MY KING TIGER PROJECT

[n1ghtpony]

ok starting a heng long king tiger porsh turret metal pro version (as they say) this week will show pics from start to finnish really interested in this miliputt stuff im going to look into will post the pictures of the tank as i bought it then my progress

[streetfighterjeff]

milliput zim is really easy, just takes time. it was my first time using it and found it daunting at first but after that wasnt too bad. i used a terminal driver to put the zim marks on bud. jeff

[n1ghtpony]

jeff what is this milliputt stuff mate im gonna need it im guessing its time consuming but the effect on yours looks class is it normal putty where do i get it

[streetfighterjeff]

just get it at the model shop, its about £5 ish. two part putty that you knead to mix it. it is time consuming, took me about 9 hours over two days to do mine. others could prob do it quicker.
jeff

[n1ghtpony]

just bought some of ebay £3 will take a pic of it before i satr and after see how it goes cheers for the advice jeff

[n1ghtpony]

ok heres the standard heng long metal king tiger ive put the laser etching on so far im going to try the milliput finish as streetfighters one looks really nice i dont yet know wether to do it skirtless or keep it as it is and remove just a few lower panels ,oh by the way i had to do the usual with these tighten up the drive wheels and gearboxes also i had to alot of work to the tracks as the chinese mouldings were poor and i had to dremel the hole to ligne up with the drive wheels will post my progress as i go wait for the putty to arrrive
sorry for the poor pics

[n1ghtpony]

before removing the skirt armour has anyone done it to a hl king tiger berfore is it as straight forward as im thinking it is or any other problems i may encounter as i want her without her skirt on
or any details these tank should have that i dont know about before i start going to town on it

[n1ghtpony]

ok on closer look the lower armour skirts are part of the hl moulding to remove them means having to build them up as pic below shows


notice that dam ridge .....so i had an idea ill cut of the skirts face the flat edge in the groove and use them to build it up

check the fit rather ok i reckon


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now for some glueing and fitting i will take them back to the correct line then build the hull up to the correct line


im left with some left over plastic to build up the gaps when i cut the excess

[mustclime]

for zimmerit, I recomend this stuff....its green and if you scuff the tank its green rather than white...



I used a hacksaw blade with the blades pointing up to get this look....








I hope your upper fits on the lower hull with that fender mod......

[n1ghtpony]

thanks mustclime but ive gone and ordered this milliputt stuff for the zimmirit ,i also hope this fender thing works ..in my mind its gonna work perfect lol
and stop showing me that terrible king tiger you got looks really fake .........mines gonna be awsome .........ok ive had a few beers ....that looks totally stunning buddy, just looking at it im steeling ideas for mine ,cheers for the advise im a beginner at this i just like the look of the skirtless king tiger and i hope it turns out just half as decent as some of the k tigers ive seen on this forum
cheer mate