PzKpfw VI "TIGER" Ausf.E
(Early Production Model)
1:48 Decal Sheet #48001
Review by Terry Ashley

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The sheet is well printed with excellent colour register and very thin carrier film cropped close to the printed image and should adhere well with any decal setting solution.

Markings are included for 20 vehicles with the vehicle number, balkenkreuz and unit insignia for each and a large 12 page booklet with four view colour illustrations of each vehicle showing the camouflage scheme and the decal placement as well as the colour used in the cam scheme and equivalent FS paint numbers.

The vehicles included on the sheet are;

• "823", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS-Panzerregiment 2, Panzer Grenadier Division "Das Reich", Eastern Front, May 1943.
• "405", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS Panzerregiment 1, Panzer Grenadier Division "LSSAH", Kharkov, Russia, April 1943.
• "411", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS Panzerregiment 1, Panzer Grenadier Division "LSSAH", Kharkov, Russia, April 1943. "821", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS-Panzerregiment 2, Panzer Grenadier Division "Das Reich", Nepertyaja.Russia, March 1943.
• "1331", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS Panzerregiment 1, Panzer Grenadier Division "LSSAH",,Russia, July 1943.
• "S04", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS Panzerregiment 1, Panzer Grenadier Division "LSSAH", Company commander Obersturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann,Russia, January 1944.
• "311", 502 schwere Panzerabteilung, Russia, September 1943.
• "312", 502 schwere Panzerabteilung, Russia, September 1943.
• "S02", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS-Panzerregiment 2, Panzer Grenadier Division "Das Reich", Kursk, July 1943.
• "S24", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS-Panzerregiment 2, Panzer Grenadier Division "Das Reich", Kursk, July 1943.
• "111", 501 schwere Panzerabteilung, Tunisia, December 1942. "112", 501 schwere Panzerabteilung, Tunisia, December 1942.
• "S14", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS Panzerregiment 1, Panzer Grenadier Division "LSSAH", OberscharfUhrer Kamrad, Russia, November 1943.
• "222", 503 schwere Panzerabteilung, Russia, January 1943.
• "131", 504 schwere Panzerabteilung, Tunisia, April 1943.
• "812", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS-Panzerregiment 2, Panzer Grenadier Division "Das Reich°,Russia, April 1943.
• "833", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS-Panzerregiment 2, Panzer Grenadier Division "Das Reich",Russia, May 1943.
• "911", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS-Panzerregiment 3, Panzer Grenadier Division "Totenkopf.Russia, July 1943.
• "334", 503 schwere Panzerabteilung, Russia, July 1943.
• "1311", schwere Panzerkompanie of SS Panzer Regiment 1, Panzer Grenadier Division "LSSAH", Kursk, July 1943.

Conclusion:
A very well printed and researched decal sheet with more than enough markings to keep most happy with the vehicles featured being well documented in various Tiger I references.

Highly recommended

Thanks to Michael from Airconnection for the review sheet.

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