Torro Pro-Edition Henschel King Tiger Rebuild

[Dietrich]

The KT is looking great Saxon You have done a fine job of painting it there .....
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(and I have to say that compared to some of yours........the photos pretty good as well.... )

[Saxondog]

Thanks Guys, I,m still building stuff, Large and Small just been one hell of a year. I today have been working on the Henschel,darn recoil works then Jams which has been a problem since the tank was new.

Otherwise the tank drives grand,lots of Power. I shall attempt a short video possibly tomorrow as it being winter the cold weather and me are not friends.

I will post some questions in the electronics section. I shall also OVAL the port in the front,and replace the spare track retaining brackets,the Pins were frozen,and remain so? Although I would like to point out TORRO does provide metal spares for turret and two more in the box for the tank. Well done Torro.

All together now is a big deal guys,this tank has been moved,stored,moved and rebuilt now without loosing any parts and somehow getting reassembled. Special Thanks to John Jones for his help in my Humble shop.

One additional Comment,the crate. I used the steel cables as lid stops,but the hinges failed. Searching now for a nice brass piano rail hinge and that should allow me to complete the crate. Thanks for all the Kind words. Blake

[sassgrunt]

Blake, you have done a magnificent job on the pair of them - like any poppa, you should be proud! You said that you still need to correct the barrel on the Porsche KT. What's wrong with it? -Mike

[Dietrich]

Hi Mike,
I can answer that one for you....He has done what I do with things...and put the correct one 'Somewhere Safe'.....and now ( like me) he cannot find it ....so he using an old one until he finds it
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I usually find what I am looking for after I have given up looking for it..... Then, when I am looking for the next thing that I put 'Somewhere Safe' ....I find the thing that I had spent hours looking for...... It might be a male thing.......but I think in my case, that it is more likely a sign of age....

[sassgrunt]

Hi Dietrich;

Yeah, I know how it goes to misplace parts. One of the things I've done to try and help with that is to buy Rubbermaid 17-quart storage bins, and storing uncompleted builds in each one, (thery cost about $8 at the local Walmart). They are big enough for Shermans and Tiger Is (with the turret removed), but not quite long enough for Panthers and KTs. Whatever doesn't fit inside, I set on the top lid. They take up a lot less floor space this way, and now I can keep parts, figures, and electronic gizmos together with the hull of a specific build. I still misplace things on occasion, but not as frequently as in the past. -Mike

[Saxondog]

Hi Mike, the barrel that matches has been stored safely. And so far has not been found. So now maybe a bit of touch up and let it go.


P.S.Still no progress n the ARIZONA.