Hauler 1:72 Tiger II Ausf. B Königstiger, photo-etched fenders is an aftermarket set of thin metal fenders for a plastic kit of the German heavy tank in 1:72 scale. It is not a model but an accessory to a kit you already have.
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A photo-etched set from the Czech maker Hauler intended to replace the plastic fenders on a kit of the Tiger II heavy tank in 1:72 scale. The set is cut for a particular kit, the Revell one, so the shapes and spacings match and lengthy fine-tuning is unnecessary. It is not a standalone model: it is a detail accessory that replaces parts from the base kit.
Fenders are among those parts where the thickness of injection-molded plastic shows at first glance. The real sheet metal was thin, whereas a plastic part has to have an appreciable thickness because of the mold, and the edge then reads as coarse. Photo-etched metal solves the problem naturally: it has the real thickness of sheet metal, a sharp edge and precise engraved detail. It can also be bent, and with fenders that comes in handy, because on machines in the field they tended to be dented, bent upward or missing altogether.
The Tiger II, that is the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B nicknamed Königstiger, was a German heavy tank of the last phase of the Second World War. It carried an 88 mm gun with a long barrel and steeply sloped frontal armor; the high combat weight told on fuel consumption as well as on the life of the drive train. It was produced with two forms of turret, which differ in the shape of the front and the sides.
Separate the parts from the fret with a sharp scalpel against a hard surface, not with nippers, which bend the metal. Bend them in a photo-etch bending tool, or between two razor blades secured in a vise. Before gluing, level the plastic base on which the fender will lie. Glue with cyanoacrylate applied with a pin in minute drops; the gel variant gives more time for alignment. Degrease the metal with alcohol before painting and spray on a primer, otherwise the paint holds badly and rubs off during handling.
This is an accessory to a plastic kit, not a standalone model. The kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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