Thanks for the info. I have a 1/16 Tamiya kit that allows me as a modeller to make a Tunisian campaign version of the Tiger I straight from the box. Cheers, Christophe

There were two Tiger battalions in Tunisia. The 504 arrived rather late in the game, and we have very little photo coverage of them, but it seems they took part in the final defensive battles. Their Tigers (i.e. your Tamiya model) were identical to others fighting in Russia and Sicily at the time. The 501 was the first Tiger battalion in Tunisia, and they gave the Tiger its reputation with the Allies, as they participated in multiple successful battles against British and American tanks. Their Tigers were unique, with features or combinations of features not found anywhere else. They were the subject of the famous Cyber Hobby "Africa Tiger" kit, and no other company has rendered them accurately until now. David

This is a very nice set from Aber, probably expensive, but very nice. I have to question the timing of the release, the Tamyia kit is quite old and I would imagine difficult to get hold of now and this set would probably had a better uptake a few years ago? Maybe Tamyia planning a re-release?