Tunisian tiger "norbert" build

[tomhugill]

My brass wire/rod came today (oh what a boon!) along with some parts from welsh dragon. Norbert gets schumo tow shackles, new smoke launchers, PE grills and an S hook for the tow ropes. I also ordered a new set of headlights as I'd slightly melted the last set

The wire allowed me to complete the jack block clamping mechanism (fully functional) and the fire
extinguisher. I also started wiring up the headlights!

Yes the flap is fully working!!





In situ:







The jack block holder, catch fully working



And the rest:

[tomhugill]

Oops I almost forgot, I also added the second pistol port!:

[PainlessWolf]

Tom,
A delight to the eyes, my Friend. *chuckles* Did the headlights go 'FOOM!' in some wiring mishap?
regards,
Painless

[tomhugill]

Tom,
A delight to the eyes, my Friend. *chuckles* Did the headlights go 'FOOM!' in some wiring mishap?
regards,
Painless

Looking back trying to solder white metal was foolish...

[majordisastor]

I think all that brass work would drive me screaming into the woods by now !!

Glad you have the aptitude to stick with Tom !!

Andy

[tomhugill]

It does take some time (that extinguisher took a good 3-4 hours) but its very satisfying when done! I've not made it easy for my self when folds snap and I have to solder back together! She's getting there though. Going to try and blitz all the tool clamps and clasps tonight. The brass wire does make things much easier. But I'll be investing in a proper soldering iron before I do this much PE on a tank again!

[tomhugill]

Finished the other head light:

[cupoftea]

Tom.

That voyager PE looks really nice - i just wish i had the skill to do the same to my Tiger.

[tomhugill]

A tiny (literally) update for you folks, I've finished the clasps on the rear stowage bin and started on the barrel cleaning rods. The clasps took a good few hours but now I've got the hang of it I'm getting faster! 

Cleaning rods:





Clamps and clasps: ( yes that's a tiny padlock)

[dgsselkirk]

Awesome Tom,

Beautiful PE work. God, I would be afraid to run it in battle! LOL!