21C King Tiger discussion

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:40 pm

Thanks for the update TKO! This is sure to be a beauty!

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:50 pm

TKO, thanks for the intel on the KT. Do you know who will be selling the Tiger? I'm gonna need a few of 'em.

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:02 pm

Cant wait to pick one of these up

I started this afternoon on figuring out where to put this beast.

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:31 pm

Even a little information is welcome. We very much appreciate it tko.

Mark

Tambo · Post by **Tambo** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:00 pm

Looking forward to getting this Tank.

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:14 pm

Many thanks for the updated info on the KT TKO. Looking forward to their release.

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:11 am

The box size is a new size that is required because the thing is sooo big. In fact the 88 has the same problem in terms of size. So a new box size is going to be created and added to the family of products. As of now I do not have a lot of information in regards to what stores are getting these. There might be the off chance that only TRU and online will see them but I am not certain so don't quote me on it. I would also expect a bit of an increase on these items over the typical vehicle price. So we all might want to brace ourselves for that when it comes. There is also another little secret about the King Tiger that I am hoping to be able to shed light on pretty soon.

I have been told that this is one fearsome product in person! Someone mentioned earlier that it sounded like it might be a 2-3 months out, that does compare with my notes, so yes most likely 7 to 9 weeks to go. A little too early for a countdown but soon!

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:30 am

Let us know when the 88 is ready so we can look for it!

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:30 am

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kimtheredxd · Post by **kimtheredxd** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:56 am

Wonder if the secret is a interior along the lines of the tiger 1? Would be cool if the King Tiger had as much detail if not more than its little brother huh? IF it does I would want to be able to buy a full crew to man the thing!
Question about the size of it in 1/18th how long would it be and how wide? A friend of a friend has the Tamiya 1/16th(i think its that size)R.C one and that was BIG.So i guess I am just trying to grasp how big this is going to be.

Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:17 pm

kimtheredxd Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

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Wonder if the secret is a interior

Really folks, go back to the first pics, look at the rear of the KT, blow it up and look at the engine door...it is hinged and it opens.

True the panther engine bay opened to reveal a empty cavity for no other purpose than to stash your XD funds from your better half.

BUT maybe this time there is an engine in there and if there is an engine...maybe...just maybe an interior, (that I HOPE will be more up to speed than the Tiger 1 interior)

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:52 pm

An interior is a must, in my opinion. Even if it was as spartan as the Tiger I's interior, that would still be better than none in my opinion. However, the secret feature is probably something else like raising and lowering periscopes or something obscure like that

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:41 pm

an xd KT would be about 10% smaller than your friend's 1/16 KT. I don't have the specs handy to give you exact dimensions. So it would be noticably smaller but still quite big.

digger · Post by **digger** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:50 pm

An interior is a must, in my opinion.

From the sound of people's recent comments on the various Tigers it seems interiors are not that important to most people, and certainly not a "must." I think it is cool, but if they have to omit to keep costs down and sell more, than I am fine. An engine would be a nice compromise though.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:51 pm

caesarbc wrote:Does anyone have a photo of a real king tiger next to a tiger, sherman, a panther or a PzIV so some of us less knowledgeable guys can get a sense of how much bigger it is going to be.

This is a good question. I have seen plenty of other armor next to a Tiger 1 but to my recolection but have never seen anything next to a King Tiger. Maybe another Tiger II or a Kubelwagon or Volkswagon.

GooglyDoogly · Post by **GooglyDoogly** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:55 pm

The only way I could judge the size of the 1/18 Tiger II was compare it to the size of the 1/18 figures, as shown in 21st's site.

I hope I'm wrong, but it seems like the Tiger II is only a tad bigger than the Panther.

tosborne3 · Post by **tosborne3** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:32 pm

kimtheredxd wrote:Wonder if the secret is a interior along the lines of the tiger 1? Would be cool if the King Tiger had as much detail if not more than its little brother huh? IF it does I would want to be able to buy a full crew to man the thing!
Question about the size of it in 1/18th how long would it be and how wide? A friend of a friend has the Tamiya 1/16th(i think its that size)R.C one and that was BIG.So i guess I am just trying to grasp how big this is going to be.

Man if this sucker has got a detailed interior I'll get multiples. That is the one thing I regret when I got the Tiger1, was that I only got one.

But oh well, at least I do have the one at home to be proud of.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:02 pm

tosborne3 wrote:
kimtheredxd wrote:Wonder if the secret is a interior along the lines of the tiger 1? Would be cool if the King Tiger had as much detail if not more than its little brother huh? IF it does I would want to be able to buy a full crew to man the thing!
Question about the size of it in 1/18th how long would it be and how wide? A friend of a friend has the Tamiya 1/16th(i think its that size)R.C one and that was BIG.So i guess I am just trying to grasp how big this is going to be.
Man if this sucker has got a detailed interior I'll get multiples. That is the one thing I regret when I got the Tiger1, was that I only got one. But oh well, at least I do have the one at home to be proud of.

same here - interior - Ill get a few different paint schemes - no interior - Ill get one.

mediump · Post by **mediump** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:16 pm

meh... I'll be getting a couple of them regardless of interior (probably no more than 2, how BIG are they?-huge). No one has speculated on price yet, could it be a $70 tank? for that matter, what do regular tanks sell for at TRU normally? I don't know (No TRU)

EnemyAce · Post by **EnemyAce** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:42 pm

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:45 pm

Nice pic EnemyAce

Regardless of interior i really dont care to much id like to still get one or two at some point. But to me interior really shouldnt matter i mean your only seeing the outside unless you actually go up to it and look inside of it. But that still would be pretty cool

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:57 pm

Enemy Ace. Good pic. That is one I have yet to see. It is a big tank.

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:05 pm

I've got Tamiyas 1:16th Tiger II w/ Porsch turret, its size may give us an idea how big 21st's King Tiger will be in 1:18th scale...
Length: 25'' (exhaust to tip of main gun)
Width : 9''
Height: 7 1/4''
So it seems 21st's Tiger will be a hefty tank.
EnemyAce great pic! The Tiger and Sherman look to be the same height. Very cool I've never seen this photo.

kimtheredxd · Post by **kimtheredxd** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:11 pm

As to the TRU cost question. when the Tiger 1 came out at TRU I paid $49.99 for it. But I do not recall how much the Sherman or Panther were back then, just that The tiger was a lot more.

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