Tamiya 1/16 King Tiger.... the old un!

[gunpowder17]

I dreamed of owning one of the Tamiya 1/16 tanks when i was younger. The King Tiger was the one i wanted. It had a rotating turret and a strobe light in the barrel! Trouble was , it was very expensive , and then there was the radio gear and battery which were also very expensive. I ended up having the Leopard which was the cheapest but very much loved.

This is the 1981 version of the KT with the single motor , twin clutch setup. I have not run it and im not sure i will. Its totally new built other than the modern 540 motor. I will be replacing this with the original old one soon. Im also hoping to get period radio gear , battery and maybe a kit box if im lucky.

Ive airbrushed it in the ambush style , but i did not really follow a certain tank so its probably not 100% accurate.

Well its taken long enough but i have the tank i always wanted and at a very nice price. Right 1/16 Leopard A4 next methinks!

Nice shiny new internals


That gorgeous body

[majordisastor]

Nice paint job!! Really suits the model.

Must have taken you quite a time paint it up to this standard, well done !!

These older style kits pop up from time to time so its really good to see a pristine example set up as it was intended.

I always had a soft spot for its Porsche turreted sister.....

Andy

[gunpowder17]

Yes the porsche turret is nice. I love looking at the gearboxes and the electrics. Looks much better than my old full option ones that had 2 black boxes and a load of wires!

[maxmekker]

wow, that paint job is killer man, great work.

[Red Devils]

Great looking KT, well done on the restoration. The paint is sharp, another job well done...

Derek

[gunpowder17]

Thanks guys. I will shortly be buying a dmd sherman , the vintage one not the MF one. Should be good.