King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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DanL
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King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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My first tank (though I build model ships). Video clips and pics.
Great kit. Made mods, additions: remote working lights, smoke, black powder firing cannon, etc etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHNn1ksMBRs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A89KPT26PJw
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damage.jpg
trouble.jpg
tools.jpg
rr-rt.jpg
rear.jpg
prof-rt.jpg
mg43-close-on-turet.jpg
hull-mg.jpg
fr-rt-2.jpg
fr-lft.jpg
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon - more pics...

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more pics....
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hull-guts-aft.jpg
hull-guts-fwd.jpg
aft-features.jpg
aft-hull-shot.jpg
phono-jack-charge-port.jpg
batt-port.jpg
fueling-bw.jpg
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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Eliminating wire plugs between lower and upper hull....
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contact-pins-close-up.jpg
contact-pins.jpg
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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Tamiya turret rotation drive was big, clunky, so made these mods....
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turret-gear-ring.jpg
small-motor.jpg
turret-drive.jpg
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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Knobs to control switches....
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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Vid capture pic of firing gun...
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FireflyKeith
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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Genius :clap: i like your thinking on everything you have done to the KT, making everything accessable and easy to use and still having a great looking tank at the end, keep up the good work :thumbup:

Keith 8)
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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very nice indeed , great mods , all very practical
regards, ice
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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Brilliant Dan, I really like the coloring and will follow your lead. The added features are well laid out and compact,very good use of available space.The gun speaks for it;s self, excellent work.

Regards,Blake
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Re: King Tiger with Firing Cannon

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Exellent work on the KT you have thought of everything, What did you use for the firing cannon I have a hilti gun and thought about firing the blanks up the barrel but the kick back on the gun when you use it is too strong it would break the turret.
Stevie
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