In my last report I had described the modification of the track tensioner; subsequently I’ve mount the original torsion bars and the suspension arms. The spring tension is not adjustable, but fits god to the weight of the Kingtiger and is very easy to remove and to install.
The lower hull and thus the hull bottom is god detailed, all bottom covers are present like at the big original.
However, I have lost one of them, because they are only glued and if you slightly harder touches down on the ground can they tear off and go lost. Because this cover exists twice, I had a good template for their replica from a polystyrene plate.
The new bottom cover was now really screwed to the bottom plate.
Perhaps I will screw all bottom covers at the bottom plate. View lower hull from the rear…
…and from the front.
Due to a gearbox problem in the past - a cotter at the drive shaft had come loose and the gears damaged - was I'm at the search for new gearboxes. I found they at Torro - certainly not the best, but for under 60, - € a sufficient good quality.
How described at the package are this steel gearboxes; all axles are ball beared and the bearing clearance is equal zero.
With the mounting I had no problems because their design was equal to the older gearboxes.
The spark interference suppression was realized over little electronic boards; a good solution as I find.
So much to the necessary changes. But If I have already dismantled my tank, I will also change some details.
That's why it goes now further at the rear wall. Negative is here, that the exhaust covers were screwed with bolts into the rear wall; in original were they mounted with stud bolts. The old paint was removed and also the wooden block for the jack. Thereunder is the on/off-switch for the tank hidden. Maybe I will change this, the wooden block from plastic doesn't look fine; but previously I must find a new place for the switch.
As I said, at first were removed the exhaust covers, exhaust themselves, the rear light and the wooden block…
…the paint removed…
…and then the attachment for the exhaust covers changed.
Incidentally had my Kingtiger received a little cat eye.
Next time it goes on…
...nothing wrong with BUCKETS.... made a couple last eve... they're cool if you make them 
