Article number: 500776831
Product: 1:35 Wittmann's Ace Tiger Crew
Clearly one of the best ever kits from Dragon was a 1/35 scale rendition
of a Tiger I tank belonging to the legendary panzer ace Hauptsturmführer
Michael Wittmann (Item No.6730). The tank kit met a phenomenal response
from the market, and the box even included a full set of tankers
representing Wittmann and his four crewmen. However, that production run swiftly sold out thanks to its immense popularity.
While Dragon is offering a second production run of Wittmann’s Tiger I,
the next kit doesn’t feature the tank crewmen. However, to meet requests
from frantic modelers who missed out on the kit combo the first time
around, Dragon is going to offer Wittmann and his crew as a standalone 1/35 scale figure set.
Wittmann was one of Germany’s highest-scoring tank aces of WWII, with
the credited destruction of 138 tanks and 132 anti-tank guns. He cut his
teeth on the Eastern Front with a StuG.III, and latterly he took command
of a Tiger I in time for combat during Operation Citadel at Kursk in
July 1943. The figure set offers an authentic-looking rendition of
Wittmann and his Tiger I crew. Detail on these 1/35 scale figures is
excellent, with their panzer uniforms well rendered as they pose for a
group photo. However, model-makers will have to be quick to snap up this
figure set if the popularity of the original tank/crew set is anything to go by!
Detailed Plastic Kit of model
Wittmann's Ace Tiger Crew
in scale 1:35
