Michael Wittmann New Release! (1 Viewer)

[Cyber Field Marshall]

That is a superb piece, been waiting for a Normandy Tiger I for awhile now.........my wait is OVER!

 

[villagehorse]

You are on another winner here Brian, I suspect most of the collectors missed out on your first Wittmann, so finally no excuse now not to have this famous piece. Always love the thrown track option, hatches opening aspect, just somehow makes more than a lump of detailed metal as with other makers. It has come to the point now if TCS makes it, I will not bother with the one from the other makers. Cheers, Robin.

 

[maddadicus]

I guess the Panther, PzIV, M8 Gun Carriage, Sherman Easy 8 and Wespe are in doubt.

I have the Panther,had the PZ4,Sherman....Thought the Panther looked fine and the PZ4,Sherman,M8 looked to big..Do not have the Wespe, but photos seem to show it looks OK...The real test would come when the Tiger is released and standing next to the models mentioned...Michael

 

[maddadicus]

You are on another winner here Brian, I suspect most of the collectors missed out on your first Wittmann, so finally no excuse now not to have this famous piece. Always love the thrown track option, hatches opening aspect, just somehow makes more than a lump of detailed metal as with other makers. It has come to the point now if TCS makes it, I will not bother with the one from the other makers. Cheers, Robin.

CS easily would have most of my armor business, if I was more comfortable as to relative size to one another, when released...Michael

 

[The Collectors Showcase]

Re: Tiger I Scale

For all those folks interested in relative sizes of each vehicle in the new 1/30th scale range:

Actual King Tiger Length: 21 FT Height 10 FT 2 INCHES

TCS Model King Tiger: Length 9.5 inches Height 4.5 INCHES

Actual Tiger Tank: 20 FT 8 Inches Height 9 FT 10 INCHES

TCS Model Tiger Tank: Length 9.2 Inches Height 4.3 INCHES

The Tiger I is meant to fill a void in the new correct 1/30th scale range, as the first one we did was incorrectly scaled for 1/30th completely. So those folks that started with CS00357 Panther and up will find this Tiger perfect for the new collection. Hope that helps. I might add when put side by side with the old Tiger as long as it was set back behind the new one they seemed to work well enough, the old Tiger is one half inch shorter than the new correctly scaled variant being released.

Cheers!

Brian

 

[villagehorse]

CS easily would have most of my armor business, if I was more comfortable as to relative size to one another, when released...Michael

Just counted 18 TCS vehicles and 3 more in the post, nothing looks at of place in size with my K&C 10 vehicles. Cheers, Robin.

 

[maddadicus]

Re: Tiger I Scale

For all those folks interested in relative sizes of each vehicle in the new 1/30th scale range:

Actual King Tiger Length: 21 FT Height 10 FT 2 INCHES

TCS Model King Tiger: Length 9.5 inches Height 4.5 INCHES

Actual Tiger Tank: 20 FT 8 Inches Height 9 FT 10 INCHES

TCS Model Tiger Tank: Length 9.2 Inches Height 4.3 INCHES

The Tiger I is meant to fill a void in the new correct 1/30th scale range, as the first one we did was incorrectly scaled for 1/30th completely. So those folks that started with CS00357 Panther and up will find this Tiger perfect for the new collection. Hope that helps. I might add when put side by side with the old Tiger as long as it was set back behind the new one they seemed to work well enough, the old Tiger is one half inch shorter than the new correctly scaled variant being released.

Cheers!

Brian

Thanks for the info..I appreciate the fast response..Michael

 

[Jürgen_Keuppe]

The model is absolutely stunning. I submitted my pre-order to George yesterday.
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[O.T.K]

I will be pre-ordering this from CS. Great looking piece here and I still need a tiger1!

 

[kilted vampire]

... this will be the end for my marriage!

Brilliant looking Tiger tank. As an ex-tanker I think this is a must have {sm3}

Oliver

Your wife just called, She said go ahead and get one.

But really folks.... What she doesn't know won't hurt you{sm4}{sm4}

 

[kilted vampire]

Look good but like the king tiger:smile2:s think the paint work look to bright and would look better weathered

I can weather the hell out of one for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kilted vampire]

I may just start weathering the older tiger I have. Then I am going to get the winter variant. Gotta study the pictures more.{sm4}

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Look good but like the king tiger:smile2:s think the paint work look to bright and would look better weathered

A little baby powder on your fingers tips and just rub it in.It will take away the "Newly Painted Look" and flatten the colors without ruining the tank !

 

[uksubs]

A little baby powder on your fingers tips and just rub it in.It will take away the "Newly Painted Look" and flatten the colors without ruining the tank !

Cheer for that :wink2:

 

[Mitch]

plenty of washes and pigments will get an effect that you want.
Mitch

 

[uksubs]

Got my order in for the Tiger & what a great price {eek3}

 

[Jürgen_Keuppe]

The zimmerit on this model is outstanding, but how will the decals be affixed? That seemed to be a point of concern with the recent Königtiger.

 

[lancer]

The zimmerit on this model is outstanding, but how will the decals be affixed? That seemed to be a point of concern with the recent Königtiger.

The decals applied over the zimmerit have been my only real concern with anything I have purchased from CS. I purchased two CS KT's, one with and one without zimmerit. The decals on the KT without zimmerit are fine, no problems. The decals on the KT with zimmerit were a problem and I ended up removing the crosses and tigerhead decals and just handpainting the crosses. The nature of the zimmerit makes it impossible for a decal to sink into the surface and adhere properly. I have a first issue Wittmann Tiger and a Stug, both with zimmerit, that have the adherence issue, as well. I wish some solution could be found but it will not stop me from purchasing the excellent CS models. -- Al

 

[Phantom Warrior]

The decals applied over the zimmerit have been my only real concern with anything I have purchased from CS. I purchased two CS KT's, one with and one without zimmerit. The decals on the KT without zimmerit are fine, no problems. The decals on the KT with zimmerit were a problem and I ended up removing the crosses and tigerhead decals and just handpainting the crosses. The nature of the zimmerit makes it impossible for a decal to sink into the surface and adhere properly. I have a first issue Wittmann Tiger and a Stug, both with zimmerit, that have the adherence issue, as well. I wish some solution could be found but it will not stop me from purchasing the excellent CS models. -- Al

I wonder if decal softener would allow the decal to be carefully worked into the zimmerit grooves?

Terry

 

[The Collectors Showcase]

The decals applied over the zimmerit have been my only real concern with anything I have purchased from CS. I purchased two CS KT's, one with and one without zimmerit. The decals on the KT without zimmerit are fine, no problems. The decals on the KT with zimmerit were a problem and I ended up removing the crosses and tigerhead decals and just handpainting the crosses. The nature of the zimmerit makes it impossible for a decal to sink into the surface and adhere properly. I have a first issue Wittmann Tiger and a Stug, both with zimmerit, that have the adherence issue, as well. I wish some solution could be found but it will not stop me from purchasing the excellent CS models. -- Al

This problem has been addressed on the Wittmann Tiger and the decaling has quite a nice effect now.

Cheers!

Brian