Dragon 1/35th Tiger II (Final Production) Poland '46

Well, the hypothetical Tiger II in Octo-Splinter camo is finally done after almost a year and a half. I added on the Pz. IV side skirt armor field mod and also installed the tow cables, bow gun barrel and figure. The figure is from one of the Miniart Winter German Tank Crew sets and he was originally from a Pz. IV dio I had done a few years but had since dismantled the dio. I added some leaves to the hull and turret, anywhere they would accumulate against raised areas on the vehicle. I also added some dead foliage which is hung up in the cage armor. For better identification, I made some German Cross ID plates which consist of Dragon cross decals applied to painted and weathered pieces of lead foil. These were then hung haphazardly from the turret armor pieces. The model was finally given a coat of Vallejo Matte Varnish and that finished it up.

The vehicle depicts a Tiger II in Eastern Poland in late 1946 where the Russian and German forces are engaged in a bloody stalemate in early November. 

Best wishes,

Ian