Tamiya King Tiger custom build

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How about a set of these for the rear grills?Image

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It's a very cool build. I like the black and silver combo.
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Fitted on mine before I removed them to be primedImage

*Edit I zoomed in and can see you have mounted yours underneath. Cool
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NAB wrote:How about a set of these for the rear grills?
That's the set I got but they don't fit too good on the tamiya plastic. My tank is a frankingtiger with parts from Tamiya, Taigen, Heng Long and even Hooben. Only the turret is Heng Long.
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HERMAN BIX wrote:Lemmy would be proud !!
You could crew it with figures that have gas masks on, they look quite intimidating.
I will try to find a pic of what they look like
I've not really thought about figures but now you give me ideas!
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Like these jokers
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HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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I will get better ones tomorrow
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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HERMAN BIX wrote:Like these jokers
You buy them like that or did you have to paint them? Also, is that a King Tiger you customised or a different veriant that I've never seen before? Interesting..
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They are not mine.
Apparently they are standard figures with replacement heads.
Then painted.
The tank is a bespoke E series ,
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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Today I made a speaker box and tested out the lights. All looks good for wiring up once I fit the slip-ring, etc.

Thinking about getting a Zinc Electroplating Kit to brighten up the driving wheels and idlers. Less than £40 https://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/bright ... -chemicals
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