And so it begins,this tank has several issues with the appearance. This is the"Best Torro Pro Edition Henschel King Tiger" they had to offer.Seems the paintwork could be imporved on.
TORRO has been informed of the defects,and certainly it is up to them to address the issues.Perhaps they will seek to change the painting methods and paint type.The main issue being the amount of paint to thinner,and no primer was used anywhere on this tank. Torro has done much for our Hobby,they are certain to continue improving the products,it certainly has been eveident in the last few years.
I had intended to just "FIX" some of the scratches,but this cannot be done without removing the tools,cables and other Hull mounted equipment.
Also the vent covers are in the wrong place to allow Turret rotation. This will not do! The Hull cables are plastic which is a bit disappointing.Although all the tools,pry bar,fire extinguisher are metal. All were glued into place using stand off pegs and holes in the hull.
I used a round drum sanding bit and my dremel to sand down the inside standoff pegs flush,then a center punch and a screw driver Handel were used to tap not force these through the hull.The hull being laid on a piece of foam to support and protect.
The spare track sections mentioned in the Show off post were removed by a single strike from the inner side of the Turret gun house with a punch,they popped right out allowing the tracks to be removed.Recall the pins which are glued into these sections and pass through a hole in the single lower track hanger preventing removal.
This method did not damage the tracks or hangers which even though metal would of certainly broke off long before the pins could be driven out.
All together this has taken 2 hours to disassemble,the recoil is still not working and will require further time to check with a meter and determine the cause. Well I did not want to go through this,but it is a fine tank and deserves to be of fine paint quality if I have the skill.
I shall clean and paint the hull and turret back to this original paint scheme,yet using methods I know to produce a fine result.
We have evolved on this forum,together all of us to a point where the culture IS EXCELLENT and fun being the focus.
I am certainly happy about this fine group of Hobbyist and how far we have all come together in helping one another,demonstrating our individual ideas and skills and enjoying tanks.
Few disputes not resolved like adults,very few complaints and some really fine work. The Henschel King Tiger deserves a fine paint scheme and quality paint.I shall do my best to accomplish this.
But allow me to be clear,TORRO is Hobby minded.And considering the products they continue to bring to us I am not disappointed much at all.To be fair I have painted every tank I own,and even if this were a Tamiya Henschel King Tiger painting would be required and the finshed product would not be as solid or fine a peice of equipmentas this Henschel King Tiger.
I have many pictures to share with everyone,and hopethey may be useful. cheers Blake
- This picture demonstrates the finish on the crate after three coats of polyurethane and one coat of Matt Varnish,brass hinges and a slight modification to the lid will finsh it off.
- These are the additional copper wire tow cables,I used them for lid stops.Well opened the lid they parted and the hinges pulled out of the lid.The hinges are very weak and very small with short narrow screws.I have purchased proper hardware and will repair these,solder FLUX used with solder melted first into the cabel ends,then inserting the cables heating the cable end forcing the solder to "FLOW"into the cable,cooling it will bond and these should be very strong.I used this method making cables for my 1/6th scale TIGER which are very strong.
