main differences between early and mid production tiger 1's

[streetfighterjeff]

guys, what are the main differences? so far i have found the air filters on the reaer of the hull( can never spell them) , lack of grenade launchers on the hull and turret, shape and size of the turret box, placement of tools and zimmerit. oh and the wheels. only reason i ask is that most of my 1:35 stuff is early production so my internet suff weighs heavily towards that and the torro tiger is mid production.
hopefully it wont be too much
jeff

[Johnf]

I think early and mid wheels are the same. Different cupola.

[streetfighterjeff]

oh aye forgot about the cuppola.

[tanks_for_the_memory]

I went into this in my mid-production Normandy. Tiger post:

http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... =22&t=8350

[tanks_for_the_memory]

It's worth bearing in mind that the changes were often introduced gradually and many were retrofitted to existing tanks, so there are grey areas. e.g. You can find some mid-production models with the old hull mounted headlights...

[Red Devils]

Don't forget about the rear barrel travel lock, the addition of the C Clamps, spare track mounts on the turret and the placement of the fume ventilator on the turret roof. I think there is more...

Derek

[streetfighterjeff]

think i have all those and i'm scratching a travel lock. from what other people have told me it almost depends on the month it was built.
jeff

[streetfighterjeff]

cheers tanks, just read all your post again and it has given me some great pointers. luckily, seeing that its a torro tiger, most of the hard work, i.e the turret being correct, has been done. looks like it might just be a case of cosmetic stuff and days doing zim. was bad enough doing it on the KT. lol
jeff

[Saracen]

This is the chronology of the changes:

http://www.alanhamby.com/changes.shtml

Adrian