Periscopes for King Tiger ?

[billpe]

Always something new to learn. Don't forget David is a resident expert when it comes to Tigers. He'll pick out things your average modeller would overlook or just not know about.

[edpanzer]

Maybe they just posted the wrong picture worth an email to Dominique.

[dgsselkirk]

Actually those are the right periscopes for the KT cupola. FYI you could change them out if they got damaged. Crews kept a couple of spares in the turret. There is actually a German training film showing the tank commander replacing one after the previous one took a shell splinter...

[billpe]

There were different types, like there were many types of Revi gun sight.

[DavidByrden]

Can either of you show us any evidence of a KT periscope looking like that?
I've got a French diagram of the thing, and it looks very different.

David

[dgsselkirk]

Hey David,

I hope we are comparing apples to apples. As I mentioned here is the training film of the tank commander changing out his damaged periscope. I will note that he is driving a Panther but the cupola periscope design is the same Panther and Tiger II. Go to 3:20 in the film...

Let me know if this will not suffice and I will pull out my schematics tonight...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMehzrX8wEs

[dgsselkirk]

Here is a shot I had in my files of the KT at the Aberdeen proving ground that was cut open for training. You can see the mounts pretty much match those in the movie...

[DavidByrden]

Yes, dgsselkirk, I agree with all of that. That's the same periscope design that I have here for the King Tiger.
It's double-tapered at both ends and has flat sides. Therefore it doesn't closely resemble the RCTANK parts, which are single-tapered and have items molded onto the sides.

David

[jackalope]

Further evidence of how much further ahead of me all of you are when it comes to details. I couldn't tell anything from that video as to what the model version should look like! Sometimes I wonder if this is the proper hobby for me.

[dgsselkirk]

My apologies, I didn't realize that we were going to look for that much detail. You have totally lost me David on the tapering thing. I am old and the grey matter doesn't function the way it used to. I should have been clearer too that the portion you can actually see from outside the tank is I believe correct. Since I don't have interiors on mine I really couldn't care less what's below the waterline so to speak. This is why they are pretty easy to scratch build if you just want the visible portion. Or am I completely wrong again! LOL!

I would like to see the diagrams you are speaking of David just out of curiosity please..

Dean