Thank for any help
Iâve found the Achtung Panzer series of books to be my single most useful modeling references for adding details. They arenât perfect but are overall outstanding.
Achtung Panzer #6 Tiger I can be a little hard and pricey to find but itâs worth it.
You beat me to the punch on this one. I got mine about twenty years ago. In one book you get early prototypes, Tiger 1 (different versions), Tiger 2 (both turrets), Sturm Tiger, Panzerjager Tiger (P) both Ferdinand and Elefant, and Jagdtiger. If you can only get one book, this is the one to get.
Ken
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Look for the Pen & Sword Tank Craft books. These are pretty good for âOne-shotâ Modellersâ references, as they show builds and the kits available at the time of printing.
Tiger 1
Tiger 1 & 2
These Images of War books are crammed with photos of the named subjects, pretty good single volume references.
Images of War Tiger 1 & 2
(Links to publisher & The UK Tank Museum, other retailers are available.
If you are looking for references on the real tank the Achtung Panzer volume above is very nice, however for a more comprehensive (and, in my case, readable) work you may consider Jentz & Doyle books:
https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Thomas-L-Jentz/dp/0764310380
https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Hilary-L-Doyle/dp/0764302248
And if you prefer a modelling book, this one from Joaquin Garcia Gazquez looks good:
BTW - one thing to keep in mind when modeling Tiger I 
is with production run of ~1,347 the Germanâs introduced ~250 running production changes. So specific details can and do change quite often. Thatâs almost a running change every ~5 or 6 vehicles on average.
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I have the AK book and the Ammo book on the RFM Tigers delivering today. I think they should both be good.
There are books for every heavy tank battalions just in pictures from Volker Ruff in Germany.Not special for modelers but I think there are pictures of every part of the Tiger and Kingtiger.The first Book is called:Der Tiger Volume 1 Schwere Panzerabteilung 501.ISBN 978-3-9816908-0-4
Just want to point out that the âTank Craftâ book has a cover image of a Tiger painted grey and sand⌠after careful research I am convinced that specific Tiger (and its stablemates) never used grey paint. This grey-sand scheme is seen in many books but I am sure itâs not realistic for these Tigers.
David
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Which one is the tank craft book?
Ken
once again your knowledge and research comes to light.
gary
Just want to point out that the âTank Craftâ book has a cover image of a Tiger painted grey and sand⌠after careful research I am convinced that specific Tiger (and its stablemates) never used grey paint. This grey-sand scheme is seen in many books but I am sure itâs not realistic for these Tigers.
David makes a fair point, As always buyer beware, any modelling book is always going to be an interpretation.
The Images of War books are superb, and these along with the TankCraft, are good inexpensive (UKP ÂŁ10-ÂŁ15) âOne-Shotâ references, especially if the topic isnât your main interest.
There are always subject experts happy to chip in with detailed info.
Lot of folks donât get wrapped up in references with hair splitting seriousness. Thatâs cool everyone has their level of comfort with details 
I must agree with the other folks questioning the Trojca Tiger books.
From my days in back in the 1990âs early 2000âs as a faithful in the Panzer Police with Advanced Modeler Syndrome who loved splitting hair over details: Given the multitude of errors in the Trojca Panther books like the one shown below, Iâd be very reluctant to trust any reference book as being accurate with Trojca name on it. Every âdetailâ would need an unrelated confirmation.
Thatâs based on my experience owning the Trojca Panther books that proved marginal.