That's a great kit design for a starter set. I have the old tooling Airfix 1/72 Tiger, and the not so flexible "rubber band" tracks broke long ago. This new design looks a lot better. The video had a lot of great tips for beginners. The only thing that could be added was applying a black wash to the engine air grates, which is super simple to do.
One of the first kits I made - maybe 50 years ago. In those days this was a 'Series One' kit sold in a clear bag with a paper header. Quite easy to make a fairly decent job of this one, making it ideal for beginners who need to be encouraged by a successful experience.
With the many discussions over the 'correct' colours and markings for AFVs, aircraft etc. that occur periodically, I recently bought this kit and painted it in red and yellow stripes because it's MY model and I'll finish it how I want to - ! 🤣
I got my Tiger almost a week ago and wanted to state that as soon as I opened it one of the biggest pieces on the sprue was cracked, don’t know if it’s from Airfix themselves or the shippers. Should I glue the crack together ?
Inho, these wheels and tracks do not belong on an early rubber-tyres-Pz. VI, To make th9is a 1944 late Tiger with steel rimmed wheels, he complete wheels should be painted like the rest of the tank.
Wasn't the Airfix Tiger (and all other Airfix military vehicles, come to that) originally marketed as being 1:76 scale? Or is this a different kit altogether to the old Tiger kit (I guess it was the late 1970s when I built one)
No, tiger 131 us what's considered a DAK early, meaning it had different rear and front fenders, half of the side skirts parts were tilted up, the filters on the rear, s mine launchers and the early drum cupola. The version airfix have depicted is a mid production tiger 1. Hope this helps
Plastic Kit Modeling is not rocket science, and this video shows that it is possible to make a fine model almost regardless of ones skill level. Now go build something plastic:-D
This kit was designed for beginners though, like their new 1/72 Spitfire starter set. If somebody wanted a super detailed kit, they could get a 1/72 Dragon Armour Pro Tiger kit.
The original Airfix tank kits were designed to be played with after construction. The old Tiger kit also has far less detail and many glaring omissions like the rear turret stowage bin and the exhaust covers.
