Hello friends,

I have just buyed Das Werks's (Takom) King Tiger in 1/35 scale,and there in the box is very interesting paint scheme for this vehicle.
It is noted as:

Number 101

Tiger Auf.B, 1./s.H.Pz.Abt505,

(No. 101-Kompaniechef Oblt. Freiherr von Reibnitz)

In the area of Königsberg,
Germany 10.01.1945.

here is a drawing of it:


So,please,can someone please confirm did this vehicle in this paint scheme existed in WWII as it was written and shown in the user manual of model kit?
Or even better,if someone can please document it with at least one photo of this exact vehicle?

All the best,
And thank you in advance.

That is how I'm doing it, almost no pics of 505 from this time (they were rather busy).
My interpretation is that the green is overpainted with whitewash.

I assume that the 505th cut the turrent square out of the zimmerit in the field....if so is the color of the square red primer, or would they have painted it dark yellow in the field?

Thank you,
Eric

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That is how I'm doing it, almost no pics of 505 from this time (they were rather busy).
My interpretation is that the green is overpainted with whitewash.

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No green; most of the 505's used a yellow and brown scheme.

Horst Krönke's 241 was in a three colour scheme.

During the period there was snow it may have been white washed with brooms and brushes. Crews were supposed to do this winter camo themselves.

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During the period there was snow it may have been white washed with brooms and brushes. Crews were supposed to do this winter camo themselves.

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They didn't always cover them head to toe in whitewash due to there being limited amounts at times, or to better blend into wooded backgrounds. According to one KT gunner, sometimes they didn't whitewash at all.