As you all know, the Tiger Tank is one of the most instantly recognisable tanks of the Second World War. Yet of the 1,354 built only six examples are known to have survived and only one of these, The Tank Museum's Tiger 131, is in working order.

A Heritage Lottery Fund sponsored conservation project was completed in 2004, returning the Tiger to running order for the first time in 60 years. Since then it has been demonstrated to over 30,000 members of the public. However, experience of operating the vehicle has uncovered aspects of conservation that were not previously apparent or that were not addressed during the previous restoration. These now threaten the long term survival of this fascinating piece of living history.

During 2010 The Tank Museum started an appeal for funds to complete the further restoration work that is needed to keep the tank running. To date this has raised only about £8,500 of the £40,000 target. Here at Cove Models we have decided to try to help this funding effort. To this end we have made the following commitment to The Tank Museum:

• Cove Models Ltd will donate five percent of the value of all sales made from 1 June 2010 to 31 December 2010 to the Tiger 131 Restoration Fund.

• Whatever that amount is, Julie and John Wreford (the directors of Cove Models Ltd) will make a personal, matching donation.

For more information on the Tiger 131 Fund Raising Campaign go to http://www.tankmuseum.org/Tiger_131_Donate

Thanks

John Wreford
www.covemodels.co.uk