VK 4501 P

[razzie43]

Sdkfz 181 VK 4501 kit from Dragon "N°6210" scale 1/35
Pz.Kpw. VI Tiger (P)

VK stands for : Versuchskonstruktion (‘Experimental design’)
45 = Weight in Tons 01 = first tank on that design
Later came 4502 vorne and hinter

On May 26th of 1941, during the meeting concerning the development of new weaponry, Adolf Hitler ordered both Dr.Porsche and Henschel to supply their designs for a heavy tank, which was to be ready in the summer of 1942. Krupp was in charge of supplying main armament and producing turrets for designs by both Henschel and Porsche. The project was known as the "Tigerprogram".

[razzie43]

looking for the moment for a easy webspace to place my photo's

onedrive make me dizzy with those html codes

[Skat]

Flickr or photobucket. I, personally, love flickr.

Can't wait to see your build. I had a few encounters with this tank in WOT

[razzie43]

hey Skat,whats your nickame in WOT
i send a invite



i have flickr,but how to post the link?
normally i open my photo then use that url,but that don't work here.

[razzie43]

Found a way through photobucket easy to use.
Here are the final picture's of this tank

[Demaclies]

If I'm not mistaken this what they called the Porshe Tiger, it wasn't a very successful design the engine had tendency to over heat and catch fire a lot. it also was slower then anticipated due to its thicker armor plating.

[razzie43]

Hi,i read the most on

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_4501_%28P%29

and on

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panzerkamp ... yp-101.htm

But what u think about the building of my design?
i use some extra parts between the tank and the tracks coming from a ferdinand/elefant tank.



The Bosch light it hangs on a wire





The Mg gun above was to short to see it,and below i use from another kit!







And then i search for extra parts like this one below : (don't know the name of it)





First time i made my own flag :




Cut some real iron plates


The turrent is Red straight from the factory with no paint on it