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Jean-Christophe Zeus (jczeus)
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Tiger I last production

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16 7 November 2023, 19:06
Jonathon Herring
Liking it so far. Looking forward to more 😊
19 November 2023, 17:31
Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍
19 November 2023, 18:05
Mr James
looking very good.
20 November 2023, 15:41
Jean-Christophe Zeus
Thank you! The front of the vehicle is more or less conjecture. The pictures of 132 only show the rear. But other pictures of s.Pz.Abt. 510 show that this unit used a unique method of holding the spare tracks on the lower hull front: they welded a U-shaped bar between the two hull side extensions. These bars were additionally stabilzed by two more short bars welded to the hull front. So there was space for nine links separated into groups of three. I used Evergreen U-profiles for this.
The track links welded to the drivers' front plate were often attached in this fashion.
All in all chosing this kti for a return to the hobby turned out to be a mistake. The guy who sold me the Tamiya kit was well-meaning, thinking I wanted a hassle-free build out of the box. That I became a rivet counter he couldn't anticpate.
Lots of things wrong with this kit. Most egregious is the 25mm roof plate and the 700mm idler wheel. The tracks are single link, but the guide teeth are solid. I tried my best to correct the turret roof.
20 November 2023, 16:19
Villiers de Vos
Very nice work so far.
21 November 2023, 05:41

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An old shelf queen started ages ago. In fact it was my 1st project after restarting the hobby. Somehow I got bogged down in details.

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