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Panzeraces, welcome to the forum. The pictures you are looking for of the new KC Tiger are on page 12 (post #11 and down) of the thread Wraith gave you. The pictures of the Tiger on pg.1 of that thread are NOT the KC Tiger. The KC Tiger does not have the Feifel system on it. I do not know who made the Tiger on pg.1 but it may be a Tamiya model shown elsewhere in the thread. -- lancer
 
Has anyone posted what the markings are on the front of the new Tiger (right and left front)?

The complex symbol on the front of the "Lucky" tiger is a rare personal marking - it is a reversed Chinese letter - "Fu" which means good fortune or luck." Not many Panzers had personal markings.

The "U" shaped symbol on the front is the division symbol of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich specifically used at the Battle of Kursk.

Terry
 
Panzeraces, welcome to the forum. The pictures you are looking for of the new KC Tiger are on page 12 (post #11 and down) of the thread Wraith gave you. The pictures of the Tiger on pg.1 of that thread are NOT the KC Tiger. The KC Tiger does not have the Feifel system on it. I do not know who made the Tiger on pg.1 but it may be a Tamiya model shown elsewhere in the thread. -- lancer

Al,

Sure you've got that the right way round? The photos at the bottom of page 1 look to be the K&C future release, while the ones Ken posted on page 12, are by his own say so, a scale model. :confused:
 
Al,

Sure you've got that the right way round? The photos at the bottom of page 1 look to be the K&C future release, while the ones Ken posted on page 12, are by his own say so, a scale model. :confused:
Hi Wraith. On the screen on my computer, pg.1 ends at post #121 and then goes down. Pg. 13 contains post #1 on my computer. Maybe it's one of those driving on the wrong side of the street things?:D -- Al
 
Thanks for the pix. Keep 'em coming! I hope K&C works on painting the wheels and drive sprocket a bit before it's released... some weathered black paint for relief would do wonders.
 
Hi Wraith. On the screen on my computer, pg.1 ends at post #121 and then goes down. Pg. 13 contains post #1 on my computer. Maybe it's one of those driving on the wrong side of the street things?:D -- Al

Ah, that'll explain it. Forgot you could alter the layout of how posts are displayed in a thread.
Anyhoo, we've got to keep driving on the left hand side of the road. It makes trips abroad that much more......exciting.;)
 
Has anyone posted what the markings are on the front of the new Tiger (right and left front)?

The symbol on the side of the turret is known as the "Springender Teufel" (Springing Demon or Devil). Will Fey, a veteran of the 8th Tiger company, (and author of Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS) said one of the men of 8th Company, 2.Pz.Regt.Das Reich found a strange metal figure in the streets of Kharkov after the battle in March 1943. He named it Springender Teufel. In April the emblem of the Springender Teufel was adopted as the good luck symbol of the 8th Tiger Co. 2nd Rgmt. 2nd SS Das Reich Division

Terry
 
Was looking through a Russian book I had on Kursk for diorama idea & found these. Perhaps they will be of use to West Front collectors who are a bit lost in the East

a) rolling through a village during the assault-very unique
b) Tigers & halftracks in a column preparing for the advance; I count at least 5 APC's on the right
c) put your truck & Tiger together with the ground crew sold seperately
d) for those who have the old Rommel staff car
e) no figures like these...but it's the first time I saw a German mine clearing crew-thought it was interesting

I've seen alot great Tiger pictures but I haven't seen these beforw. Thanks for sharing.

Carlos
 
The symbol on the side of the turret is known as the "Springender Teufel" (Springing Demon or Devil). Will Fey, a veteran of the 8th Tiger company, (and author of Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS) said one of the men of 8th Company, 2.Pz.Regt.Das Reich found a strange metal figure in the streets of Kharkov after the battle in March 1943. He named it Springender Teufel. In April the emblem of the Springender Teufel was adopted as the good luck symbol of the 8th Tiger Co. 2nd Rgmt. 2nd SS Das Reich Division

Terry

Thanks, I haven't heard that story.
 
Thanks for the photos which I have not seen before. Also, I am learning more about the Tiger variants. John
 
Does anybody know where I can have a look at the new Tiger. New user today so, just tryinmg to find my way around the site and, how to use everything.

Welcome (BTW, nice forum name! LOL) if you want more photos of the Tiger PM me, I will take a few more pictures of it and send them to you.
 
I found another story for the little Demon/Devil that appears on the sides of the Das Reich turrets,the Emblem originally belonged to a transport company based in Kharkov and was adopted by DR after the battle.Would have been interesting to know the opinion of Hitler and Himmler on a unit of their Germanic SS adopting a Slavonic emblem /insignia when the ultimate goal was destruction of their very existence, ken
 
I found another story for the little Demon/Devil that appears on the sides of the Das Reich turrets,the Emblem originally belonged to a transport company based in Kharkov and was adopted by DR after the battle.Would have been interesting to know the opinion of Hitler and Himmler on a unit of their Germanic SS adopting a Slavonic emblem /insignia when the ultimate goal was destruction of their very existence, ken

What I found from reading was that the Springender Teufel figure was not adopted by the entire Das Reich Division, but just by 8th Company, 2.Pz.Regt. of Tigers. So only Tigers with the number Sxx supposedly used the symbol as well as their support vehicles and it was even on the helmets of the soldiers of the 8th Company. I had not heard that a transport company used the symbol as well, but the could have been the support vehicles of the 8th company. Will Fey, a veteran of the 8th Tiger company, (and author of Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS) says that "a tank man of 2.Pz.Regt.Das Reich found the strange metal figure in Kharkov after the battle in March 1943 and it was he that named it Springender Teufel. The tanker was transfered to the Tiger Company and took the fiure with him. A month later in April the lucky emblem of the Springender Teufel was adopted by the 8th Tiger company.

But I'm not 100% certain that only the 8th Tiger Company used the symbol. It would be interesting to see if there is a photo of a tank not numbered 8xx or Sxx with the symbol.

Terry
 
The Transport Company i referred to was a Russian civilian Transport Company not a Military unit from Russia or Germany,Ken
 
The Transport Company i referred to was a Russian civilian Transport Company not a Military unit from Russia or Germany,Ken

OK - didn't understand from your post it was a civilian company. Great name for a civilian transport company - Springing Devil Deliveries :D:D Of course, that was the name given to the figure by the Germans of the 8th Company. I wonder what the Russian name for it was and what was the name of the Russian civilian transport company that used it? That type of Devil statue was and still is very common in Russia, but I have never heard of it used in a good way - only the Devil tormenting man, the villagers attacking the Devil, or in a perverted sexual connotation.

Terry
 
Terry ,i know you like your Tigers,thought i would share this one with you,enjoy, ken
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I wanted to thank everyone for the pictures, I have been comparing them to the K&C Tiger ever since I got it unpacked.

I highly recommend this tank, and not just for the tank itself. There has been a lot of talk on the forum about the tank itself and rightfully so, it is after all magnificent. But I wanted to point out that the figures that come with the tank are simply phenomenal. The action that is captured by the poses is beyond spectacular.
 
Anyone have a guess when the Tiger will be released? Next few dispatches maybe?
 

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