Torro Heavy Metal King Tiger

[ALPHA]

Hi Hotte

super build, as always

referring to the wood for the jack, as far as i know this was not one single piece of wood, but three, joint by the two metal strips

this is easy to do, only marking the wood enough deep, and then with oils it will give the impression of 3 parts

best regards

LOL....I hope you two master craftsmen don't mind me jumping in....A short story about a Jacking Block....Capt of the King Tiger.. John Wayne...needs to service one of his well worn tracks.....His crew finds the old stock Jacking Block to be damaged...bullet ridden...cracked...unsafe for use
Informed of the dilemma...Commander Wayne

Spoiler: show

gives the order to the crew...as he spies a fallen tree nearby..."GET ALONG LITTLE DOGGIES ..GO FETCH US SOME NEW WOOD!!!!"

The crew complies and chops out a good piece of timber.....They settle in by making camp....soaking the old Jacking Block with some oil and fuel...light the old broken Jacking Block on fire so they can salvage the metal parts...and keep them warm in the cold autumn night
The crew take turns ...shaping the timber into a proper block

Spoiler: show

When Morning comes...they all gather the metal parts from the ashes of the fire....and make a New Solid ...no longer three piece but one solid block of wood ..banded and refit...........

Jacking block


ALPHA

[hotte8487]

Hi Hotte

super build, as always

referring to the wood for the jack, as far as i know this was not one single piece of wood, but three, joint by the two metal strips

this is easy to do, only marking the wood enough deep, and then with oils it will give the impression of 3 parts

best regards

Hi Jussek,
thanks for your reply. Can you tell me the source where you've found this information, that the wooden block has three pieces? It's hard to believe. This big pressure and then three parts wood, hold together only by two metal stripes.
This makes me curious...

[hotte8487]

Unreal

Hello again Mr. Bix,

nice to hear from you...
...thanks again for only one word which can say so much...
...but you're also a good craftsman; I'm often on your side at your T 34/85-construction site...

[hotte8487]

Hi Hotte

super build, as always

referring to the wood for the jack, as far as i know this was not one single piece of wood, but three, joint by the two metal strips

this is easy to do, only marking the wood enough deep, and then with oils it will give the impression of 3 parts

best regards

LOL....I hope you two master craftsmen don't mind me jumping in....A short story about a Jacking Block....Capt of the King Tiger.. John Wayne...needs to service one of his well worn tracks.....His crew finds the old stock Jacking Block to be damaged...bullet ridden...cracked...unsafe for use
Informed of the dilemma...Commander Wayne

Spoiler: show

gives the order to the crew...as he spies a fallen tree nearby..."GET ALONG LITTLE DOGGIES ..GO FETCH US SOME NEW WOOD!!!!"

The crew complies and chops out a good piece of timber.....They settle in by making camp....soaking the old Jacking Block with some oil and fuel...light the old broken Jacking Block on fire so they can salvage the metal parts...and keep them warm in the cold autumn night
The crew take turns ...shaping the timber into a proper block

Spoiler: show

When Morning comes...they all gather the metal parts from the ashes of the fire....and make a New Solid ...no longer three piece but one solid block of wood ..banded and refit...........

Jacking block

ALPHA

...you're a good storyteller Alpha!
...is in the last paragraph your answer included?

[ALPHA]

Thanks Hotte...it's just a small attempt to lend a little levity to a sticky situation.... I too believe such a heavy tank would need a solid block for jacking...a three piece one would probably not last that long...thus the story

Yes the final two words "Jacking Block" is the ending to the story....with that said though...there might be more added later...should it be required

Still admiring the progress on your King Tiger...as with all your tanks...a great example of craftsmanship and eye for detail

ALPHA

[Jussek]

well, it seems that i went wrong for sure in my research some years ago and took for good sources some models, not the real thing

the worst of all this is that I did in the wrong way the rest jack blocks in my Tiger and my KöTi... and this really angers me so much!

i stand corrected guys, thanks for the heads up

[hotte8487]

well, it seems that i went wrong for sure in my research some years ago and took for good sources some models, not the real thing

the worst of all this is that I did in the wrong way the rest jack blocks in my Tiger and my KöTi... and this really angers me so much!

i stand corrected guys, thanks for the heads up

Oh, no problem Jussek - we learn from each other...

[hotte8487]

Splinter guards, antenna container and antenna were till this time point not mounted. At the original was used some little steel sheets, welded to the corresponding points. There was then mounted these parts. Here once a few of that, made from a polystyrene shape, 1.0 mm thick.



My antenna container was at this time not ready. I don’t know how it was dissolved at the original antenna container, but I’ve my own solution. My solution is called bayonet catch; the cover is connected with the container with a short chain. Some pictures…









Thereafter carried out once the provisional assembly from my splinter guards, my antenna container and my antenna. A test run of the turret was successful. Again a few pictures…







A long time I’d balked me, but then I did it. I’ve removed the zimmerit coat from my Turret. For that has my turret to be completely dismantled.
At both sidewalls I’ve used a fine zimmerit coat structure, that’s why my turret must receive also a fine zimmerit structure. Helpful is that my turret is from metal; so I take my Dremel and grinded the old coat down.



The remaining zimmerit coat around the hooks were removed with a sharp scalpel. Pictures…







So much for today…

[hotte8487]

At my turret were many things changed. But at first once a little retrospect. In the delivered condition is from Torro this rear hatch included.







This was at that time already too bad for me, that’s why I’d ordered the hatch from “Professionalkits” – this one…







Here at mounting…



At this hatch was the pistol port functional but the inner sheet was missing; this I wanted to change and for that I took once again a piece of brass sheet.



All parts were cut and around an old track bolt rolled and soldered.



It goes further with the closing mechanism for this sheet; I just show some pictures…















Here a picture from the other side; good to see an additional problem – the hole for the shaft is not round but oval.



The reason for that is the used material – its tin or a similar soft material. Here two other photos from the inner sheet…





More soon…

[ALPHA]

That is simply some of the best fabrication I've seen...Fantastic job on that cover/lock Hotte


ALPHA