Tiger I (Early) SGB (Small Group Build)
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Started work on the Friuls. Complete number of links TBD.
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Pic of the back fenders in photoetch set.
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Head on view of back fenders soldered together.
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Side view of same back fenders.
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Pic of front fenders in photoetch set.
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Additional work needed to join the two parts together.
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View of fender parts (front and back).
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Finally got the front fender pieces together!
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Had to update the rear deck because of the time period this Tiger was created according to The Modeller's Guide to the Tiger Tank book.
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View of the pe side fenders.
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Modified MG barrel. The barrel was supposed to fit into the plastic barrel body, but I replaced it with brass tubing.
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This Tamiya kit has a cast-metal body. I didn't like the sloppiness of the top deck when dry-fitted so I had to shim it on each side.
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Same thing with the rear plate. Some serious shimming was required.
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It's coming together! A quick dry-fit of the top and rear lets me know that all the side-to-side gaps are gone.
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All wheels were primed with Tamiya Metal and Plastic Primer, then sprayed with Tamiya Rubber Black acrylic.
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Wheel masks created with my Shadowline Hobby circle cutter. I used it on .005 sheets of styrene so that I could have a bit of flexibility when taping the wheels to the back of it.
Коментарі
8 13 November 2017, 21:05
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Love the Detail and Work you put into this one. Coming great sofar!!
8 August 2020, 19:48
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Very nice work on the fenders - will look forward to seeing how they look once they're painted!
8 April 2021, 03:45
Album info
Associated pics detailing my Tiger I Early build of Schwere Panzer-Kompanie "Meyer" tank No.8 (Strolch) in Northern Italy.