The German Waffenamt issued an order to design the VK4501(H) (as the PzKpfw VI Ausf E was then known) in May 1941, just one month prior to the commencement of Operation Barbarossa. Interestingly, Henschel und Sohn of Kassel was charged with building the heavily armored chassis while Krupp, by far the largest munitionwerks in Germany, was given the task of developing the turret. The PzKpfw VI Ausfuhrung E (type E) was one of the first German tanks to feature a torsion bar with eight interleaved wheels, which was designed to support the mammoth 57-ton tank. The Ausf E mounted a huge 8.8cm KwK36 L/56 cannon and featured two MG34 machine guns for close support against enemy infantry. By war's end, 1,354 vehicles had been produced, some rolling off the Wegmann assembly line.

This particular 1:50 scale replica of a German Tiger I Ausf E (Type E) heavy tank was attached to schwere Panzerabteilung 510 deployed to Kurland, in December 1944. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Width: 2-inches
Length: 4-1/2-inches

Release Date: March 2005

Historical Account: "Heavy Metal" - Formed in June 1944, Schwere Panzerabteilung 510 was attached to 14.Panzer-Division and fought on the eastern front, seeing action in East Prussia and Kurland. The unit was presumably destroyed in the Kurland pocket during early 1945.