Tamiya Early Tiger 1 Static to RC Build

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:15 pm

Good morning, Herman,
Mike has been a solid Friend and helped me expand my interests and foundation in the Hobby more than any other. I think he will really enjoy his Tiger and one day, ( if the world survives ) I'll build one of my own.
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:43 am

Today is technically my Friday so I sat down this afternoon to get some serious work done on the Tiger. Five hours later, the headlights are finished *chuckles* Serious, yes. At any rate the idea I had to dress up the IMEX lights played out really well. The completed units look much better than the stock Schumo ones. More tomorrow, Pics right now...

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 5:51 am

Good evening, Eastern Front,
Thanks for looking in on me. I've followed your work and wisdom for years here now. I use a variety of magnifiers to get this tiny brass work done. The newest ones are glass types with an Led and interchangeable lenses to increase the level of detail I can clearly make out. I look silly wearing them but this Tiger is for a fast friend so it needs to be as good as I can reasonably do it. It needs to run and a solid mount for everything is crucial. So, silly glasses. ;o)
regards,
Painless

Jake79 · Post by **Jake79** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 3:11 pm

second to none with the detail here Painless, awesome work so far..

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 11:03 pm

Good afternoon,
Thank you very much, Jake. A lot more to do. Today I finished up Step 26 in the Static Build Manual ( 28 in the RC version ) Step 27 will be a ton of deck work with tools and mounting brackets. Onwards I go. Pics:

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:14 am

Got up from work at 5:00 and jumped right into Step 27 ( Static Manual ) I got a lot of the Tamiya plastic installed. I did a loose fitment on the Tamiya Jack Block. It looks great and with a little brass enhancement would ring the detail bell. I considered hinging the round armored cover on the far back deck and using it as a lid for an On\Off switch. I did some measuring and the space under it is not deep enough. Was a fun idea. I will use the hatches up front for something like that. Tomorrow or the next day, I will start on the tools and the other brass add-ons for the deck. Step 27 is going to take some time. Pics:

P.S. The Stix(tm) come in packs of 12. I got mine on sale for 5.99 at Hobby Lobby. They are like having tiny, sticky fingers for working with small parts or hard to reach places.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:44 am

Continuing on with Step 27 ( and it's variants ) Sassgrunt had sent along a set of beautiful Schumo 'S' mine launchers for an early Tiger. I pulled them out and checked all of the parts and proceeded to install. They are solid in a way that only nickle silver and 3D brass is and assembled and mounted beautifully all the way down to the last set which was for the Left rear. There I discovered that Schumo had shipped this set lo' these many years agone with two right side braces instead of a left and right for the two rear mounts. I went ahead and drilled and mounted that last set and will either locate a brace or build one myself out of styrene. Irritating but what can you do? Pics:

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 1:29 am

Work days end at 5:00 so I sat down to do a little more on Step 27. Tonight, it was ABER Engine Deck Mesh Grills. These need a little pre bending before painting so follow the 'destructions' carefully. Pics: