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Title: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Greebo on July 30, 2015, 04:09:37 PM: The heavy tank battalion S. Pz. Abt 504 fought entirely in the Mediterranean theater during WW2, beginning in 1943 in Tunisia. They lost all of their Tigers here and later all but one defending Sicily. From here they fought in Italy until the end of the war. This is a late model Tiger I from the 3rd Company based in Northern Italy, probably in early 1945.

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c155/Jonchaz/Screenshots%20German/s.Pz.Abt._504_Tiger_I_SC1_zps51o9zimq.jpg)

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c155/Jonchaz/Screenshots%20German/s.Pz.Abt._504_Tiger_I_SC2_zpsov1ynwjd.jpg)
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Dragon Tamer on July 30, 2015, 05:14:32 PM: I need a keyboard shortcut for this: :aok
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Devil 505 on July 30, 2015, 05:20:20 PM: Lovely skin.

I did notice that the zimmeritt on the turret is not the same scale as on the hull. Is this intentional?
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Greebo on July 30, 2015, 05:33:57 PM: Yes, it is intentional. The zimmerit pattern on the turret was larger than that on the hull on a lot of Tiger Is, I've no idea why. This Tiger in Focus Forum thread (http://tiif.de/thread.php?threadid=144&sid=2560fd7ac26490781b05d7b46e19ab21) is where I got the info for this skin. Some of the photos in here show the differently-sized zimmerit patterns quite clearly.
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: 10thmd on July 30, 2015, 06:24:25 PM: Simply amazing Greebo
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: lyric1 on July 30, 2015, 07:02:43 PM: :aok
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Nefarious on July 30, 2015, 08:10:49 PM: Another outstanding piece! <S>
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Devil 505 on July 30, 2015, 11:34:26 PM: Quote from: Greebo on July 30, 2015, 05:33:57 PM
Yes, it is intentional. The zimmerit pattern on the turret was larger than that on the hull on a lot of Tiger Is, I've no idea why. This Tiger in Focus Forum thread (http://tiif.de/thread.php?threadid=144&sid=2560fd7ac26490781b05d7b46e19ab21) is where I got the info for this skin. Some of the photos in here show the differently-sized zimmerit patterns quite clearly.
Excellent reference photos. I can definitely see the different sizes of zimmerit.
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Citabria on August 01, 2015, 12:39:28 AM: awsome skin!
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Lucifer on August 19, 2015, 10:21:57 AM: Very nice ! :aok
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Citabria on August 26, 2015, 03:03:30 AM: i really like the rusted spare treads would it be possible to add rust to the active treads in the grooves and spots where there is no contact with the ground and wheels to match the spare treads?
Title: Re: S. Pz. Abt 504 Tiger I
Post by: Greebo on August 26, 2015, 08:33:19 AM: Judging from the B&W photo used I reckoned the spare tracks were either painted in red oxide or red brown camo paint. Painted spare tracks were fairly common on German tanks from mid to late war to help hide them from aircraft. In general the only part of a tank allowed to get that rusty by a crew was the exhaust.