Tiger 1 Stowage Bin WIP "Final Update"

Mike Stannard (toyrific) · Sun May 10, 2009 3:08 am

As many are waiting for the completion of the Tiger 1 Stowage Bin project I am posting a work in progress report here so those that have waited so long for there bins can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have to date delivered 21 assembled bins and 8 kits. There are 15 assembled ones to deliver and these will be completed by the end of May.

Work so far on the 15.
Top decks, bin lids, side panels, lift hook recess box and bin lid catches completed to date. These parts required 1515 miniature rivets which are all hand applied and soldered or hammered in place. Over 2000 more rivets to go.

Top Deck
Support struts are riveted in place with some soldering.

Bin Lids
These have been shaped and the water tight seal channel soldered in place.

Lift Hook Recess Box
This has rivets soldered in place, folded into shape and soldered, then additional rivets fitted and soldered.

Side panels (Not shown in main picture)
These have the end panel rivets soldered in place.

Bin Lid Catches (Not shown in main picture) 4 per bin
These are assembled ready to fit.

A picture of a completed bin.

Regards
Mike

Sven Strobbe · Post by **Sven Strobbe** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:53 pm

Mike

Amazing what people can do an how much patience they have...
Really beautifull job...

Greetings

Sven

Mike Stannard (toyrific) · Wed May 13, 2009 12:58 am

Bin tops now have the lift hook recess box fitted, another 915 rivets.

Mike

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Wed May 13, 2009 2:06 am

Just awesome!

Unbelievably nice work Mike!

Regards
Tim

David McConnell · Post by **David McConnell** » Wed May 13, 2009 2:16 am

Dito!

After sort of feeling a bit responsable for pushing Mike into doing bins about 2 years ago now and probably being the first to order one.

It will be more than worth the wait

Mike, as always, great work! See you in Vegas

Mike Stannard (toyrific) · Fri May 22, 2009 1:20 am

More progress on the Tiger 1 Stowage Bin. Side panels fitted, base shaped ready to fit and bin lids have all hinges and latch hooks attached ready to fit to bin.

Another 1050 holes to drill for facing rivets, 675 for back plates. Rivets to be hand fitted and soldered. Base plate to be soldered, bin lids to be attached by soldering hinge, bin lid latches to be soldered in place, support brackets to be attached and back plate to be attached and they will be finished. My deadline by the end of the month, all other work and orders are on hold until these are finished.

Regards
Mike

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Allan Richards · Post by **Allan Richards** » Fri May 22, 2009 7:55 pm

Mike,

I am amazed at the work you are doing. Its a great boost for this hobby, but what do you do to stop driving yourself mad??? Do you make a profit out of this. When I buit my early Tiger the stowage bin kept me going for a copleof weeks and I only made one which is nowhere near as detailed as yours!!

Excellent work.

Mike Stannard (toyrific) · Sat May 23, 2009 12:35 am

Allan

This is a full time business for me so I cannot let it drive me mad, but at times I have to give up and take a break. The bin parts are all photo-etched so it is not as hard as it looks, just time consuming. Each bin takes on average about 8 to 10 hours to put together. When I first designed these I vastly underestimated the assembly time so there is very little profit on the first sales, hence the increase in price for new orders and the long time in production. Thanks for your kind comments.

Regards
Mike

Mike Stannard (toyrific) · Wed May 27, 2009 1:39 am

1050 rivets and bases fitted to bins, should be finished over the weekend and mailed first week of June. if anyone is going to WOH in Glendale CA I will see you there on Saturday June 6.

Mike

Mike Stannard (toyrific) · Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:45 am

All backplates fitted to bins, have not been able to make my deadline of finishing them today. Still have bin lids and latches to fit. Should be complete in two to three days and mailed by Friday.

Mike

Mike Stannard (toyrific) · Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:54 am

All Stowage Bins now complete and ready to ship. Will be packing them tomorrow and shipping by Friday. E-mail notices will be sent when they are mailed.

Regards
Mike

Dale jordan · Post by **Dale jordan** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:05 am

Fantastic workmanship Mike . I bet you where glad to put that last rivet in .. I'm sure all the new owners will be very happy ... David McConnell told me the other day that he is comming over from OZ to pick his up !!maybe you should dong him on the head with it for starting all this . I wish I could travel with him to fill up our suit cases with all those great parts ... Dale

Steve Stuart · Post by **Steve Stuart** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:39 pm

The Museum of Modern art here in Oxford leaves me frustrated about the lack of artistry and craftsmenship in in the items exhibited.
I think the last photo of those storage bins is just fantastic in what it represents and sure beats any print of Andy Wharhol's Campbell soup cans.
I look forward to a similar array of Fiefels being pictured soon, and The Museum of Modern Art in the US featuring the work of Mike in the future...
Congratulations Mike!

Steve

Mike Stannard (toyrific) · Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:40 pm

Dale, Steve, Sven, Tim, Allan and David

Thanks for your kind comments, hopefully David visits me before he hits the slot machines. LOL. Don't think I qualify for a museum exhibition, it is a nice thought, I would be happy to see one of the bins fitted to Tiger and all painted to see how it looks. I don't think anyone has posted one yet. With these last 15 there will be around 40 of them delivered, if yours has been fitted and painted please post a picture.

Regards
Mike

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:33 pm

Hi Mike

David Gray's is one of the finest examples of a Tiger 1. Hope mine comes out half this good! I believe this is one of your bins. I hope you do not mind me sharing them here Dave. Too good to hide in the gallery.

Here's the link to Dave's project in the gallery. http://www.armortek.co.uk/gallery/main. ... temId=5683

regards
Tim