is available from www.tankzone.co.uk and I would HIGHLY recommend it!!

Definately need a few modelling skills and of course a King Tiger donor kit.

The finished beast!	Close up showing the battle damage	You get a sense of just how HUGE this thing was when you see the driver sat there, looks so tiny!
Spot the difference, some of the tracks are metal, some plastic, the spare hooks make excellent places to hang stowage	Right hand side	The rear of the JT, best place to be in my opinion! The mud is made from a mixture of PVA, water, paint and well, erm, mud!
Nice Typhoon eye view	'I can see the pub from here'!	Its a wonder he doesnt get nose bleeds perched way up there
Oops, someone forgot to wipe their feet didn't they!	Close-up of the engine deck showing the usual clutter, quite tidy for one of my tanks!	Finally got that gun lock fitted
All the individual bolt heads had to be drilled and screwed in place, quite theraputic!	All the parts were tacked on with bluetak before glueing	Close-up showing the weld seams, these were made from a plaster/pva mix and appied with a cocktail stick