1944 Tiger 1 ( Late )

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The mail today brought my new servo tester and battery box power supply for it. So tonight was mount the bow MG servo night. I examined and hemmed and hawed quite a bit before coming up with something that worked smoothly enough through the 60 degree arc of the basic arm I had installed on the servo. I tested the recoil servo as well and it is working smoothly. ( Thanks Jack! ) Pics:
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A shot of the lower electronics mounting.  There is more wire management to do once the RX arrives.
A shot of the lower electronics mounting. There is more wire management to do once the RX arrives.
A quick shot for Herman of the upper electrics
A quick shot for Herman of the upper electrics
My solution to the servo arm throw. ( I ended up using a drop of hotglue to keep the sleeve from sliding on the metal arm...strong servo! )
My solution to the servo arm throw. ( I ended up using a drop of hotglue to keep the sleeve from sliding on the metal arm...strong servo! )
Tough as nails tester with neat features and smart power supply battery box.  All thumbs up!
Tough as nails tester with neat features and smart power supply battery box. All thumbs up!
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Good morning painless, interesting with the positioning of the battery, its exactly how I have repositioned it in the
mato Sherman but just behind the motors, its challenging trying to fit a quart into a pint pot.

regards john :thumbup: :wave:
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Ludwig, Good Morning,
I got the idea from watching various Tiger builds over the years. If you wanted a smoker _and_ a larger speaker, something had to come up out of the lower hull tray. Taigen\Torro did something similar with their KV'2. Since their were no 'fenders' on the lower there, they mounted the Smoker on the upper in an elaborate metal frame. Whatever makes best use of the space I reckon. *chuckles* I'm glad to hear that your Sherman is progressing along!
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Pardon my ignorance on servos, but does it sweep on a separate controller or is it triggered by the MG firing?
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Good morning, Estnische,
The scope of what I don't know about these new tank MFUs is vast... I'm working with Max to see how I can combine those features on the Clark TK board. It may be something where I move a controller arm and press a toggle to get them both to work at once. Or as realism goes, sweep to find the target then fire the gun. *chuckles*
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PainlessWolf wrote:Good morning, Estnische,
The scope of what I don't know about these new tank MFUs is vast... I'm working with Max to see how I can combine those features on the Clark TK board. It may be something where I move a controller arm and press a toggle to get them both to work at once. Or as realism goes, sweep to find the target then fire the gun. *chuckles*
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Painless
Mr Painless helloImage Stian maybe able to map the channel with the MG sounds to a pot or dial in the remote control. Then the channel (say 7 or 8 ) for example can trigger the servo when that function on the Clark board is initiated. I've done this with my turningy 9xrpro radioImage
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Carl!
Thank you for the tip! Max had just picked the shipment of stuff from Customs yesterday so I expect he will be working along on getting that new radio and rx set up. ;o) He should see this.
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watching :wave:
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While waiting for the final components from the inestimable Maxmekker, I decided to throw together one of the Chiby kits I had procured. Since I had the Meng Tiger 1 version it was a perfect fit for this build. Pics:
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World War Toons Tiger 1
World War Toons Tiger 1
Everything came together neatly.  For some afternoon fun, I can really recommend this line of kits.
Everything came together neatly. For some afternoon fun, I can really recommend this line of kits.
I was surprised by the amount of 'build' that was available.  Much more than the previous KV-2 Chiby
I was surprised by the amount of 'build' that was available. Much more than the previous KV-2 Chiby
It is a weird mix of Early and Late Tiger so I went with the steel road wheels since they were the closest type.
It is a weird mix of Early and Late Tiger so I went with the steel road wheels since they were the closest type.
In as much as it was an intricate little kit, some extra paint and light weathering was called for.
In as much as it was an intricate little kit, some extra paint and light weathering was called for.
WIP.  This was a two afternoon build since a 70 mile trip was required to get new paint.
WIP. This was a two afternoon build since a 70 mile trip was required to get new paint.
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I like it, it reminds me of the wacky racers cartoon, I can imagine dastardly and muttley trundling along :thumbup:


regards john
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