Known to the Allies as a Tiger I, the German model designation was a Panzerkampfwagen VI, Tiger I (H1), Sd.Kfz. 181. It was built in Kassel, Germany
with the hull being constructed by Henschel
while the turret was made by Wegmann A. The tank was completed in January or February 1943 with the chassis number 250122. It was shipped to Tunisia between 12 March and 16 April 1943. The tank was assigned to No. 3 Platoon in No. 1 Company of the 504th Schwere Heerespanzerabteilung (German heavy tank battalion
) in Tunisia during the North African Campaign
bearing the turret number 131 by which it has come to be known.
Tiger 131 is a German Tiger I heavy tank captured by the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment in Tunisia during World War II. Preserved at The Tank Museum in Bovington, England, it is the only operating Tiger I in the world.
Model from Zvezda without any add on and modifications. Built from box. Painted with acrylics paints. Pigments and washes from MIG.
Some photo of Tiger with 113 number that was used as prototype for the model
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