ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

[tanks_for_the_memory]

Hi Abe,

This is proving to be a great build! Sorry I haven't contributed before...

I can help with spare tracks for the front of the hull. Are you in the UK, the US or..?

Tanks

[jarndice]

ABE, The Jack Block is 24.00mm x 23.45mm x 7.65mm. I smiled at your wing NITS? perhaps wing nuts, if you are going to do a reasonably accurate copy of a Tiger 1 you will need at least 20 wing nuts. there are to my knowledge two makers of them, SCHUMO and IMPACT, I started with SCHUMO but when I found the IMPACT ones I only use them, if you are interested this is what you are after," M1 Butterfly nut", they come in packs of ten and come from
www.mitosal.com/hexnut.htm
Be well shaun

[DavidByrden]

Shaun, decisions made:

Jan/Feb 42 ( the ish variant )

Want some photos of actual Tigers like that?

David

[Abe Froman]

Shaun, decisions made:

Jan/Feb 42 ( the ish variant )

Want some photos of actual Tigers like that?

David

OOH Yes Please Sir

[Abe Froman]

ABE, The Jack Block is 24.00mm x 23.45mm x 7.65mm. I smiled at your wing NITS? perhaps wing nuts, if you are going to do a reasonably accurate copy of a Tiger 1 you will need at least 20 wing nuts. there are to my knowledge two makers of them, SCHUMO and IMPACT, I started with SCHUMO but when I found the IMPACT ones I only use them, if you are interested this is what you are after," M1 Butterfly nut", they come in packs of ten and come from
http://www.mitosal.com/hexnut.htm
Be well shaun

Shaun thanks, I know about those guys but there is also grandt line an I have bougth some Grandt line, Schumo and of course the build you own Aber!!!

Grandt line can found here if anyone is interested.

http://www.grandtline.com/products/mrr/ ... ables.html

Must admit tho that the Impact ones are great value for money as are the Grandt .

Thanks for the jack block size duder

[Abe Froman]

Hi Abe,

This is proving to be a great build! Sorry I haven't contributed before...

I can help with spare tracks for the front of the hull. Are you in the UK, the US or..?

Tanks

Tanks, I am UK and would be most interested dude. How many do you have?

D

[DavidByrden]

Cleaning rods 3 +2

This is proving problematic.... Tigers with 5 cleaning rod portions, tend to have a non-standard turret bin, and open holes above the driver's visor. Is that OK with you?

David

[tanks_for_the_memory]

Abe I can sort you out don't worry. PM me. Tanks

[Abe Froman]

Cleaning rods 3 +2

This is proving problematic.... Tigers with 5 cleaning rod portions, tend to have a non-standard turret bin, and open holes above the driver's visor. Is that OK with you?

David

David, if 3+2 is a prob, will go 3+3 instead. The number of cleaning rods is not a deal breaker

[DavidByrden]

Now, we have lots of Tigers to choose from. Such as;


Lt. Meyer's white Tiger at Leningrad.


The mud-covered Tiger "01" in the same area. This one has the flat gun mantlet.


Or Tiger 3 which has a different mantlet.


Tiger "121" was wrecked in Tunisia.


Tiger "131", its partner, is now in the movies.


Tiger "112" of the 505 battalion has a strong camouflage pattern. Unfortunately, we're not sure what the colours are.


But the whole battalion covered up in whitewash in winter, like Tiger "100" here.

In fact, the gun mantlet is a big determinant of which Tiger you could accurately build. What does your mantlet look like?

David