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Tamiya German King Tiger Full Option 1/16 Scale Heavy Tank - KIT [TAM56018] Motion RC

Tamiya’s demonstration 1/16 scale RC M1A2 Abrams main battle tank is complete. You will be able to see this tank in full action at next month’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in our booth inside the Life Style Expo!! | TamiyaUSA

Today let’s look at a commission from earlier this year! This King Tiger (Tamiya 1/35) is depicted in a snowy scene in the Battle of the Bulge. The king tiger was developed late in the war and built in relatively small numbers. 1500 king tigers were ordered, however production with highly disrupted by allied bombing raids. Five raids in the fall of 1944 destroyed the Henschel plant, resulting in the production of only 492 of the ordered tanks. The tanks saw combat action in the Battle of the Bul