Dragon Armor - Tiger 1 - Late Production w/Zimmerit

No. 62002, Vintage year - 2009, Scale - 1:72

Unit - 1./s.H.Pz.Abt.506 - this heavy panzer battalion was formed

in July 1943 around a section from 9.Panzer Division (III Abt. Pz. Rgt. 33). It

received a full complement of 45 Tiger Is in August 1943. It fought with

Heeresgruppe Mitte at the Dnieper and later at Krivoi-Rog (in battles south of

Korovograd). It fought on the Eastern Front from July 1943 to August

1944. 

Campaign - Ukraine 1944 - the 506th was incorporated into General

Hausser's II SS Panzer Corps along with the 100th Jager Division. In March

1944, their focus was the line Rohatyn-Brzezany in efforts to take Pohajce and

move onto Buczacz. 

Markings - Greenish tan with dark brown and white camouflage -

with white #4 on turret and zimmerit on turret and upper hull. The battalion

symbol (tiger holding the Vienna red and white shield) is on the rear of the

turret. 

Please note - this is a Value Plus series that is made of both

diecast and plastic - and thus lighter than other Dragon Armor models.

Condition - new with minor wear on box. 

Thank you for your interest.