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Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:35 pm
by c.rainford73
So it's been a very long time since I've posted a build or overhaul so I'm going to start with a unique piece that I acquired from Michael C ( and possibly Tom Hughill) may have hands on at some point....

This was stirred up by a mister Herman Bix during his quest for broken Asiatam elefant suspension pieces....

So after pulling her from my display in the office I decided to give her a proper freshening up starting with the dodgy asiatam metal suspension bits.

I've been lucky to have Tom forward me the stls for the wheel carriers so I printed a bunch, mailed a pair to Mr Bix in sunny? ( I hope) Australia with a pair of metal swing arms.

I wanted to upgrade the pot metal bits that were worn and bent or simply perished with the new 3D parts.

Of course while removing the wheels low and behold the swing arms simply snapped and fell apart on the desk.

I searched high and low and found the stls for the arms and started to print them.

So as long winded as this introduction has been I show my beginning progress.

A very sturdy tank to begin with for sure, only as strong as it's weakest link

The hull is fantastic, my plan to do a mechanical overhaul and preserve as much of the paint and finish as possible
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Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:25 pm
by tomhugill
She was mine at one point, excellent runner, never threw a track, really nicely engineered by a club member at the time who I bought it off. A very heavy beast too!

Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:02 pm
by c.rainford73
It is indeed heavy. Very nice looking tank IMHO. Luckily I've printed excess spares Incase I break the dreaded Asiatam suspension :crazy:

Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 2:32 am
by c.rainford73
So I've found another broken suspension component and printed off a swing arm and chassis mount for the other side.

My plan is to change my prints to a kevlar nylon reinforced filament so as to make these much more rugged.

They do operate correctly and I'm pleased with the feel of the suspension.


Does anyone have a recommendation for a high quality kevlar nylon or similar product?ImageImageImageImageImage

Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 3:43 am
by c.rainford73
Just did a test fit for suspension pieces, will need to clean them up and run it in a bit to see the quality of the parts until I print in stronger material.

I must admit they do move much better than the originals but I definitely want to reproduce them in something more durable due to the weight of the tank. ImageImageImage

Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:35 pm
by HERMAN BIX
jeez thats nice Mr Rainford.
Sure is worth the effort to get it running reliably.

Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:58 am
by c.rainford73
Hello again Mr Bix, I will receive my order of the stronger material this Friday. If I feel the parts are going to run much better I will print up another set for you and ship them to the Gold Coast

Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 3:34 am
by HERMAN BIX
Shame you couldn’t hand deliver them !!!

Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:23 pm
by Koenigstiger 007
Hello Mr Rainford,

very good model - respect !

Best grreetings

Guenther :clap:

Re: Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:13 pm
by Markocaster
Fantastic looking tank. I admire you guys who can print your own parts.
The paint work is also great looking , glad your preserving that !
Nice work


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