Tiger I late version

[hotte8487]

Many thanks David for these additional informations. So has this thread for all users many informations - good for our knowledge about the Tiger 1.

[hotte8487]

It goes on, today at the agenda a small position change on the turret roof. At my last reconstruction I had missed to correct the position of the turret fan.



The fan sits not in the middle and as far forward as in this photo but...



...more moved to the commander's hatch. Something like at this photo.





He got the welds of course back again; at the details of the fan has nothing changed.



Other points received also missing welds.



Further then next time with a last technical adjustment - inevitably...

[ALPHA]

It makes me wonder ...why this thread hasn't met with censorship.... all this Tiger porn is really unbearable


ALPHA

[hotte8487]

It makes me wonder ...why this thread hasn't met with censorship.... all this Tiger porn is really unbearable


ALPHA

I'm sorry Alpha...
...please don't wake sleeping dogs...
Is it really so unbearable?

[ALPHA]

I'm sorry Alpha...
...please don't wake sleeping dogs...
Is it really so unbearable?

Just pulling your leg Hotte...it's a fantastic renovation...with a lot of tips and tricks

ALPHA

[hotte8487]

...with a lot of tips and tricks

ALPHA

...so should it be

[ALPHA]

...with a lot of tips and tricks

ALPHA

...so should it be

Well.............some aren't all that apparent...but if you know what to look for.... they are there...suffice to say...your build along with Zuul's ...have been very interesting Tiger builds for a while now

ALPHA

[hotte8487]

At the agenda stands a last technical adjustment - and this as announced - inevitably...
It's about the antenna, so far my Tiger had no antenna, but an antenna is an important part of the equipment. Due to my endless 360 ° rotation of my turret, the antenna must sometimes go out of the way. I do not know how it was solved at the original, so I need my own solution.
I started to bring the antenna foot to the correct position, using a rest part from another Tamiya tank; here already at the corrected, new mounting location.



The antenna must give in at a touching of the turret or the cannon, so I searched in my spares box for the smallest tension spring. This I have then first once shortened. From a brass rod I turned me on my lathe two spring receivers, one for below and one for the top. The top half then tapers to receive a small round spring steel. This was then tested extensively, first once again pictures...









In this configuration I have tested plentiful and no problems found; whether the paint takes damage must answer the time.



And once again a view of the antenna foot...

[ALPHA]

Touch up as you go.... I like that ...terrific Hotte

ALPHA

[hotte8487]

Suitable to this report is here a little video of the function of the antenna. At the same time this is also a demonstration of my endless 360° rotation of the turret, which was also the reason for the antenna conversion.