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This 1/35 scale Tamiya model shows the King Tiger as it appeared during the final German offensive in the Ardennes. The kit also includes the DKW NZ350 military motorcycle. The King Tiger's Henschel turret, with its thick armor and powerful 88mm gun, was feared by Allied troops. The kit offers two gun mantles, stepped and sloped, and parts for the NZ350's engine. Small headlights and other details seen on the motorcycle late in the war are included. Three figures are provided: a tank commander, a tank crewman and an orderly. It is well suited to an Ardennes diorama. Development of the King Tiger began in February 1943 to counter the growing threat of Russian tanks. Its 88mm gun was upgraded from the Tiger I's L/56 to the Type 43 L/71 high-velocity gun. The chassis fro
