1944 King Tiger Dual Build Part 2 Henschel Tank

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning, Alan!
I'm pleased with the direction so far. Things are coming together ( more slowly for PE but what can ya do? :0)
regards,
Painless

[John Glover]

I am am big of what you create Painless but a Henschel turret KT has one vent pipe or four. One vent pipe was standard until very late production models when they reconfigured the fuel tank ventilation system. Bobington Henschel KT and KT 332 in the USA have the single. This single pipe did not bend down the edge of the deck and continue slightly on a horizontal line.This is only a feature of a very late KT with four vent pipes and the two frontal pipes on each side on a late KT came out nder the additional grenade screens Just GOOGLE it and you will find articles.Anything prior to a late KT build will have one vent pipe ,It is just I have looked at alot of fantastic KT builds and they get this wrong. There are other members that have made comments on this,

[PainlessWolf]

Morning John!
In the past and all the way up to the first King Tiger of this Build, the 'P' turret Build, I have installed just the one Fuel Overflow Vent. Working on the Voyager set for this King Tiger, I noticed that the Instructions had 2 Overflow Vent Pipes illustrated. I thought "CRIPES!", I've been doing it wrong all this time! *Laughs* Thank you for the heads up, my Friend. I'm not installing the optional Forward Grenade Screens on this Tank due to the lack of the Armored Rotation Collar for the Turret. So no adding forward Overflow Vents. I will remove the additional Fuel Overflow Vent Line on this Build and save it for the next Tank. Have a Great Day out there!
with regards always,
Painless

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning!
A Couple of Pictures showing the King Tiger minus one Vented overflow Line and the Voyager Schematic for the King Tiger Jack Block Mount.
regards,
Painless

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[PainlessWolf]

Good Evening all!
While the Spouse Streamed, I took the time given to work on the front hatch area of the Tank. The plastic handle nubs were carefully removed with a razor saw. Brass hatch catches from Voyager were added and the three lifting hooks from Tank Modelbau were installed. I looked through the tools provided and picked the best Hammer, Axe and Shovel. Parts were sanded and putty applied to fill casting sink marks. The odd plate and nut by the left Periscope armor was added as well as the nifty brass ring on the vent by the turret main hatch.
Paint soon to come for all this work.
More to follow!
regards,
Painless

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[Stormbringer]

Loving these wee touches with the photo etch mate