Tiger glacis spare track links

[grim_marmazet]

I was wondering if anyone would know the answer to this. In the attached picture how were the spare track links on the glacis, next to the MG and drivers vision port, most commonly attached? Did they have hooks? Or retaining bars? Or were they simply welded to the hull?

Cheers,
Rik

[afv]

They always look to me like they have been welded, i'm probably wrong the method i use not being bothered about accuracy is shown on the pzr 3 in the photos made from brass sheet and minature hinges with a bit of reworking

[tankman]

Nice work on the track retainers afv
Alan

[971wright]

Hi If you blow the photo up you can see a track pin on the righthand side which look like it has a mounting bracket welded to the hull on the right side ,so it looks like they have a mountings posibly similar to the turret mountings.

regards pete

[grim_marmazet]

They always look to me like they have been welded, i'm probably wrong the method i use not being bothered about accuracy is shown on the pzr 3 in the photos made from brass sheet and minature hinges with a bit of reworking

Fantastic design afv! They look amazing. Sadly, im anal about accuracy. I've been studying the few pictures I can find of a knocked out 506th Tiger 1 in the Ardennes, and the links look either held by hook, or welded on. There's no bars holding them on like some Tunisian Tigers had. Unfortunately the snow is covering the top of the links, so I can't see if they have hooks.

Interestingly, it shows a Tiger with the earlier style cupola, and what seems to be early roadwheels. It was Tiger 411, and was knocked ot 10 miles east of Bastogne.

Cheers,
Rik

[afv]

Thanks for the comments, appreciated, and one more holder on the front

regards Jack.

[grim_marmazet]

Hi If you blow the photo up you can see a track pin on the righthand side which look like it has a mounting bracket welded to the hull on the right side ,so it looks like they have a mountings posibly similar to the turret mountings.

regards pete

I was looking at that as well, my eyesight is terrible though, lol. Good detail photos of the links attachment are hard to come by. I'm starting to like the ide of hooks though.

Cheers,
Rik

[xrad]

Very nice work!

[mickyb]

Hi,

Im sure they used a glue gun...........who doesn't?

If they didn't, thats probably why they lost you know....no glue gun.... see wot I mean...

Mike

[hatakashi]

Most photos I've seen, they used wires to attach the spare track links.
Try "Tigers 1 on the Eastern Front"