Description: The Tiger tank is probably the most famous tank of World War II. Both the Tiger I and its successor, the Tiger II, were used as bases for other German vehicles. This book covers a wide range of vehicles based on the chassis of the Tiger I and II tanks in 1/72 scale. It provides a detailed guide to modelling the basic tank versions as well as the Sturmmörser Sturmtiger (Tiger I variant), Jagdtiger (Tiger II variant) and the Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Elefant tank destroyer. A variety of camouflage schemes are described in depth, and the text covers photo-etched parts, resin aftermarket sets, scratch-building, and the use of figures and groundwork.
Brief description: Alex Clark spent his early years building model aircraft but switched solely to small-scale armour in the late 1980s. Since then he has had numerous articles published in a variety of international model magazines, along with authoring two books in the Osprey Modelling series. He has also gained awards at major model shows such as Euromilitaire, AMT Torrent, and the IPMS USA Nationals.
Review Quotes:
"Quite honestly, there's nothing bad about this new volume from Osprey Publishing. Excellent, accurate information, top notch photography and instruction, and a nice selection of subject variant builds all come together to a definite thumbs up!" --Antonio J. R. Carvalho, Armorama (March 2006)
"In all, a very nicely done book and one that anyone who likes to build 1/72 armor would find of interest. I know I picked up a few things to try and I'm sure you will too." --Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com "As Clark says in his introduction, the book was written in the hope it could be a useful guide to the complexities of building the Tiger in 1/72nd scale, in this, he has admirably succeeded... Highly Recommended." --Jim Rae, Armorama (March 2006)