<div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Just heard from my Tamiya Rep and this is what will be coming out soon. It is a limited addition and I am waiting on word when it will be available. As soon as I hear something I will post.

<span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">84273 RC Tiger I Early Production Full Option Kit w/Detail Up
</span></span><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt"></span></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">This is a limited edition version of item 56010 1/16 R/C German Tiger I Early Production Full-Option Kit. It includes extensive Detail-Up Parts to enable the modeler to achieve a higher level of realism.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">Includes Aluminum Gun Barrel and Item 49209 1/16 German Tiger I Early Production Photo-Etched Grille Set.</span></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">The following parts are included to depict a Tiger I as it was deployed to the North African desert: Mantlet, Air Cleaners, Hatch Underside, Commander Figure and Decals.</span></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">Includes DMD Control Unit and DMD Multi-Function Unit to enable realistic tank movement.</span></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">Pre-assembled gearboxes with type 380 motors provide ample power to maneuver the tank.</span></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">Torsion bar spring suspension is combined with pre-assembled track, providing realistic maneuverability.</span></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">Requires 4-channel transmitter with self-neutral function (Futaba Attack T4VWD is recommended), battery pack, and batteries for transmitter (sold separately).</span></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">Not compatible with radio systems that have digital trims. Trims must be analog for the DMD unit to operate correctly.</span></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></div><div style="line-height: 112%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">Note: </span><span style="line-height: 112%; color: black; font-size: 11pt">Needs 4-channel transmitter with analog trims, 7.2 volt battery and charger, modeling glue, Tamiya TS spray paint or Acrylic paints needed to complete the model.

ETA will be announced shortly. Retail will be $1260.00 -
Tank Museum price $650.00 - will be posted on our online shop as soon as item is available.

Karen/Girltankette</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></div>

Good news on it having an aluminum barrel, which was sorely missed from the original kit.

Big savings!



~ Jeff

Wow!
So finally it sounds like Tamiya was paying attention. I took the original kit and bought the "K" sprue from their now out of production static kit, which included the mantlet, DAK commander, inside hatch detail and feifle air cleaners to make my DAK Tiger back in 2006.

Ethan did the same to make his Bovington 131 Tiger, as did Doug another late member of DAK, but then again it was imporatnt to us as our club's entire theme surrounds the North African campaign

So Tamiya has now done the same and added PE grilles and aluminum barrel..........NICE!

Squid

Arrival of this new kit will be sometime in January.

Karen

woohoo...another re-hash..how exciting lol....They'd been better off to simply sell the upraded parts as a separate upgrade kit for exisiting owners or as an upgrade to the basic kit, but to include a few new parts and call it "New" is a bit rediculous....[:'(]

yep all the world needs is another Tiger kit. I love the Tiger but time to hunt some new prey.<div>
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I disagree. This will only increase sales on what the kit was severely lacking.


~ Jeff

At least it is something, and let's us know they are still interested.

Please Tamiya release a RC 1/16 Comet or Valentine. I promise I will buy one.

I would rather see a late model tiger. Imo they look much more aggresive.

This is one of the reasons I have never bought the tiger kit. Like Panther F has said it is a good thing. Many people will most likely welcome the upgrade of this kit.

Heck, I bought 2!! Of course one was to be the WECOHE Panther G, the other the Sturmtiger. So my remaining TI kit will be either an Early or the Vorpanzer. Still need to get the aluminum barrel.



~ Jeff

tamiya please bring out a M18 Hellcat and a opel blitz in 1/16 i buy two

Tamiya doesn't listen to customer base since a long time....

I wonder what's next....probably something like a "gold edition" Tiger I which is simply a standard kit  with a big gold sticker on the box and a little certificate inside, yet they'll charge and extra $300 for it,  and fools will probably still line up to buy them lol......pathetic [:'(]

Squid is right, a few of us at DAK did this mod with the "k" sprue from 36203 and there are 4 DAK tigers roaming our fields.

This is a nice rehash of an older kit and all they had to do was change the box. What we are failing to realize is this means Tamiya is regarding their 1/16 line with interest and as long as that continues we may get into something exotic soon.

My wish list is always Sherman related but even if they pumped out a T-34 the new parts alone make the battlefields of the world a little happier.... wait, that doesn't sound right.

I'm with Scott on this one..... late Tiger please Mr. Tamiya. All steel wheels, better cupola etc. Hit the nail on the head...not your thumb!!! Again!

If you have read the post Karen has already listed the price of the AAF's kit.

A new T34/76 would be greatly appreciated.




~ Jeff

It's unfortunate that this is the best they can do. A warmed over Sherman, followed by a warmed over Tiger. I guess it is interest in their products, but lukewarm at best.

Mike.

Yeah, but they will sell.



~ Jeff

What Tamiya should do is host some kind of a poll with like ten tanks/halftracks/whatever kind of RC armor they are considering producing on their website and let people place a vote(maybe even have an "other" vote for tanks not on the list. Then they would know better where to spend their R&amp;D money........just an idea...they would have enough info to make a tank a year for like decade lol....

Tamiya had released Panther, JagdPanther, Panzer IV, KV1 and KV2 all in the space of a little more than a couple of years not so long ago - all of it paid for by profits they made before everything went over the cliff. With the world economy is still busy scraping itself back up off the pavement, can you really blame them for rehashing old product rather than spend $$$$$$ on developing a new one

It is a pretty low investment / low risk way keep people interested and talking about their products, and as Jeff said - for every one of you who come onto these threads to denounce Tamiya for not spending a ton of cash to make you personally happy, there's many others who lusted after the old Leopard kits when they were younger, or had the pre full option Tiger and Sherman kits and subsequently ebayed them because they basic looking or didn't do much - who now might be tempted to come back to the hobby now that there's a 'better' version out there. As somebody remarked in a thread a while back, nostalgia can be a powerful marketing tool [:-]

Well said. How soon we forget about all their latest stuff!!!!!!.When you look at what they were putting out just before the crash it was impressive. Had things kept sailing along we probably would have some British armor by now. Nothing worng with the release of the Leopard 1 either

Very true. It takes a lot of money and time to make an accurate model. That's especially true with Tamiya as they don't cut corners on the quality of their products. Plus they have to think about whether a particular model will sell enough to make it worth their time to make it.

Very true, howeverTamiya were a little late to the party, as every one of those models were already availbale from HL(other then KV-2)....kinda hard to brag about new tanks when another company has already released the same ones lol......and HL still managed to do a panzer IIIAND sturmgeschutz(which Tamiya hasn't even touched)!If they are gonna spend all this money doing R&amp;D it would make more sense to put models on the market nobody else is already doing......I'm not knocking Tamiya, Ijust think their marketing director is on crack.......where's Donald Trump when you need him..