Torro/Taigen kit Tiger

[ronnie42]

Hi Silversurfer Yes Tried to delete but an error flagged up no content . Don't know why we cant delete posts?

[ronnie42]

Some stuff from Forgebear, might try and find better late wheels and idlers as these ones have no bearings. Can use them on the HOBBY BOSS tiger if i find some. Thats this build stalled again, gives me time to sort out the new gearbox.

Better make up some bullet connectors , makes it easy to transfer between tanks if i buy base plates and shafts.

[ronnie42]

Tiger 1 late wheels , a mate drilled out the wheels and idlers for IGUS sleeve bearings . Smoother now that its not metal on metal.

Industry standard plastic bearings

[ronnie42]

Back onto this one. Late wheels fitted with bearings, late sprockets and idles, fixed the low front end , remade the track puller. I might need to rework the rear as its wrong for a command tank.Its remove extra aerial or just fit the aerial tube on where i can fit it.

Found some brass tube , made better crimps for the eyelets

Found this in Tiger 1 info ( model kits )

Everything is on the wrong side ,

Front wheel bars readjusted to lift the front up.

[ronnie42]

Well lets start again , easier to rearrange the tools on the rear plate than remove aerial and fill the hole.

Going to leave the jack support with torch cuts almost flush, a tank in for refurb and command conversion.

Jack support stubs

Limited damage to the tools.

[ronnie42]

Fixed the rear plate tool positions, found another pic for aerial tube it gives a rough idea dimensions . Thats the lower hull sorted unless i find another fix

This one shows handle other way round but jack will not fit. Also shows the weld brackets for the tube.

Fix tube cover and touchup the ZIM

[ronnie42]

Track puller cable done, cant find a nice steel cable . Brass wire done with Brass black, not very good as i think the wire has a clear lacquer . Paint should help to sort it out after another ZIM touchup or chip some off as damage..

The adjustable clamp, superglue a nut on the u clamp and its done.

The fixed end

[ronnie42]

On a roll today, may as well horse on. Something i have not done before the little extras,jerry cans in a rack above the jack. Not much out in the way of photos of ww2 tanks and water/fuel cans german armour. Wish the Classy Hobby fuel drums and jerry cans were easy to find. .

Resin is nice but too much work cleaning up.

[ronnie42]

some pics

rack

fitted

water or fuel jerry cans

[HERMAN BIX]

Very slick work mate,