Operation Tamy T1 face lift

[Burger_Patrol1]

I started a rebuild/upgrade on my T1 back in 2009. Due to life's roller coaster ride, I had to take a break. I have since started back up on it. heres where i started.

Stock Build

New Torsions from impact

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New Idler bar tensioner from ETO Armor

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Impact torsion shaft to long for Tamiya T1. Have to trim shaft to fit.

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Impact torsion shaft to long for Tamiya T1. Have to trim shaft to fit.

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Impact torsion shaft to long for Tamiya T1. Have to trim shaft to fit.

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Impact torsion shafts have been removed to trim back to fit width of lower hull on T1

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Impact torsion system trimmed to fit lower hull width & fully installed.

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New Idler bearing support

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Stock parts demo

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More to come...etc...etc...etc...

[Burger_Patrol1]

More T1 rebuild...

Front plate and mud guard demo

Aber front mud guards

Hull prime, texture, damge

Front plate and mud guard demo

Rear bulkhead prime & texture

front glacias prime & texture

[HERMAN BIX]

You go mate.......looked pretty good to begin with to me !
Keep the pics coming

[Tiggr]

What Herman said - the picture at the top of the thread looks pretty damn good to me too.

[c.rainford73]

Yes I would have stopped at the original photo so this is going to be really good

[Burger_Patrol1]

Hey Herman, Tiggr, & Rainford,
Thanks for the complements on my original build. You guys are probably right, I should have left her alone since that was my first tank build.
I guess I should have just bought a new kit to implement the tricks I have learned since 2009, but woulda, coulda, shoulda,...already in the pool so I have to swim I hope to make this build a good one, I'm sure it won't be as good as "PainlessWolf T1 build, but I will give er my best shot. Looking forward to getting some helpful critism on the site to make me a better modeler and RC builder. Here's some more pics...enjoy

One of those days...work bench tornado

One of those days...Clean up crew ASAP

Hooking up ETO Armor torque monsters test

Filling Holes & working welds

Add hole & mark for headlamp mount

Shell damage above driver port & detail vision block

[Burger_Patrol1]

Aber front fenders, did not shoot fabrication

Damage RF fender

Fill original track bracket mounting holes

Add welds to lower hull/glacious

Damage front glacious, map zimmerit damage

[Tiggr]

The original pic is of an early production T1
But the chassis in your last post is of a late variant.....

Have you got a particular tank in mind to model ?

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning, Burger P,
The first tip that I can give you is avoid the trap of comparing your work to anyone else's. You will have your own strengths and ideas about how something should be done. It looks like you are having great fun redoing this Tiger so you've already mastered my second piece of advice. ;o)
regards,
Painless

[Burger_Patrol1]

The original pic is of an early production T1
But the chassis in your last post is of a late variant.....

Have you got a particular tank in mind to model ?

Morning Tiggr,
Thanks for the response....I guess that was my initial drive to redo this build is I wanted to model mid to late T1. So what I'm shooting for is to model the T1 #322 from s.Pz-Abt. 507...Not sure if this is considered mid or late version, do you know? Oh and i'm trying to find pics of this particular beast so if you know of any, please let me know. Thanks for the help!!