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field mod
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:15 pm
by bubbajoexx
has anyone seen this before and if so do you have more pics of the short fendered King tiger as you can see in the pic the side skirts are very short almost non existant
beware do not mistake this as a fenderless KT
Re: field mod
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:58 pm
by Saxondog
Hello Bubbajoe,here is a link to a series of pictures that may be this tank.Sax
http://www.v-like-vintage.net/de/foto_d ... ger%20tank
Re: field mod
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:49 pm
by bubbajoexx
nope that one is a fenderless kt this one i posted has short side fenders
Re: field mod
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:08 am
by oz
the pic is of a 1/35 scale model with a bit of photo-shop added to it,
basically its a what if tiger.
Re: field mod
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:00 am
by Saxondog
Hello Bubbajoexx and Oz,if that is a model then the picture I found is not it.The first Picture in the series is different than the other KT's,if you look closely the front fendors stop even with the top of the clevis bracket,the other KT's seem to stop at the bottom of the bracket,this is the round welded piece where the tow clevis pin goes through.I could be wrong but that is what struck me as odd about the picture.It is a very interesting subject as we all know these guy's did a lot of in field mods for many reason's,cheers guy's Blake
Re: field mod
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:10 am
by Saxondog
I went back and took a closer look at these pictures,it seems I am wrong about the fendor on the Kt,it is missing part of a front fendor on one side,the other thing is another photo that you guy's might have an interest.It's a Sherman with a long barrel as I am not very knowledgeable of Shermans maybe you guy's can enlighten me.
http://www.v-like-vintage.net/de/jahre/ ... NmNZC2cw== second picture,first row,going left to right.Sax
Re: field mod
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:49 am
by bubbajoexx
Saxondog wrote:I went back and took a closer look at these pictures,it seems I am wrong about the fendor on the Kt,it is missing part of a front fendor on one side,the other thing is another photo that you guy's might have an interest.It's a Sherman with a long barrel as I am not very knowledgeable of Shermans maybe you guy's can enlighten me.
http://www.v-like-vintage.net/de/jahre/ ... NmNZC2cw== second picture,first row,going left to right.Sax
the pic of the sherman is the infamous 17 pounder firefly with out the radio box on the turret and is using the long wheelbase grizzly chassis
Re: field mod
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:50 am
by bubbajoexx
oz wrote:the pic is of a 1/35 scale model with a bit of photo-shop added to it,
basically its a what if tiger.
the pic is from a german history site and not a 1/35 scale model
Re: field mod
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:53 am
by bubbajoexx
these are the 2 KTs i am presently building
as you can see in the pics I install my turret rings into the hull and mount the turret motor into the turret it self this mod makes for a flawless turret rotation will post the vid as soon as it is finished processing
here is the vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDD1MGPINNg
Re: field mod
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:01 am
by oz
heres the original pic' taken from an old copy of military modeling international.
its a model.