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Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:32 pm
by Tucker427
So many wheels :crazy:
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Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:09 am
by Herr Dr. Professor
What ??? !!! You can perform all those miracles in metal, and you are made anxious by the painting !!! ??? I am made ;D with envy just looking at your build thread. Wow! :clap:

Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:08 am
by Tucker427
Herr Dr. Professor wrote:What ??? !!! You can perform all those miracles in metal, and you are made anxious by the painting !!! ??? I am made ;D with envy just looking at your build thread. Wow! :clap:
I've only ever used an airbrush with stencils and never freehand, thus my apprehension when it comes to applying silver tiger stripes, given they are giong to stand out! It's going to be the silver stripes on satin black that makes it all come together in the end, so I don't want to mess it up.

Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:24 am
by Tucker427
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Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 4:34 pm
by Sub
Hi Mr Tucker.
Thats a very nice upgrade your doing there, have you changed the drive motors and gearboxes from standard, as i am sure that the weight is going to increase quite a lot with all that metal your adding, my Tamiya king tiger is quite heavy just made out of plastic, with a metal lower hull when the batteries are added, my gearboxes are totally different to the ones shown on your build , just wondering.
Great build whatever. :clap:
Regards
Sub.

Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:27 pm
by Herr Dr. Professor
"ilver stripes on satin black that makes it all come together in the end." Hey, there's something funky goin' on here! :O How interesting! :think: Yes, I, too, would be anxious about silver stripes on satin black, but it will be a really sharp combination!

Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:33 pm
by Tucker427
Sub wrote:Hi Mr Tucker.
Thats a very nice upgrade your doing there, have you changed the drive motors and gearboxes from standard, as i am sure that the weight is going to increase quite a lot with all that metal your adding, my Tamiya king tiger is quite heavy just made out of plastic, with a metal lower hull when the batteries are added, my gearboxes are totally different to the ones shown on your build , just wondering.
Great build whatever. :clap:
Regards
Sub.
Yes, I changed the Tamiya gearboxes for Taigen High/Low 4:1 Steel Metal Gearboxes. I also have a couple of drive shaft bearings to support the gearboxes. My tank will be light compared to the Taigen metal Tiger-1 that I got the gearboxes and tracks from, that tank weighs a ton! Btw, I used 6082-T6 aluminium to make the upper hull.

Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:08 pm
by Tucker427
Herr Dr. Professor wrote:"ilver stripes on satin black that makes it all come together in the end." Hey, there's something funky goin' on here! :O How interesting! :think: Yes, I, too, would be anxious about silver stripes on satin black, but it will be a really sharp combination!


World war tank build enthusiasts, cover your eyes because this Tiger is going to the disco!

A sharp colour combination indeed if I can pull it off

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Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:53 pm
by Sub
Hi.
I thought a man of your capability would have worked it all out before hand. :thumbup:
Is that your Camaro by any chance ?.
Sub.

Re: Tamiya King Tiger custom build

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:13 pm
by Tucker427
Sub wrote:Hi.
I thought a man of your capability would have worked it all out before hand. :thumbup:
Is that your Camaro by any chance ?.
Sub.
No plans here, just a vision o- If by chance it was my Camaro, then I would trade it for a 1968 Camaro ss.