Operation Tamy T1 face lift

[Burger_Patrol1]

Hey Guys,
Hope everyone had a good super bowl party!!! I'm still eating chips and salsa...ha ha ha
Anywho, heres a couple photos from this weekends work.

I saw these brackets on the rear starboard hull of the tank I'm trying desperately to model, so I decided to make some out of some PE sprue.
I'm guessing the brackets were for Jerry cans, so I fitted it to one I had left over from an old Verlinden kit.

Heres a pic I found on flickr of the rear hull brackets.

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spare PE sprue and Verlinden Jerry Can

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Bend Bend Bend...batta-bing...

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fit like a glove

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Soldered them together and soldered mounting posts.

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Dry fit

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Taking a dip

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While bracket is Burnishing, going to work on port side Zimmerit for rear hull.

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Just need to be carful when cutting out, because this stuff can be brittle.

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All cut out and made a little damage.

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I forgot to sand back while it was still on the sheet, so I carefully and gently sanded to sheen off the back to give the glue something to bite into.

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All sanded

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Using CA glue to mount Zimmerit. Its the 10-20 second formula and fills gaps.

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Once in place I use the 1-3 seconds CA formula with a skinny glue spout around the edges. Its very watery and sucks right under the Zimmerit.

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Got Jerry Can brackets out of the burnishing fluid and mounted them.

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Some fellow Tankers helped me out with some photos and some advice regarding the 507th insignia. From the photo it looks like the Zimmerit was ground down for this particular insignia. So I will do the same...

Many thanks to Akira at Missing-Lynx & Dave at Track-Link for the info and photo!!!!

Here goes nothing...Tried this tip on my dremel, but it wasn't aggressive enough.

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This cutter worked much better.

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Used a thin sanding stick to smooth out the rough spots.

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Using reference book for insignia.

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507th

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Scanned this out of book and cut out to get an idea of how it will look.

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Hmmmm I think I got carried away with the dremel tool. Made it a bit to wide. I can fill in with putty and tool the Zimmerit up to the edge of the insignia.

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Ok fellas...thats it for now...Have a great week!!!

[Burger_Patrol1]

GOT MOST OF THE ATAK ZIMMERIT SECURED. ALSO FIXED INSIGNIA AREA TO FIT INSIGNIA BETTER.

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NOTICED STARTER ADAPTER PLATE HAS 4 POSTS. I THINK THE REAL MOUNTS ONLY HAD 2 POSTS...SO OFF TO THE CUTTING AREA.

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2 POST MOUNT ON REAL TIGER REAR HULL.

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AND THEN THERE WERE TWO....

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MAKING MOUNTS FROM SMALL ALUMINUM PIPE.

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THIS SHOULD DO IT...

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GOOD TO GO...

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[Burger_Patrol1]

Noticed 20 ton jack base was a little off, so I tweeked it so it was correct.

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BASE SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS WITH CROSS BRACES.

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GOOD THING I HAD SOME EXTRA PARTS FROM THE JACK KIT LAYING AROUND.

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NOT PERFECT, BUT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE GIRLS I GO OUT WITH.

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ALSO ADDED BASE BRACING WITH SOME STYRENE.

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[c.rainford73]

Fantastic work Mr Burger I'm enjoying this build

[Soeren]

Grinding the Zimmerit pattern down a bit looks like a good solution. Better than only the micro setsol

[Burger_Patrol1]

Fantastic work Mr Burger I'm enjoying this build

Thank you sir...Slow and EZ...attention to details...

[Burger_Patrol1]

Grinding the Zimmerit pattern down a bit looks like a good solution. Better than only the micro setsol

Hi Soeren,
Yes I agree with you. Plus, after studying some photos, it looks like the crews did the same when they received their Tigers in the field. It actually makes sense, so you don't have to fight the ridges of the Zimmerit.

Curtesy of TIIF

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[HERMAN BIX]

All these details sure do bust my hump when it comes to whats required for my F05 T1 !!
The jack base is a well known feature, but its just never given the attention to highlight it in so many builds.
I guess there are so many other things that absorb attention that by the time a humble jack comes up, the builder is 'over it' by then.

Great work mate, plenty of things for others to draw on.