From MMP, This book is compilations of the colour profile, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the Tiger I German main battle tank. Scale plans in 1/35 scale plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also photos of the details in B&W, by Przemyslaw Skulski.

Paperback book of 24 pages, there are plenty of images, from WWII in black and white, and detail images from a variety of tanks in museums, plus colour images of same. Some of these images are new to me, others are well known. There are colour profiles and 1/35 scale plans to round out this book. 

There is very little to read here, the images are clear and well captioned; the colour profiles identify the unit, location, and timeframe, which is handy for modelling purposes

The plans are a challenge, there are top, left, front and rear, which is why you'd buy the title, but... I did some checking as the hull width is 3140mm* to the outside edge, which divided by 35 is 89.7, yet laying a ruler on the plans, the width is 92, and using a ruler on the Dragon Tiger 1, the width is 86mm so I am not sure whether I am measuring correctly. I lay the Dragon hull on the plan for the top and front, and neither matched. Similarly, the Dragon turret fitted inside the plans. Sadly, I do not have access to a real Tiger I late to measure the same point for myself. It may come down to the publishing of drawn scale images, but the plans do serve a purpose: check all things. I did google the width of a Tiger I hull, but you need to be careful about how that measurement was arrived at. 

An easy read about a great tank, but am not able to recommend it in good faith. 

Thank you, Casemate Books, for the book and opportunity to review it. 

*Tiger1.info

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