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Definitively 2016 seems to be the year of the Konigstiger. One more is coming from Dragon, with the addition of a crane.

Entering production in mid-1944, the Konigstiger weighed 69.8 tons and was armed with a highly lethal 8.8cm KwK 43 L/71 gun. Fifty Konigstiger featured the so-called Porsche turret rather than the more common Henschel turret. Both turret types were manufactured by Krupp, but the Porsche turret was much more rounded in shape. All tanks with such a Porsche turret were coated in the German anti-magnetic paste known as Zimmerit.

This is a 2-in-1 kit because the tank comes with a three-legged crane that can be installed on the turret, and which was used for such tasks as removing the engine or transmission. The chains for the pulleys of the jib crane are made from photo-etched metal. Thus, modelers can depict this tank as ready for combat, or as undergoing maintenance. The hull and turret have Zimmerit already pre-molded on, and the kit includes several photo etch parts apart from the grilles, plus metal cables. And Magic Tracks.