Remove the gun from mantlet on Jagdtiger

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Herr Dr. Professor
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Re: Remove the gun from mantlet on Jagdtiger

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Whew! I was hoping I had it right, but couldn't be certain. As the saying goes, "Even a blind monkey finds a banana once in a while." :D
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maxmekker
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Re: Remove the gun from mantlet on Jagdtiger

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I also cut the mantlet like you (fredthefrench) show in the photos ( both parts to yeah) to get access to the clip' inside , and I had a friend machine down the barrel ( the part where the clip is ) to fit inside the clark universal recoil kit( + home made base ) and to get more length so it actually would recoil . It could probably been machined even alittle more , to get a slightly longer throw when recoiling, but overall I'm happy with how it came out

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sadly When I tried to get the IR mantlet + barrel I was told I had to buy complete upper hull :crazy:
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Re: Remove the gun from mantlet on Jagdtiger

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Jofaur86 wrote:Hello Fred, :D
yes, I have the same concerns as Her professor, with age I find the mm on a rule :O smaller and smaller ?? Fred, for having discussed with Franck last night, he also thinks that Torro, Taigen or HL is the same :thumbup:

Thank you Jofaur!!!! And say hello to Franck for me, next time!!! :thumbup:
Sorry for my spelling mistakes, I try to do better every day...
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Re: Remove the gun from mantlet on Jagdtiger

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maxmekker wrote:I also cut the mantlet like you (fredthefrench) show in the photos ( both parts to yeah) to get access to the clip' inside , and I had a friend machine down the barrel ( the part where the clip is ) to fit inside the clark universal recoil kit( + home made base ) and to get more length so it actually would recoil . It could probably been machined even alittle more , to get a slightly longer throw when recoiling, but overall I'm happy with how it came out

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sadly When I tried to get the IR mantlet + barrel I was told I had to buy complete upper hull :crazy:
Good evening maxmekker.

To be honest, your Jagdtiger is my model. I need to remake each side. 1.5 mm+ 2 mm+ 0.5 mm of styrene. :thumbup:

Mine will be the X7, but a lot of work, because previous owner have made impact holes. Some differents hooks are broken and front plate was broken too (now this part has been repaired)... :thumbup:
Sorry for my spelling mistakes, I try to do better every day...
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