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This is my question, does this tank have zimm? If so, what number tank is it, and does it have an escape hatch instead of a pistol port? where is this tiger based?
thanks!
Yep, zimm.
It's a "later mid or late Tiger" (gets damned confusing!) = in general; "Panther style" hatch, no smoke grenades, centered headlight, reinforced mantlet - looks like the single site hole.
If it were a "final Tiger", it would have steel wheels vs. the tires.
Escape hatches replaced one of the two pistol ports found on the "initial Tiger" with the appearance of the "early Tiger" mfg changes in late 1942.
Look here for a simple chart of Tiger I prod line "tweaks", which is why modeling Tigers can be a challenge...
http://www.missing-lynx.com/panzer_facts/pftiger.htmI'd bet Eastern Front.