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Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:30 am
by tanks_for_the_memory
Hi Abe,

This is proving to be a great build! Sorry I haven't contributed before...

I can help with spare tracks for the front of the hull. Are you in the UK, the US or..?

Tanks

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:08 am
by jarndice
ABE, The Jack Block is 24.00mm x 23.45mm x 7.65mm. I smiled at your wing NITS? perhaps wing nuts, if you are going to do a reasonably accurate copy of a Tiger 1 you will need at least 20 wing nuts. there are to my knowledge two makers of them, SCHUMO and IMPACT, I started with SCHUMO but when I found the IMPACT ones I only use them, if you are interested this is what you are after," M1 Butterfly nut", they come in packs of ten and come from
www.mitosal.com/hexnut.htm
Be well shaun

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:55 am
by DavidByrden
Abe Froman wrote:Shaun, decisions made:

Jan/Feb 42 ( the ish variant )

Want some photos of actual Tigers like that?

David

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:43 pm
by Abe Froman
DavidByrden wrote:
Abe Froman wrote:Shaun, decisions made:

Jan/Feb 42 ( the ish variant )

Want some photos of actual Tigers like that?

David
OOH Yes Please Sir :thumbup:

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:49 pm
by Abe Froman
jarndice wrote:ABE, The Jack Block is 24.00mm x 23.45mm x 7.65mm. I smiled at your wing NITS? perhaps wing nuts, if you are going to do a reasonably accurate copy of a Tiger 1 you will need at least 20 wing nuts. there are to my knowledge two makers of them, SCHUMO and IMPACT, I started with SCHUMO but when I found the IMPACT ones I only use them, if you are interested this is what you are after," M1 Butterfly nut", they come in packs of ten and come from
http://www.mitosal.com/hexnut.htm
Be well shaun
Shaun thanks, I know about those guys but there is also grandt line an I have bougth some Grandt line, Schumo and of course the build you own Aber!!!

Grandt line can found here if anyone is interested.

http://www.grandtline.com/products/mrr/ ... ables.html

Must admit tho that the Impact ones are great value for money as are the Grandt .

Thanks for the jack block size duder

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:50 pm
by Abe Froman
tanks_for_the_memory wrote:Hi Abe,

This is proving to be a great build! Sorry I haven't contributed before...

I can help with spare tracks for the front of the hull. Are you in the UK, the US or..?

Tanks
Tanks, I am UK and would be most interested dude. How many do you have?

D

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:09 pm
by DavidByrden
Abe Froman wrote: Cleaning rods 3 +2

This is proving problematic.... Tigers with 5 cleaning rod portions, tend to have a non-standard turret bin, and open holes above the driver's visor. Is that OK with you?

David

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:00 pm
by tanks_for_the_memory
Abe I can sort you out don't worry. PM me. Tanks

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:19 pm
by Abe Froman
DavidByrden wrote:
Abe Froman wrote: Cleaning rods 3 +2

This is proving problematic.... Tigers with 5 cleaning rod portions, tend to have a non-standard turret bin, and open holes above the driver's visor. Is that OK with you?

David
David, if 3+2 is a prob, will go 3+3 instead. The number of cleaning rods is not a deal breaker :D

Re: ABE'S EARLY TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:46 pm
by DavidByrden
Now, we have lots of Tigers to choose from. Such as;

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Lt. Meyer's white Tiger at Leningrad.

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The mud-covered Tiger "01" in the same area. This one has the flat gun mantlet.

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Or Tiger 3 which has a different mantlet.

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Tiger "121" was wrecked in Tunisia.

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Tiger "131", its partner, is now in the movies.

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Tiger "112" of the 505 battalion has a strong camouflage pattern. Unfortunately, we're not sure what the colours are.

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But the whole battalion covered up in whitewash in winter, like Tiger "100" here.

In fact, the gun mantlet is a big determinant of which Tiger you could accurately build. What does your mantlet look like?

David