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Post by SteveM on Dec 9, 2023 8:16:57 GMT
Rain holes! Seems they thought of everything. Yep ...and usually over engineered it too I really enjoy these threads, so much info and top quality work, what could be better?
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Post by Paul B on Dec 15, 2023 20:14:18 GMT
Chaps thank you for patience here and thanks also for the tips (Wouts) . I am seriously trying to get out of this damned modelling slump, but it ain't easy. This evening I added the air filters and their piping, also the wiring for the head lights was added. I then thought about looking how the loader figure fitted into his hatch. Well, he isn't made for this pose but I want him in there anyway. I have a question to you experts out there; Do I chop off the hatch detail to get him to fit, or do I try and carve his butt around the hatch rim?
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Post by JEFF on Dec 15, 2023 21:52:50 GMT
Honey? Does this hatch make my Butt look Fat?
Getting back to the task at hand. Is there room enough in the hatch to be able to have him sit on the inner lip.? That way,you'd only need to worry about the area around His left hip.
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Post by tanksami on Dec 15, 2023 22:46:06 GMT
Mr B, I would make the figure suit the hatch, as you can easier replace / fix the leg / coat with putty & then have him sitting perfectly as you want / need him to fit. Cheers Mike
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Post by SteveM on Dec 15, 2023 22:58:28 GMT
I agree, I'd use putty to get the coat to sit over the details. That way you keep the kit intact in case you change your mind. Beautiful detail again by the way
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 16, 2023 11:23:39 GMT
Yep. Putty and have the coat sitting over the rim.
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Post by bwilt on Dec 16, 2023 13:34:01 GMT
Yes, I would make him fit to the positon too, sand a little groove in him so he sinks in over that rim, and then try a little putty to make his coat hang down a bit over it..
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 16, 2023 14:52:03 GMT
Fantastic work, Paul, especially with those early Tiger air filters!!!! I am no expert, but I would think it would be safer to do the reverse Brazilian Butt Reduction on the figure, rather than do surgery on the hatch.
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Post by Armorguy on Dec 16, 2023 16:19:42 GMT
Fantastic work, Paul, especially with those early Tiger air filters!!!! I am no expert, but I would think it would be safer to do the reverse Brazilian Butt Reduction on the figure, rather than do surgery on the hatch. Ditto Ian.
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Post by nito74 on Dec 28, 2023 16:12:19 GMT
Fantastic work, Paul, especially with those early Tiger air filters!!!! I am no expert, but I would think it would be safer to do the reverse Brazilian Butt Reduction on the figure, rather than do surgery on the hatch. Ditto Ian. Yup, what they said..
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Post by Robbo on Dec 28, 2023 16:59:17 GMT
Reducing the but would be my way to go too.
Lovely build so far Paul
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Post by Paul B on Dec 29, 2023 19:12:13 GMT
Chaps thank you muchly for watching and for the support . I have taken your advice and chopped up the loaders butt, to make fit the hatch. I then added some magic sculpt to get his coat to conform to the hatch and turret roof. Also I have added the track mounting cable holders and clamps, to the left hand side of the hull. These are from FC Model Trend and are 3D printed, at the moment I am trying to figure out which clamps actually hold the cable eyelets . The figures got a priming this afternoon and I can a few bits that need attending. Nothing too serious, well until I get my blundering fingers in the way and chop something off which I shouldn't have .
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Post by wouter on Dec 29, 2023 19:20:01 GMT
So glad to see some progress here. Those figures look cool. Looking forward to see those 3D printed parts fitted btw. David Byrden (THE reference to Tiger I's, he's often consultant for kit manufacturers) has a website on the Tiger 1, and separate pages per Tiger. Yours got one as well, which contains info on certain tool fittings, and they way they were fitted on the Tiger. Here's the link to yours: tiger1.info/tank-page/A2R (if someone wasn't already faster than me lol) Nice bit of extra feature on your specific Tiger btw: the crew carred a small souvenir Eiffel Tower on the outside of the tank. Well, you sure go me motivated to revive mine (which I'm currently doing ^^). Keep it coming chap. edit: just noticed your turret bin. That's the late factory fitted turret bin which wasn't fitted to the Tiger I's in Tunisia at that time (the Abteilung workshops made their own custom ones). Not a big deal if you decide to keep it, but just wanted to give that little bit of extra info
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Post by Armorguy on Dec 29, 2023 19:41:48 GMT
You tackled that figure with the nicely sculpted coat. It fits the turret flawlessly.
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 29, 2023 19:52:06 GMT
Excellent work, Paul! At least you know if building models and drinking Monkey Shoulder is no longer for you, you have a career awaiting in NHS as a Glutteal Transformational Plastic Surgeon.
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Post by Boots on Dec 29, 2023 21:49:14 GMT
That some cracking tailor work on the jacket mucker, this is coming along rather spiffingly
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Post by JEFF on Dec 30, 2023 1:49:28 GMT
I'm likin' what I'm seein' ,Paul. Nice fix,Bub.
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Post by bwilt on Dec 30, 2023 10:16:07 GMT
Yes, that coat looks great!
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 30, 2023 12:35:44 GMT
Excellent update.
What will you do about the bin?
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Post by Paul B on Jan 6, 2024 18:59:13 GMT
Hi chaps, I am back at the bench . Well, after Wouts mentioned that the turret bin was the wrong style, I was a tad downed . But where there's a will, there's a way . I had a small chat with David Byrden over on FB. He's a brilliant bloke and very helpful, I asked about the tool layouts and a few other things. He came back with photos and written info . Apparently these early Tigers that were delivered to Africa, went out there without any tool attachments at all. So the OVM tools were added by the workshops under instructions from the vehicle crews. This also means that none of the Tigers had the same layout . After looking at the pics David sent me and having a chat with him, I decided that my vehicle should look like this: 1.Shovel and Axe mounted with clamps on the front glacis plate. 2.Very possibly a pick-axe is wedged under the shovel handle. 3.Sledge hammer in front of the drivers hatch. 4.Jack block to the left of the radio operators hatch. Still to be added are the tow cables, these being the 32mm type the eyelets will be at the front of the vehicle. Also the gun cleaning rod holders need to be added, but that'll have to wait till next week when I get some styrene profiles delivered. Now to the question about the stowage bin. Well David doesn't have a definite answer to this, but considering the time that these were delivered, it could have been as Wouts suggested. So to keep in line with that I had to change it. The difference between the field made and the factory made bins is this: 1.Field made have smaller hatch lids. 2.There are only two latches, one on each lid. Well I couldn't alter the lid size, but I did gently carve off the latches and replaced them in the center of the bin lids . It's not perfect, but for me it's good enough .
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