{"id":1576,"date":"2019-01-30T23:03:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T23:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2019-02-03T08:26:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T08:26:47","slug":"misc-bovington-tank-museum-tiger-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=1576","title":{"rendered":"Misc: Bovington Tank Museum, Tiger Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been wanting to go to the Bovington Tank Museum for some time, to see the Tiger collection. It’s a shame they don’t have a SturmTiger, but they have a Tiger I, two Tiger IIs, a JadTiger and an Elefant.<\/p>\n

\"Bovington,
On loan from the U.S. of A mighty Sd.Kfz. 184, aka Ferdinand, or Elefant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve posted a photo report on the Elefant on my mini-military blog,\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ll be posting more stuff there about the other Tigers, etc. But here a few pics of stuff I particularly dug.<\/p>\n

\"Bovington,
A Porsche turreted Tiger II.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are two Tiger II tanks, one with a Porsche turret, and one with the Henschel turret, that became the chosen production variant. It was Porsche’s rejected King Tiger hulls that formed the basis of the Ferdinand\/Elefant Tank-hunter.<\/p>\n

\"Bovington,
The JagdTiger, another mighty monster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another Tank-hunter, by name as well as fighting role, was the awesome JagdTiger. Above you can see what a huge beast it was. This tank looks pristine inside, and you can see into both the engine bay and fighting compartment.<\/p>\n

\"Bovington,
You can see inside the JagdTiger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Below is the Henschel King Tiger, or Tiger II, also in zimmerit<\/i> anti-magnetic mine paste. The paint job is the mid\/late-war three colour ‘ambush’ scheme, and the markings are very nice.<\/p>\n

\"Bovington,
Henschel turreted Tiger II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bovington,
Zimmerit and markings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All that is there to stand in for the SturmTiger is a mortar barrel. Below is a picture taken looking down said barrel, with a torch illuminating the rifled interior. Impressive! (Can’t help hearing the James Bond theme tune when I see this!)<\/p>\n

\"Bovington,
Internal view of the SturmTiger mortar barrel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The five Tigers on display are truly amazing. I’m sooo<\/i> glad I made the effort to see them all. I’ll go again later in the year, I think. But I had to go today to catch the Elefant before it’s shipped back Stateside… tomorrow!<\/p>\n

One of the reasons I had to see the Elefant is ’cause I’ve been making models of them. I’ve built two so far, and I’m working on a third. Seeing the real thing is both inspiring, and useful for gathering reference.<\/p>\n

I love<\/i> the tank museum!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve been wanting to go to the Bovington Tank Museum for some time, to see the Tiger collection. It’s a shame they don’t have a SturmTiger, but they have a Tiger I, two Tiger IIs, a JadTiger and an Elefant. I’ve posted a photo report on the Elefant on my mini-military blog,\u00a0here. I’ll be posting … <\/p>\n

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