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As this is a late war model . I have altered the roof to represent the 40mm two piece constructed roof with the centeral weld seam . However I have seen them without this . I have made the loaders hatch resemble the Kingtiger version with an of set handle and the pull cord to close the hatch ( see later picts ) I have the internals to fit to this yet , added the usual late war turret parts . I altered the two front lifting lugs so the resemble a mushroom ( see later picts ) and added the rear mushroom to and lowered the hole. I have left of the crane mounts as they came out , well on paper the following month .Possibly some were fitted in the field ?

The rear convoy light , thanks to Fv432 for this method . I have made a brass holder and mount . The four blue lights are fibreoptic cable . I fed these from the light unit , through the tank and into a blue LED . The lens is a paint brush tip protector cut down . Theres more to do to these yet .

The front drivers vision port I have opened to.

The incorectly smoking HL exhausts I have replaced with my own ones . I used a piece of copper pipe for the exhaust , fitted the plastic bottom cut from the HL ones , made the top from a washer I drilled a hole in the side of the copper pipe and pushed a piece of plastic pipe throught this and the washer so the smoke flows correctly  it just pops through the top. I also used the plastic HL tops but replaced the plasitc supports with metal ones . After this I made lifting caps but due to the fact I was having trouble getting them to lift ( thanks guys on here for the advice regarding this ) and that I found out late war Tigers didnt have them I decided to remove them.

I have done all the usual corrections i.e. barrel length and matlet . The rear engine covers nearest the turret should have two layers of mesh , a finner one underneath . I bought this from poundland , two ciricular mesh thingys  . The rear engine cover I scratch built from plastic sheet and small bolts .

This picture shows the three part strip to the mantlet housing and you can also see the altered front lifting lugs ,  these are the HL original ones filled down to resemble the mushroom. Also theres the two ( two each side ) grub screws in the barrel sleeve .

A couple of small details to the turret . I have fitted a plastic block under the periscope cover to resemble the periscope and added the opening handle and the pull cord to close the loaders hatch . Ive still got to fit the internal handles and turn wheel.

The track mounting cables on the side of the tank changed during the war , as mines the late version I have reproduced the mounting clips and brackets out of brass .

Wow! looking realy gooooood! a lot work you've done there, great job

Andy, nice job on the build.  Sorry to hear that you are out of work at the moment, but glad to see that you are putting the time to good use!!