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Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:56 pm
by PainlessWolf
Good morning!
Gentlemen! Lets re- rail the commo back onto Pitstain's excellent combo build of the Tamiya King Tiger. It is really coming along.
regards,
Painless

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:53 pm
by john1970
The tank looks good Homer im just waiting to see the recoil and barrel mounting solution

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2022 12:42 am
by HERMAN BIX
I love the vids.
The world should think itself lucky I don’t do them.
All the expletive bleeps and excessive drinking would leave little room for commentary :haha: :haha: 8O

Is the mantlet an issue due to the specific kit or due to the need to improve its function ?
I’m not quite getting the gist of it :think:

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:08 am
by pitstain
PainlessWolf wrote:Good morning!
Gentlemen! Lets re- rail the commo back onto Pitstain's excellent combo build of the Tamiya King Tiger. It is really coming along.
regards,
Painless
Thank you sir, much appreciated.

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:08 am
by pitstain
john1970 wrote:The tank looks good Homer im just waiting to see the recoil and barrel mounting solution
you should see something in the next 7 days, I may even have the prototype in my hands early next week.

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:10 am
by pitstain
HERMAN BIX wrote:I love the vids.
The world should think itself lucky I don’t do them.
All the expletive bleeps and excessive drinking would leave little room for commentary :haha: :haha: 8O

Is the mantlet an issue due to the specific kit or due to the need to improve its function ?
I’m not quite getting the gist of it :think:
LOL, I would love to see you do a intoxicated cursing video build.

The real issue is the mount for the trunion on the production turret is mounted to the front face of the upper half of the turret, and with the "Porsche" it is mounted to the bottom half of the turret, requires inventive re-engineering.

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:51 pm
by pitstain
Daryl Turner has dispatched my conversion bits and they should be in my hands early next week, also my Schumo barrel that shipped on Feb 24th from Germany should be here in the next few days after taking a very odd route to get to me, that barrel has flown over more of planet earth than I ever may.

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:50 pm
by BarryC
USPS shows mine will delivered on Monday! :thumbup:

However I will not be putting mine to use anytime soon. ;)

Barry

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:44 pm
by pitstain
BarryC wrote:USPS shows mine will delivered on Monday! :thumbup:

However I will not be putting mine to use anytime soon. ;)

Barry
Two of a kind, and the end of the production run.

Re: Full Option Porsche Turret King Tiger build

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:47 pm
by pitstain
All the parts are here, other than a bit of scratch building for Barrel elevation the build can now continue, documenting for Barry as he will be in a very similar situation.

Barrel is the Schumo and the brake is, I think DKLM.
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