Saturday 8 December 2012

Airfix King Tiger

OK, OK, I already have enough King Tigers:
2 x Esci Pz VII Ausf B (Henschel)
1 x Fujimi Pz VII Ausf B (Henshel)
1 x Fujimi Pz VII Ausf A (Porsche) 
All made and painted (bar putting the decals on).

Additionally I believe I have a Trumpeter Pz VII Ausf B (Henschel) in the loft somewhere still to make. So there is absolutely NO need for another. But Airfix in their wisdom brought one out  so ...


Looking inside the kit is very well modeled as per all the new Aifix toolings :)

However there is still the typical Airfix gripe on details as from what I can see the version they have given us is the Porsche type (Pz VII Ausf A) tanks and yet on their packaging says Ausf B. Given the Ausf A had such a brief combat career (as its turret had an unhealthy "shot trapping" characteristic) at least a variant for both turrets was hoped for (I'll check closer later but on first inspection I could not see one).

I weakened and got one ... is there a self help therapy group out there I could join (other than Wargamers Ring and the Airfix tribute forum)?

10 comments:

David Crook said...

Hi Geordie,

In my experience one can never have too many King Tigers....;-)

All the best,

DC

Service Ration Distribution (Hobby) said...

No, sorry, absolutely no therapy offered anywhere on earth. Believe me I've checked. As a fellow sufferer I can commiserate but not help. I've friends who are as addicted to their hobbies as we are and the feeling is a transferable one. I bought Hat's WW2 German wagons and realised that I don't actually have enough life span left to build and paint what I already have.

Pablo J. Álvarez said...

I have seen one and this is a very good mold, with high detailed surface and good tracks, congrats

Al said...

Coolies, I must have one!

Tim Gow said...

The only therapy I've tried resulted in me buying more toys...

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Wit this level of support I am just wondering why I didn't buy two ;)

It must be that "oh shiny thing" and Xmas is still to come ;)

Renko said...

Hi Mark. Airfix are right, you are wrong. The King Tiger (as we know it) is the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf B (SdKfz 182). The Germans didnt give a different Ausf designation to the Porsche and Henschel turrets. The Airfix one is one of the first 50, which means it is good for Normandy. Cheers, Ken

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Ah,thanks Renko,just when I thought I knew a thing or two about tanks, pride comes before a fall ;)

It also means that I can only sensibly get another 48 models!

:)

Renko said...

On the plus side you can build a diorama with Lt Gorman and his Sherman Ballyragget ramming one!

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Thanks for that titbit Renko, I confess I had to go Google to find out the story:

http://www.ww2guards.com/ww2guards/AWARDS_G_-_I/Pages/GORMAN_JOHN_REGINALD,_M.C.,_2ARMD.html#4