ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

[Abe Froman]

Hi all,

Newbie to the site and RC Tanks but I saw a members dioramas on the RPF site and thought I had to get a Tiger 1. £60 ( what a bargain ) and a couple of days later and



Great size.

So with an OCD itch to make it "better" I set about carving ( and ordered tons of detail parts )







Its a start..

That's all for now. Thanks for looking in

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[Merlin707]

Looking good so far Abe

[wibblywobbly]

I started off with a £60 Tiger, I dread to think what I have spent since. lol. Prepare to see your wallet evaporate before your very eyes.

[Abe Froman]

Cheers Merlin

I do have a couple of questions though if anyone can assist:

1. What length should this bit of the barrel be when NOT in recoil?



And does anyone have dimensions to build the early filter ( red circle ). Will be building it by adapting the mid one.



Bye for now.

[Abe Froman]

I started off with a £60 Tiger, I dread to think what I have spent since. lol. Prepare to see your wallet evaporate before your very eyes.

Wibbly, it already has taken a beating, have bought everything now:

Aber fenders ( side )

Aber AERIAL

Aber cupola int detail

Aber cleaning rods

Aber grills

Metal Tracks

Metal hatches,

Bah blah

etc etc

and on and on

[PainlessWolf]

Good Afternoon, Abe,
Welcome to the Forum! You have made a bang up start here. Looking forward to more pictures of your work as you progress with the build.
regards,
Painless

[edpanzer]

Yes as painless said a cracking start looking forward to the next installment.

[AlwynTurner]

Great start Abe, I'm looking for pointers as I want to smarten up my tiger but I'll have to see what I can build as my budget doesn't run to buying all those bits - still I love watching what others do and see what I feel competent enough to attempt. Will be following with great interest - lots of pics please. Alwyn

[DavidByrden]

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[Abe Froman]

David, many thanks for the pic. These are obviously very thin metal and take a bit of a beating!!

Do we know how many Early Tiger 1 tanks were made? I have ordered the Haynes Manual which I believe is based on the Bovingdon Tiger, which I read somewhere is an early Tiger. Hoping it is a good book photo detail wise.

David..how did you become involved with the tank?