"The Tiger Collection" - Bovington

[Simon H]

I asked them while there and they said that other than restoring the turret numbers and Balkankreuz to the Jagdtiger to reflect it as when captured, they would leave the paint as is - accorsding to the gent I spoke with, they believe that those are the paint schemes they wore when captured.

Don

Yes, agreed. If you look at original period photos you can see the Jagdtigers were dunkelgelb with Balkenkreuz. And the Porsche turreted tiger wad of course put together by the Reme after the war.

[DonC]

According to the information placards, the Porsche-turreted Tiger II was captured at a training or testing center - the Bovington Panther and Jagdpanther were completed by the REME, and have REME inventory tags on the front of their hulls - you can barely see them in the pics below:

Don

[Lloyds]

Yes, agreed. If you look at original period photos you can see the Jagdtigers were dunkelgelb with Balkenkreuz. And the Porsche turreted tiger wad of course put together by the Reme after the war.

Sorry but you are wrong the Porsche turret tiger 2 was found at Haustenbeck range in 1945 ,the panther and jag panther were found in the factory and put into service by REME

[Simon H]

Apologies Don & Lloyds, you are both quite correct, I was thinking of the Panther. Sorry.

[SMP]

Some photos of the Ferdinand

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[Totenhead]

According to the information placards, the Porsche-turreted Tiger II was captured at a training or testing center - the Bovington Panther and Jagdpanther were completed by the REME, and have REME inventory tags on the front of their hulls - you can barely see them in the pics below:

Don

Here you go Don

[Totenhead]

Nice pictures. Do u know If they Are planning to paint the porsche tiger II and Jagdtiger?


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It has been painted in the past when I was there last

[mannloon]

K. Wheatcroft told me personally about the engine problem...he has three or more Tiger engines in running order in his collection that I have seen....so I will take his word as gospel on the matter of which engine works in what ever tank.

Also for Bovington to section the original engine well that was madness.

You know he stole one of those right? I have the transcripts of him being interrogated by the police.

[Lloyds]

Why on earth would K Weatcroft steal a tiger engine when he has several and the money to buy any engine that comes onto the market.i think he is to high profile in the military collecting world to do that

[Dingo44]

Why on earth would K Weatcroft steal a tiger engine when he has several and the money to buy any engine that comes onto the market.i think he is to high profile in the military collecting world to do that

In 2010 the Police confiscated the engine belonging to the Swedish Tank Museum. The engine was "found" in a "high profile" collectors workshop.

[praubal]

You know he stole one of those right? I have the transcripts of him being interrogated by the police.

Who cares....better he owns it and looks after it....Possession is 9 tenths of the law.