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Friday, June 30, 2017 - 04:59 AM UTC
Italeri presents a Limited Edition box of the famous Tiger 131, which is currently shown on The Tank Museum, with several World of Tanks extras.
Serial number 250122 came off the Henschel production line in February 1943 and was issued to the 504 Heavy Tank Battalion.
In early March it was shipped from Sicily to Tunis as part of Hitler’s belated reinforcement of his North African Army.
The tank was captured at the end of April and as the first complete Tiger to be seized in the West, it was filmed and photographed and later brought to Britain for extensive analysis.

In 1951 Tiger 131 was passed to the Tank Museum where it has been a popular exhibit ever since. It’s return to working order in the early 2000’s meant it became the only running Tiger 1.

This Special LIMITED EDITION of only 1500 pieces has a box enriched by hologram with sequential number, and contains:
  • 1 Model Kit
  • 1 Liquid Cement
  • 1 Tank Guide
  • 1 Poster (42x29,7cm)
  • World of Tanks decals
  • Invite Code
  • Bonus Code
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The artwork hints at what you're getting; Tiger 131 in a sand desert, which probably never happened, but it's what the "man in the street" imagines. Close enough for W.O.T. But seriously, why didn't they copy the Dragon decal sheet? They don't provide the rear cross! David
JUN 30, 2017 - 12:26 PM
Well you see it was a choice between the rear cross and the WOT logo and Italeri was contractually obligated to use the WOT logo so no rear cross. Marketing is more important than accuracy here.
JUN 30, 2017 - 01:28 PM
I see it includes the secret ingredient to make plastic kit addicts out of casual game players who thought they just fancied a dabble at modelling - liquid cement. Once combined with the plastic, allowed to set overnight and all the real poisonous fumes have gone... I love the smell of set cement in the morning.
JUN 30, 2017 - 06:52 PM
Isn't this just a repackage of the long-of-tooth Italeri Tiger kit with all that that implies? Why not just buy the Dragon kit? Oh right, the poster...oh look! designer glue no less!
JUL 02, 2017 - 05:51 AM
I always wanted a WOT poster.
JUL 02, 2017 - 06:02 AM
First it is a marketing ploy aimed at WOT players not model builders. Second, its sticker price is €44.9 which is about $50. That's $10 less than a discounted Dragon Tiger 131 and without all the intimidating teeny tiny parts and dense confusing instructions. Third, there are still those who prefer Tamiya Tigers of the same vintage as the Italeri, so there probably are those who like the ancient Italeri kits. They are simple builds and the link and length track is a little better than a rubber band. All very reasonable suppositions to those without the passion for complexity and accuracy that to a casual observer might appear to verge on a mental disorder. And then there are marketing types wishing to cash in on gaming mania and building a new potential market.
JUL 02, 2017 - 08:35 AM
Well it's certainly not going to win any accuracy contests! It's an old clunky kit and probably the least accurate kit save for the original Tamiya. That being said the gamer or OOB modeller can make it look ok with a deft paint job. If the gamers help keep kit manufacturers in business, that can't be a bad thing. I don't believe serious tiger fans will be "fooled" by this release, but it does fill a market need..
JUL 02, 2017 - 11:46 PM
My Tiger 131 from Dragon comes with DS cactus plants ,I bet this doesn't have that.
JUL 03, 2017 - 12:05 AM
I just took a look at the decals. They are *very* much like Dragon's ones. Which I drew. David
JUL 03, 2017 - 01:48 AM
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