
Hi one and all,
after a very long hyatus here I am at it again,this time with the magnificent King Tiger by Meng.
Nowadays we're treated to a real KT bonanza but IMHO the best offering is the one by Meng,even if it's not perfect by any means,as the "Tiger Gurus" have ointed out,still in my HUMBLE opinion it remains a great,little kit!As we all know there are two very new kids on the block at the moment,i.e. the Takom KT,which in my opinion is a sort of downscaled 1/16 Trumpy with its pros AND CONS and the Meng KT,which looks totally new!The former comes with a complete interior,whereas the latter CAN be fitted with a very comprehensive interior kit sold separately and patterned after the oustanding work by David Parker.The Takom interior isn't as refined as the Meng's but the latter can be easily fitted to the former,totally or in part!
The Meng kit(s) gives(s) you the best run for the money,in fact after I had received the kits I had preordered from a HK online shop I've purchased another tank and an interior set off eBay for £38,shipping included!!!!!!!
Along my byuild I'll use a few stunning builds of the 1/16 Trumpy Big Cat as reference,and Dmitry's and David's ones are very inspirational!
Before going on further a summarized story of the tank is mandatory:
The King Tiger was a HUGE WW2 German Tank which it had been called "King Tiger" by the Allies because it was king-size,a sort of armoured Double Big Mac! :-)
Cheers
Manu
