Trumpeter 07291 1/72 Sd.Kfz. 182 King Tiger Henschel Turret with Zimmerit

In January 1943, Germany planned to build a new heavy tank to replace the "Tiger" heavy tank. The German Army Ordnance Directorate tasked Porsche, Henschel and MAN companies to start development. Subsequently, these three companies proposed 4 solutions and made prototypes, namely Porsche's VK4502 (P), Henschel's VK4502 (H) and improved VK4503 (H), MAN's VK4502 (MAN), finally the German Army Ordnance Bureau selected Henschel's VK4503 (H) plan, and mass production began in December 1943, named "Tiger King" (or "Tiger" 2) heavy tank. A total of 489 "King Tiger" tanks were produced from December 1943 to March 1945.

Features

• 106 parts in light gray plastic ,2 of full length vinyl tracks Chassis
• 2-directional slide-moulded lower hull with suspension

Specification

• Model Dimension: Length: 143mm Width: 53.7mm Height: 43.6mm
• Total number of parts: 108pcs
• Total number of offset plates: 6 sprues plus lower hull, upper hull, turret, tracks