Rubicon Models Tease Their Royal Tiger
November 18, 2019 by avernos
If you were lucky enough to get to Warfare at Reading last week then you had the chance to see Rubicon Model's prototype for the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, or as it's more commonly known the Königstiger in the plastic. If you didn't then don't worry because the internet is here to bring Reading to you.
It's scaled for 1/56, so perfect for 28mm if you feel like ruining your friends hobby across the table by dropping one of these down in a game of Bolt Action. The version they had at Reading while painted is still a prototype but you can already see it's a lovely bit of kit.
The kit itself has a full interior and one of the reasons I've been keeping an eye since the first renders appeared. I wouldn't have the space to do a Königstiger with a full interior in the usual 1/35 or larger scale. But having it in 1/56 makes it a viable option, and as you can see from this render there is a lot of detailing in that kit.
In fact I actually fancy making it exactly as above, using pins to support each level of the kit. But I've plenty of time to make my plans, Rubicon have this slated for release in the second quarter of 2020 so we may have a long wait to lay our hands on it. Finding new ways to stand out against competitors is always risky, this blurring of gaming piece and display piece is certainly one way to do it, as long as they don't price themselves out of the market I think it could very well be the way to go.
Would you super detail your models, or glue all the hatches shut?
"Finding new ways to stand out against competitors is always risky, this blurring of gaming piece and display piece is certainly one way to do it"
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Idea: do it like in the last picture with stand offs so that each section shows…
Fabulous details of the innards of the tank.
That is awesome! Especially for 28mm. Speaking for myself though my skill level has me gluing the hatches shut.
The only use for a Tiger in a 28mm game should be scenery unless you are playing tank battles on a rugby pitch. Looks great, though.
Late ‘44, a Königstiger rumbling on a street of a Belgian town supporting German infantry. U.S. troops trying to get a clear shot with bazookas to stop the steel beast. I wouldn’t mind that scenario in Bolt Action, Chain of Command or whatever’s your system.
But a Tiger having shooting match with allied tanks on 6’x4’ in a 28mm game is a bit silly and where these infantry based games lose their point.
Ever heard of 40k? 😛 We use 9″ wide Baneblades, lol.
How are they scalewise ? Are Rubicons tanks bigger than Warlords ?
Not sure but if you’re running a second King Tiger, you may end up short of oppponents 😉
Both are very faithfully 1:56.
This looks awesome. always love a challenge and putting this together and painting it will be one. It will take some planning to see what to paint, then what to build. I agree this would make a great objective (looking to capture the first Tiger II and get the plans back to headquarters or something along those lines). again really looking forward to this one.
If i get hold of one I’ll be tempted to try and magnatise it some degree of covered up for gaming and open it up for displays
looks like some extra space for some LEDS