PMA’s 1:72 scale German Mid Production Sd. Kfz. 181 PzKpfw VI Tiger Ausf. E Heavy Tank – ‘311’, schwere SS Panzer Abteilung 101, Normandy, France, 1944
It isn’t often that Precision Model Arts announces a new product but when they do they typically come with a bit of fanfare. Earlier today we learned that they plan to offer a 1:72 scale replica of a mid production German Tiger E heavy tank (P0330). Based upon a vehicle that served with the infamous schwere SS Panzer Abteilung 101, their first ever Tiger comes with a detachable turret and hull so you can see the interior of the vehicle.
As a bonus, the vehicle features an opening engine compartment as well as a removable Maybach HL 230 TRM P45 engine. No doubt recognizing the significance of the upcoming 75th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the unit in question harkens back to the fighting in and around the bocage country of Normandy, France, during the fateful summer of 1944.
In addition to the Tiger tank, three new figure packs were unveiled. There’s a German engineer set (P0407), the perfect accompaniment to the German Tiger and useful for depicting a field repair depot overhauling a damaged vehicle. Also shown are a set of German Officers (P0408) as well as a group of German Wounded Soldiers (P0409). All of the sets will likely oppose the Allies’ invasion some time this summer.
