Hi Tiger experts, I need your help.

I am making the S33 of the 2nd Das Reich Tiger, on Tamiya instruction, it shown the Tiger without track holders at the side of the turret as well as no loader's periscope on the turret roof, yet from Tiger at the Eastern Front, it clearly shown the loader's periscope as well as I think track holder at the side of thr turret.

So does the Tamiya instruction messed up? or else? Because I am at this stage of the building, I don't want to install those then find out it's not the case...Thanks in advance for your help!

You will probably want to do the track holders, but not the periscope, as this seems to be the most common cofiguration according to my info. This is a mid production variant right?

Don't know if it'll help, but here's a pic of the "S33"

Mystery had been solved, the Tamiya manual might be partially right. Because I am modelling the Tiger S33 as seen in Nov. 1943, hence it had both the Periscope and the Track holders. because those are added after March , 1943....

God love this hobby...

And thank you guys for your help.