Torro/Taigen kit Tiger
Torro/Taigen kit Tiger
Might be some old pics on forum but going to put everything here. Going to try and get a start on this again, my Panther F has hit a dead end. Brass is lost in transit and my soldering station is having a flaky Pictures to show whats been done so far , need to find pic for turret numbers or change camo. Just the tools , cables and jack to do . The old switch was playing up after i soldered cable on, so started with new switch.The Atak zimmererit is good where you need to open up the tank up.
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Going for a mid /hybrid build as its got zimmermit. Easy one first bar on front for track links . Removed smoke candles and old style cupola.
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The rework of the early mess to a mid is rolling along, rear deck and turret roof almost done. Will let the pics do the most of the talking
Cant load more than 10 attachments, well the rest can wait. Need to find out about the panel in front of the exhausts as it wrong.Re: Torro/Taigen kit Tiger
That's definitely an early version, what made you decide on that cupola? I thought they didn't have those until the late version came out with the steel roadwheels? Or possibly the mid had a cupola like that? I'll have to check that.
If you're going with the mid you'll need to lose the feifel air cleaners.
If you're going with the mid you'll need to lose the feifel air cleaners.
When FDR coined the phrase "The Arsenal of Democracy", he was talking about Detroit. Proud to live in the 2nd most violent city in America!!
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Yes, my mid version does have that cupola, but not the air cleaners.
When FDR coined the phrase "The Arsenal of Democracy", he was talking about Detroit. Proud to live in the 2nd most violent city in America!!
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OK. my bad, I now see that by the last photos you have indeed lost the air cleaners. Fine job, but it's not nice to confuse and old man like that!!
When FDR coined the phrase "The Arsenal of Democracy", he was talking about Detroit. Proud to live in the 2nd most violent city in America!!
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I am interested by your question about the date of the Track Cable because the one shown should be on an "Early" Tunisian Tiger 1 which could be found in Panzer Abteilung 501 (It must be clearly stated that the German Armed Forces did not use the term MID to describe the evolution of the Tiger 1) which make the lack of a pistol port an unlikely sight at that date ,(1942/43)
Very late in the European war some of the Fehrmann Gruppe Tigers and other floating units could be seen with this particular track cable pattern but it was not a standard arrangement indeed by that stage of the war very little in the way of Standard fittings could be found on Tigers in the field,
A very nice build and Paint scheme
Very late in the European war some of the Fehrmann Gruppe Tigers and other floating units could be seen with this particular track cable pattern but it was not a standard arrangement indeed by that stage of the war very little in the way of Standard fittings could be found on Tigers in the field,
A very nice build and Paint scheme
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A tip for Anyone fitting the Working hinged front and rear Aber/Voyager Fenders,
I always glue a 1mm plasticard backing to them because the Photo-Etch is a bit too flimsy and tends to shake the fittings loose.
I always glue a 1mm plasticard backing to them because the Photo-Etch is a bit too flimsy and tends to shake the fittings loose.
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jaundice you are right about the PE mudguards and side skirts. Wish they would make the PE slightly thicker to improve the strength . Was going to use the Voyager m/guards and side skirts but found a thin brass sheet, i just transferred the sizes and made them. Brass is easy to use.
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Hi max In July 43 Zimmermit and the new cupola were ordered to be fitted to the tank. So my early was way out, or it could have been a rebuild you never know. Like the zimmermit look , have a jagdpanther waiting for a build, it will have the Atak zimmermit.