1st generation rc king tiger

[silversurfer1947]

Thank you. Most generous of you

[ronnie42]

Want to keep turret rotation , easy fix solder a 2 pin just lead onto motor and plug into 8 pin socket on the Elmod board

Have some spare servos and will use plastic barrel just added a length of AL tube and have some bigger gears somewhere.

Need this lot to enable recoil

Thanks for info on Zimmerit tools, now onto getting turret functional. Trying an offset recoil as i would like to retain original turret rotation.

[ronnie42]

Fitting PE grills don't think they will fall off now. The Voyager Trumpeter PE grills are a tight fit. Have the modern Tamiya KT and the plastic moulding is exactly the same as this old version. With modern measuring aids i think thats why Tamiya and Trumpeter kits are slightly out.

[ronnie42]

Fitted grab handles that look the part , why a blob of plastic for handles ? Started PE, better stay calm or it will not go well. Bad start, says form a wire circle and bend mesh around wire . I know its supposed to look real but why make it hard.

[ronnie42]

Will look better when painted

underside view

making hinges

Decided to beef up rear mudguard , the hinges are fragile . Tried some brass tube . The other rear will look better , know how to put together now.

[ronnie42]

Mudguards version 2 changed the hinge fixings , hinges look rough but recon they took some abuse in real life. Camera shows up the flaws but going to use the 20 foot rule.

[ronnie42]

Ready for a test , fitted mudguards.

[Soeren]

Nice updates Ronnie. The PE will definitely look the part once painted. And good choice on the Atak Zimmerit kit

[ronnie42]

Thanks Soeren The Atak Zimmerit is nice , don't like the Tamiya sticker version for my other KT, it will be a later version. Compared to the Atak the surface is almost smooth and no cutouts to position track hangers.

[ronnie42]

Started PE for cables, decided to solder a stub on each part . Bit of a nightmare at times, so don't want to loose any hangers. Leaving the rods with butterfly nuts to the end , no use trying to solder the wire ends . Paint should hold the pins and with any luck the cables fixings should work.Tried a Heng Long cable end for size , might cut a Tamiya cable for the ends looks much better.