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I dreamed of owning one of the Tamiya 1/16 tanks when i was younger. The King Tiger was the one i wanted. It had a rotating turret and a strobe light in the barrel! Trouble was , it was very expensive , and then there was the radio gear and battery which were also very expensive. I ended up having the Leopard which was the cheapest but very much loved.

This is the 1981 version of the KT with the single motor , twin clutch setup. I have not run it and im not sure i will. Its totally new built other than the modern 540 motor. I will be replacing this with the original old one soon. Im also hoping to get period radio gear , battery and maybe a kit box if im lucky.

Ive airbrushed it in the ambush style , but i did not really follow a certain tank so its probably not 100% accurate.

Well its taken long enough but i have the tank i always wanted and at a very nice price. Right 1/16 Leopard A4 next methinks!

Nice shiny new internals


That gorgeous body

Nice paint job!! Really suits the model.

Must have taken you quite a time paint it up to this standard, well done !!

These older style kits pop up from time to time so its really good to see a pristine example set up as it was intended.

I always had a soft spot for its Porsche turreted sister.....

Andy

Yes the porsche turret is nice. I love looking at the gearboxes and the electrics. Looks much better than my old full option ones that had 2 black boxes and a load of wires!

wow, that paint job is killer man, great work.

Great looking KT, well done on the restoration. The paint is sharp, another job well done...

Derek

Thanks guys. I will shortly be buying a dmd sherman , the vintage one not the MF one. Should be good.