Vintage King Tiger Rebuild

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PNW Paul
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Re: Vintage King Tiger Rebuild

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Made some hatch handles out of paperclips and roughed out some periscopes out of styrene. Need to clean them up a bit.ImageImage

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I hope that someday I, too, can be helpful as are others here. I am impressed!
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Hi Paul.Sent you a PM for your complete address.I am sending muzzle brake from New Zealand . regards John.
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Got some parts in courtesy of some great members recently. Have been really busy with real life things so progress has been slow. I took the factory tamiya tow blocks and trimmed them up gave them the styrene treatment and little putty and pow! Now I can hang them from the d-rings!ImageImageImage

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These early tamiyas had no coverage between chassis and hull allowing debris from tracks to get inside and just generally not looking very scale. I fitted some styrene under the chassis lip and attached with superglue to address this issue.Image

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The later examples are not much better ! :/
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HERMAN BIX wrote:The later examples are not much better ! :/
It is strange that in many simple aspects like that Tamiya has been surpassed by other brands. I have their leopard 2 and it is far nicer in user friendliness and features than their earlier designs. It wouldnt hurt to give some of these tanks a slight refresh and rerelease them.


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Whatever the kit's failings, those clutch-drive gearboxes are a work of art. Looking forward to seeing how your restoration goes, Paul!
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Raminator wrote:Whatever the kit's failings, those clutch-drive gearboxes are a work of art. Looking forward to seeing how your restoration goes, Paul!
Couldn't agree more, Dan :D . You get a faceful of real engineering. I love looking at old traction engines, and steam driven beam engines, for the same reason :thumbup:
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Thanks to John Glover! New muzzle brake and some grill covers for this beast.Image

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