On March 30th, 1945, Jagdtiger 131 of the 1st Company 653rd heavy Panzerjäger division was knocked out in Schwetzingen, Germany at ~200 meters range by a U.S. Sherman tank. The driver was thrown out of his hatch and the vehicle ran into a house. The gunner Uffz. Klein was killed, and the radio operator died later of burns. It took until 1947 for Allied forces to relocate the 71-ton tank
Another photo of Jagdtiger 131, which was the inspiration for this diorama
Jagdtiger 131 in its final resting place
Scratch-built interior which will be visible in the model due to the front plate having been displaced
Interior painted and closed-in
Work in progress on the building facade and composition with tank to check dimensions
Initial painting of the building facade
Building facade with debris
The burnt-out and rusted front of the tank was realized with paint and pigment to recreate the required textures
Another view of the front
Resin figures are from Alpine and Stalingrad
The rubble under the building was constructed with plaster, sand, various ground up terrain powders, and miniature bricks
The diorama base is foam, framed by stained balsa wood
A view of one of the children playing on the barrel, taken from behind the building
Right side of Jagdtiger 131