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njmlondon · 22-01-2008

Hi there
I am currently planning a huge project - a 1/16 Tamiya King Tiger with numerous aftermarket detailing parts.
I have been researching which King Tiger to model and have come across a very interesting tank from the Ardennes campaign which seems to have a unique Winter scheme according to some mystery sources but where all of the hard evidence I can find points to a more typical Ambush scheme.
Let me give you some details and if you have any ideas I would love to hear them...

1st up the Tiger in question is #213 of s.SS.Pz.Abt.501/101. This Tiger was knocked out at Werimont Farm, La Gleize, on 22 Dec 44 and was removed to La Gleize village square after the war and restored by the December 1944 Historical Museum.

#213 was originally SS-Unterscharführer Franz Faustmann's tank but apparently it also served as SS-Obersturmführer Dollinger’s command tank at La Gleize. It is rumoured that Dollinger probably took over command of 213 because as a battalion staff officer he needed a tank to exercise command and manage his sector of the battlefield from, and his 009 had apparently dropped out.

All photos of this tank I have found seem to display a standard ambush scheme and this has been modelled as such several times. There are some great models such as this one by Michale Tay

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/...geriimt_2.html

However there are also three indications that #213 might have been a bit different...

1st up this page of profiles I found... look at #213... see the rather tasty paintjob!

http://tiger-ostpanzer.nm.ru/Colors/sSSPzAbt101.htm

and then there is fantastic model by Fabien Deschamps...

http://www.hyperscale.com/galleries/...igeriifd_2.htm

and finally a prepainted diecast version too...

http://www.flyingmule.com/products/HM-HG0108

All three references I can find have no extra information...

Can anybody help??????

22-01-2008	#1 (permalink)
njmlondon Hi I'm New Join Date: Oct 2007 Visit njmlondon's Gallery Posts: 3	Mystery King Tiger Hi there I am currently planning a huge project - a 1/16 Tamiya King Tiger with numerous aftermarket detailing parts. I have been researching which King Tiger to model and have come across a very interesting tank from the Ardennes campaign which seems to have a unique Winter scheme according to some mystery sources but where all of the hard evidence I can find points to a more typical Ambush scheme. Let me give you some details and if you have any ideas I would love to hear them... 1st up the Tiger in question is #213 of s.SS.Pz.Abt.501/101. This Tiger was knocked out at Werimont Farm, La Gleize, on 22 Dec 44 and was removed to La Gleize village square after the war and restored by the December 1944 Historical Museum. #213 was originally SS-Unterscharführer Franz Faustmann's tank but apparently it also served as SS-Obersturmführer Dollinger’s command tank at La Gleize. It is rumoured that Dollinger probably took over command of 213 because as a battalion staff officer he needed a tank to exercise command and manage his sector of the battlefield from, and his 009 had apparently dropped out. All photos of this tank I have found seem to display a standard ambush scheme and this has been modelled as such several times. There are some great models such as this one by Michale Tay http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/...geriimt_2.html However there are also three indications that #213 might have been a bit different... 1st up this page of profiles I found... look at #213... see the rather tasty paintjob! http://tiger-ostpanzer.nm.ru/Colors/sSSPzAbt101.htm and then there is fantastic model by Fabien Deschamps... http://www.hyperscale.com/galleries/...igeriifd_2.htm and finally a prepainted diecast version too... http://www.flyingmule.com/products/HM-HG0108 All three references I can find have no extra information... Can anybody help??????