Henschel & Son Tiger I Heavy Tank

Did I say interior?

Yeah, I said interior. This beast comes with a completely detailed (well moderately compared to its 1:1 counterpart) interior that puts all other 1:18 scale armor to shame. The interior is the show stopper. Not because it is immensely detailed, but for the sheer fact you can remove the turret and have direct access to the main gun and the driver and machine gunners areas. There is seating for all five members of your crew, but like I said the commander will look like he is the last guy to show up to a college prank. It’s tight in the turret.

The interior is weathered with mud and grime moderately covering the metal plated floors. Stored shells are stacked up along the Tiger’s interior walls. An expended shell and a troops equipment satchel round out the details within the turret. Noticeably missing from the interior details are any driving mechanism and the internal mechanics (i.e. gun handle) for the front end machine gun.

The next cool “interior” feature is the triple hatch engine compartment. You get full access to the engine block and the air intake ports. There are some moderate details on the block, but not many. Just having access, like removing the turret, is cool to have. Again, you can set up great dioramas like the maintenance crews removing mud and debris from the intakes.