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Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:37 pm
by ronnie42
Bought this for the track hangers from the Tank Museum shop £88 , Amazon were selling at £180+,not good to see the big internet shops taking advantage of the lockdown . Have all the guts to make it a house runner, has a few defects but the major HL and Taigen problems are gone. Turret ring correct ,nice weld and cut marks , rear hull plate correct flush with hull deck and the mid/late shaped plate on rear engine cover. Anyone built one, some Al angle and plate should fix any flex .
Cheap as chips
Cheap as chips
correct position of turret ring, rear storage has no overhang .
correct position of turret ring, rear storage has no overhang .
Weld and plate torch cut detail
Weld and plate torch cut detail
Another pic of the detail
Another pic of the detail
Rear hull plate correct
Rear hull plate correct
Top view showing rear hull plate level with hull deck
Top view showing rear hull plate level with hull deck

Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:44 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
Looks packed with promise, Ronnie. :thumbup: My particular bugbear with Taigen and HL is that they always show the top edge of the front armour plate as a straight line, when the ends either side are, in fact, sloped. Tamiya get that detail right, and so do Hobby Boss!

Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:15 pm
by jackalope
I built a hybrid of this and many after market parts. Painless now owns it.

Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 1:26 am
by 43rdRecceReg
jackalope wrote:I built a hybrid of this and many after market parts. Painless now owns it.
You couldn't find anyone better able to appreciate it, Terry. :thumbup:

Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:30 am
by jackalope
43rdRecceReg wrote:
jackalope wrote:I built a hybrid of this and many after market parts. Painless now owns it.
You couldn't find anyone better able to appreciate it, Terry. :thumbup:
Yeah he loves it.

Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:33 am
by PainlessWolf
Good evening,
I do. I put some extra detail and a figure on it and it is a Rock-Solid piece of Heavy German Armor . Eats up the Rough like no bodies business.
regards,
Painless *winks*

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTKVUGfQ7rY

Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:15 am
by tomhugill
I too vouch for the utility of the hobby boss mid tiger! I made this steel wheeled mid out of one. It fits pretty nicely on the taigen chassis if you want something a little more robust to run.ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage

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Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:25 am
by Jimster
That’s a beautiful Tiger. The detailing, like the jack and fire extinguisher, is superb.

Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:55 pm
by Estnische
Good luck Ronnie. These affordable 1/16 static kits are really grabbing my interest.

What else is in the box?

Re: Hobby Boss 1/16 Tiger 1

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:27 pm
by ronnie42
Hi Only the basic tank the running gear is ok, all plastic /ABS. will need some work on the idler for track tension. Wrong sprockets and idler for mid/late , think only the commanders hatch is free to move. Have everything needed to make a runner, will do my usual stuff for turret mechanics.