fov tiger 1 item 80404

stefano · Post by **stefano** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:48 pm

hallo all
i have seen a model of FOV TIGER 1 eastern front item n.80404
in 1/32 scale and it seems strange as it has no number on turret the colour scheme is incomplete,and has a log on one side
Is this a replica of a real tank? is it accurate?what unit is lakely to belong to?
thanks for your help!
stefano

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:09 pm

Is this a replica of a real tank? is it accurate?what unit is lakely to belong to?

IIRC I have seen color plates of this (or a very similar) tank in one of my Tiger books, though I can't recall which one at the moment. I believe the paint scheme which you refer to as "incomplete" is relatively accurate, and as best that I can remember it represents a tank from a Schweres Abteilung on the Volkhov (Leningrad) front.

stefano · Post by **stefano** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:14 pm

hallo and thanks for your replay
I f it was a tiger 1 near Leningrad in 1942 it would have been very likely to
be an early version?!

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:32 pm

The Germans weren't pushed back from Leningrad until early 1944, so it could be accurate, considering that FOV markets this as an Eastern Front 1944 model.

stefano · Post by **stefano** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:02 pm

hallo ostketten
thanks for your help!
stefano