Dragon Armor Sd.Kfz.186 Jagdtiger (Porsche Version) s.P.z.J.g.A.bt 653 Germany 1945. 60112

REF:60112  Scale 1.72  Length  96mm

Dragon Armor’s 1:72 scale Sd.Kfz.186 Jagdtiger (Porsche Version) model is depicted in the authentic markings of schwere Panzer Jaeger Abteilung as used in Germany during 1945. Dragon Armor carefully researches models to ensure that every detail is historically accurate – from the tooling to the realistic weathered camouflage scheme to the markings. This pre-assembled die-cast model is painted in an overall dark yellow scheme. Dragon Armor’s Zimmerit paste applied to the lower hull and superstructure enables a far greater level detailing to be achieved.

Designed as a tank buster, the Sd.Kfz.186 Jagdtiger (German for 'Hunting Tiger') was based on the chassis of the Tiger II (King Tiger) tank. The Jagdtiger was the heaviest armoured fighting vehicle to reach production in World War II and suffered from the same problems as the King Tiger - an underpowered engine, frequent breakdowns and poor manoeuvrability – the Jagdtiger had a very narrow field of fire as the main gun had a traverse of only 10 degrees so the entire vehicle had to turn to aim anywhere else. 150 Jagdtigers were ordered, but only 88 were ever produced and of these, only eleven were produced with Porsche suspension (8 road wheels).

The Dragon Armor 1:72 scale series is a great scale to collect, with some plastic parts, the attention to detail is superb offering exceptional quality at a great price. Models are packaged in an acrylic display case. Length is measured for the body only and excludes the gun barrel. To view this item in more detail, or view our huge Military vehicle section please visit the die-cast-collector website.