Cheap Tiger 1. Not so Cheap

[Meter rat]

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Great if it works, a few minor tweaks left? what's the problem with hindsight?
Attached photos Tiger I Tamiya, information on mounting the gun recoil,

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Every day is a school day. I never said I had taste.
The problem is the micro switch highlighted.

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This had an internal fault. It has now been replaced, and as of this morning is working.

[quote="Meter rat" post_id=341665 time=<a href="tel:1690312232">1690312232</a> user_id=9562]Today it ran under its own power. Took it into work and one of the residents helped build up the lower. They all have degrees of dementia. This gentleman was a Royal Engineer, and his mechanical skills had not diminished. His only comment “bloody German tank”.

Meter Rat, what a wonderful thing you have done to enrich the life of one who suffers from dementia!
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I am only the handy person/driver/grounds person. It becomes very rewarding when we do something different with then. He remembered many antidotes and stories, so I had a very pleasant afternoon with him. One of the care staff said he was more animated for the afternoon, than he had been Ffor some time.

[Jofaur86]

Well then, if everything works? it's great, you will have a lot of fun, to make evolve

[Meter rat]

Next dumb ass question. And I realise there will be as many answers as there are folk on the forum. After what seems like endless days of filling and sanding. I hope at the weekend to start fitting some PE clasps for the tools. How do people go about it? After main paint? Pinned to the deck? Made around the tools? As this is my first time using PE, I am looking for some guidance and ideas.

[HERMAN BIX]

Im nit a P.E. guru, but what I have done I reckon is best to put on before main paint, but from a practical point, I made the clamps and fitted them after main paint by gently scraping a spot off & super gluing them in place with the tools. The tools themselves are little artworks with wooden handles etc, seems a shame to try to paint them after they are covered by a main coat of base & camo !!

[Meter rat]

After what seamed like days of filler and sanding the first coat of etch primer went on, and allowed to dry for a couple days. As it was reasonably warm, and little wind, it felt like a good time to get on the red oxide. A start has been made on painting some of the smaller parts. So far completed the jack block, one tow hook thing and the main part of the jack.

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I have been permission to use the remains of the hobby boss tank chassis to build something, sort of science fiction, with one of the gentlemen at the day centre. All our service users and residents have dementia. This build will be made of cardboard and scrap, as I work for the council so there is no money. Any donations of scrap parts that can be repurposed would be greatly appreciated?

[Ad Lav]

Always good to get some paint on it!

[HERMAN BIX]

That’s come along in giant leaps from where you started !
Any thoughts on its final paint scheme?

[Meter rat]

Mr Bix. I think it will be grey, as per the Tamiya build manual for Abt, 503. With the number 321 for Von Rosen’s tank. However there does seem to be some doubt,as to whether this units tanks were grey or sand coloured. So not sure yet. The plate in Tiger 1 , on the Eastern Front shows it in Sand, and the book Panzer Ace describes the delivery “ as great grey beasts”. I have seen a tank from another unit which I quite fancy in grey with white over it. I need to do some further looking at details. For someone who thought Tiger models were too “common” and everyone and his dog has built one, I now understand why they have a fascination. I am thoroughly enjoying it. More to follow if you are all still awake?

[Ad Lav]

There is new information out there stating that all Tiger tanks were in fact dunkel gelb, and dunkel Grau was field applied.

I have the source somewhere will post it.

[Meter rat]

There is new information out there stating that all Tiger tanks were in fact dunkel gelb, and dunkel Grau was field applied.

I have the source somewhere will post it.

Why, oh why did you have to tel me that? That will give me a reason to ask a whole new lot of dumb ass questions when I get around to the top coats. If you could find the source, that would be appreciated. I think I could have some fun with the paint.