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This model (made by Heng Long) is that of a King Tiger was "captured" by U.S. Army and made (somewhat) operational. It appears that the bottom left edge of the turret was hit by an unknown round which seems to have rendered the turret unable to turn. The photo at the right show the similar damage on my model. The real still shots from a movie shows where it showed the tank being towed and a line tied to the barrel forced the turret straight.
Report: This Tiger II was from the 2.Kompanie, schwere Panzer Abteilung 506 was captured by American troops and restored to running condition by Company B, 129th Ordnance Battalion by 15 December 1944 (Source: Jentz, Thomas L., Germany's Tiger Tanks - Tiger I and Tiger II: Combat Tactics, pag. 119. Schiffer Military History, 1997).
As you can see in the photos above and below (more specifically the lower left wthich shows the bare "Zimmerit" (JB Weld) applied, this was an experimental and labor intensive task.
For a complete instructional video on how I applied the "Zimmerit" go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUlcCQ48T2Y
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Photographs of the original "capture".
