German Legendary Panzer ACE Michael Wittmann`s Snow Tiger I Early S04 1st SS Panzer Division

Award-winner built and painted with realistic winter weathering. Michael Wittman`s Tiger S04 of .German Legendary Panzer ACE Michael Wittmann`s Snow Tiger I Early S04 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS with beautiful winter snow camo scheme and special kill rings.Great details overall and superb accurate scale on each part. Add on PE brass parts and track links. Rotating turret and gun elevation. Add on vehicle tools and more add-on details.

* Great details overall model with top building quality.
* Brass Photo-etched engine grill and more PE parts.
* Wittman`s Tiger with 8 large rings and then 8 thin rings on the barrel to show 88 kills.
* The panels and rivets are realistically reproduced.
* Highly detailed engine & transmission display.
* Outstanding hull with interior details.
* The loader’s hatch and rear escape hatch both have hinge detail and internal detail.
* Clear plastic parts for the periscopes and vision blocks.
* The spare tracks on the turret.
* The upper hull has the turret ring guard which was a feature added in 1944.
* The engine deck has significant grill detail and more.
* Road wheel with bolts and hub details.
* Rear idler in great detail.
* Tracks with crisp detail on both sides and the edges and pieced teeth.
* Great big muffle details.
* Lot`a exterior detail such as the grab handle; headlights and MG mount; shackles and more.
* Tow wire and pressed shovel-holder.
* Add on pioneer tools (axe; shovel etc) and more add on details.

Buffing and polishing to remove mold seam. Base color with primer and putty for better surface detail. Airbrushed and painted with multicolor. Add clear paint for good finishing on decal applying. Washing to enhance the surface detail increase the appearance of depth including panels; doors; hatches; rivets; bolt head and more. Dry brushing to emphasize and highlight texture with edge for good wear; tear and fading. Multi-color filters for blend color effects. Add nonglossy paint for better finishing. Great detail paint job on rust and paint chips off with scratches; worn and bare metal realistic simulating; flow rust and rain streaks effects; grease with staining appearing; engine smoking and muffler burned representing. Also smear and dirt with dust and real mud and more on real-life weathering. Final protective layer for long-term collection.

MICHAEL WITTMANN (1914-1944); proud son of the Bavarian village of Vogelthal and winner of the coveted Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves and Swords; has long been seen as one of the greatest; if not the greatest; exponent of the art of armoured warfare. Not just in the Second World War; but the modern era.
On both on the Eastern front and in the West; Wittmann had made a name for himself with his exceptional skill and bravery. Highly respected by his colleagues and superiors; he was also acknowledged after the war by many of his former enemies. Having established his reputation on the Eastern Front; Wittmann’s exploits during the Normandy campaign of 1944 created a legend.

Wittmann’s most famous moment took place on 13th June 1944; at Villers-Bocage. The Allied invasion had turned the tide against Germany; but on that day one man would do his best to delay the inevitable.

Michael Wittmann was killed in the field on 8th August 1944. His final battle has long interested historians; as have the battles he fought during his career. Many articles and books have been written; but this is the most extensive dedicated resource on the web.

Like many others in the Waffen-SS; Michael Wittmann was posthumously tarred with the sweeping brush wielded at the Nürnberg courts. Unlike those of his colleagues who would survive the war; Wittmann was unable to defend himself. No evidence has ever been found connecting him with war crimes; and like many of those who fought in the elite Panzer divisions; he was guilty of nothing but doing his duty.

This site is not an attempt to whitewash the wartime record of the Waffen-SS; but to bring the contemporary historical record in line with the facts. Wittmann; like many of his compatriots; had nothing to do with war crimes or atrocities. He was simply a soldier like any other – Ein Soldat wie die Anderen such.

This site is an historical resource; and is not representative of any political persuasion or ideological position. It is dedicated to all of the victims of the Second World War; among them Michael Wittmann and his crew.