My Tiger Tank Project

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Re: My Tiger Tank Project

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Lovely detail work :thumbup:
For anyone interested "Schumo" make a repair kit for the Tiger1 early Cupola hatch hinge.
Easy to fit and saves throwing away an otherwise serviceable Cupola.
I think I am about to upset someone :haha:
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Thank you very much! I owe it all to this great forum.
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Thanks for the info, jarndice. That’s looks like a first rate repair kit. I did successfully repair my metal hatch with a piece of brass tube and wire but that’s when I noticed that my old plastic cupola had much sharper detail and even had the thing that stops the hatch from opening too far. I figured that a proper paint job would make it look metal without the added weight. Win win!
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That "THING" that stops the hatch hinge from being over stressed used to come loose in the box containing the Tank and lots of people thinking it was a piece of scrap plastic threw it out :lolno:
It took Forums such as this and RCU to let members know what it was that they were chucking out :clap:
I think I am about to upset someone :haha:
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This forum is the most useful tool in my RC tank toolbox!
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I guess a tank build is never “finished”. Thanks to a post by jarndice in a different thread I realized that I needed to address yet another detail that is probably almost always overlooked or deemed unimportant. I’m talking about the fact that a Tiger 1’s spare antenna tube is actually resting on two mounts and is slightly raised up above the deck. So I had to fabricate the mounts and a tube which is made from brass tube and styrene. I used museum photos of 131 for reference but of course the initial production Tiger had the tube reversed. ImageHere’s a pic of my humble modeling attempts. Thank you, jarndice. I can sleep better tonight as this has been bothering me lately.


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Jimster wrote:I guess a tank build is never “finished”. Thanks to a post by jarndice in a different thread I realized that I needed to address yet another detail that is probably almost always overlooked or deemed unimportant. I’m talking about the fact that a Tiger 1’s spare antenna tube is actually resting on two mounts and is slightly raised up above the deck. So I had to fabricate the mounts and a tube which is made from brass tube and styrene. I used museum photos of 131 for reference but of course the initial production Tiger had the tube reversed.Here’s a pic of my humble modeling attempts. Thank you, jarndice. I can sleep better tonight as this has been bothering me lately.

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Ah jarndice "Don't look into the light Carol-anne".. too late... I looked and am now infected too :crazy:

Nice job Mr Jim, pretty spot on I would Say :thumbup:
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I’ve decided that I want to apply a more heavily weathered/hard deployment look to my Tiger and I started with the tracks and road wheels. I’m contemplating adding a mud effect on the wheels and maybe some “panel shading” attempt.
I was sidetracked by my Leopard 2A7+ build but to be honest, my heart is not into modern tanks. They just don’t seem to have the heart and soul of the old armor.
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I really like this tiger :thumbup:

I also rather like your 2A7+ :thumbup:
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Thanks. That means a lot coming from you.
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