Initial Production Tiger 1 Turret Vent

[Jimster]

The turret vents on the first Tigers looked like pressure cooker lids with a handle. Anybody know of an aftermarket detail part for it? Here’s a pic of what they look like. This one is on a 1/6 scale Tiger.





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[Wildboar44]

Hey there Mr Jim,


That photo is not a picture of the "vent", is a picture of the factory fitted Deep Water Wading cap or "Tiefwasser-Wadenkappe" which was clamped over the Turret vent to seal off any water ingress should you decide to take your early Tiger 1 and dunk it into a River over 10.0ft deep !. They all rolled out of the Henschel factory with one fitted until the Autumn of 1943 when the idea of deep water wading was largely abandoned. The actual vent looked like this :-

David Brydens picture

Aside from the 1/6th scale versions I have never seen the cap in 1/16th scale on the market But with a little bit of thought and the fact that I have a lot of 3D printed 1/16th "wing nuts" in my garage I think I could scratch build one for you...call it "Corona therapy" or as that lovely man the late Roger Ridley from Santa Monica CA of "Playing for Change Fame" once said, " I do it because I'm in the joy business "... Let me know Buddy Mi Casa su Casa. One Tiger tank fan to another.

[Jimster]

Well that sure is kind of you. I just found out the same info when I stumbled onto a site called tiger1.info There’s a lot of info I was unaware of including what you just taught me. I also just learned another tidbit of obscure knowledge. The right side rear pistol port had the slot opening towards the left just like the port on the left side. The photos I used as a reference was the Tiger #100 after it was captured. That right side port was removed during inspection and bolted on backwards. Now I have to fix mine.

[PainlessWolf]

Good afternoon,
If needed still, ABER has it as part of their Tiger brass set for 1/16. I built one and put it on Mike's Early Tiger. It is a skill tester for sure.
regards,
Painless

[Jimster]

Jackpot my brother! You did a hell of good job putting that together and making it look right. I’ve gotta get that Aber set. I don’t suppose you have the part# ?

[Jimster]

Found it, Tiger I Ausf E Early Version (Additional Set), and just ordered the fret. Thanks guys. This is going to look great.

[PainlessWolf]

Jimster!
I was preparing Dinner and saw that you had already found it. The set I used came from Sass to add to his early Tiger. Really made the Build stand out. Looking forward to seeing it used on your Tiger.
regards!
Painless