Freddies KingTiger

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Turret is now ready. First coat of paint applied, still a little thick.
But hey!!! its my first big build and i think it looks even better with the paint on..more pics will follow tomorrow.
Kent treatment on the roof and some mr surfacer .





As Borat says " I lajk"!

Fredrik

[Robert E Morey]

Freddie,
What kind of goop is that? Sorry if you already explain that. Looks like you had to work fast! Beautiful result though wow! IT looks perfect! It took me months to do mine in miliput, you will be done with yours in a week. Good work!

Thanks for sparing us any photos of you in your undies! Glad you are having fun and making progress! Sometimes you get too excited to put pants on when you have a breakthrough..

The zim looks perfect and will look excellent when camo'd!
Bob

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

HAHA Bob indeed i must say. When youre having fun you forget the most basic things a s putting clothes on .
Actually i show some skin there, hope noone gets scared

And the compound im using is a 2 compund epoxy.
I got some tips on the Milliput from Paul Morris (Microwave it for softness) but i just am to unexperiensed in it.
So i talked to Per Sonnervik and he recomended this as he used it on his 1/8 KT and the zimmerit is kinda gray white.

Its really cheap aswell about 7 euros for one pack wich covers 1½ side of the turret.
The down side is you have to apply and after all between 30 to 50 minutes you have to work it. Or else i might have hardened to much, depending on humidity and the celcius factor.

And as i have said before it chips nice for thoose shell and bullet impacts..this is going to be a banged up baby .
Regards Bob and keep the panther goin strong, there is always some you can modify now that its finsihed.

Freddie

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Well armor coating done in 2 stages and some Mr.surfacer plus welds before final paint..maan it feels good to be doin something on the beast again .




As you see its hard to see where mr dremel has been but its almost everywhere, will show when sanded and painted thou.



So next pictures will probably include the Balkenkreutz and the number 300 on it

Hope you enjoy the bastard from sweden beeing back .

Freddie

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Paint job done!!!!! or just camoflage left

Enough done for this weekend or not more will follow????




It looks awesome in real life i tell you.
Thanx Mark and Gill for making this wonderfull kit.
Now i only need MOTION AND SOUND lol.
I had some difficulties in the beginning with the kit but found out thats the fun of it all.

Best wishes from a happy man.
Fredrik

[Per Sonnervik]

Hi Freddie,

You´re off like a F1 car and with this speed you´ll be done by the end of the month.

In your haste you put welding marks around the Nahverteidigungswaffe (close defense weapon), that round thing with a hole in front of the loaders hatch. This was in reality possible to turn, so no weld marks here.

Looking forward to seeing more of your build soon.

/Per

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Hmm hehe. Yes ofc it shouldent be any welds there lol.
I missed that one as you clearly say i was on fire to get it completed:). the welds are now removed and the weapon is made operational again!.

Btw Per and Stefan we need another gathering. Pm or phone me so we can decide on location and time.

Regards
Freddie

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Hi again.
This time it´s the muzzle wich get its long awaited treatment.

As it was when i started.


The dremel had to work very hard to get the shape that i was pleased with. Lots of material to be removed and reshape into a rounded surface


This is just the rough shape, i will polish and round it of on all the surfaces that needs to be done.
Also thinking of somehow inserting the barrel ring in the middle section. will be tricky but a little ceramic metal and a little patience will probably do it.
Will also reshape the outer diameter of the muzzle as i want it a bit slimmer and drill out the muzzle to 17mm

More pics will be posted as always.

Freddie

[Robert E Morey]

Freddie,
Good to see you back at it. The zimmerit looks fantastic. That will be an exceptional KT when fully painted. Good idea to add some detail to muzzle break. I think the epoxy putty is the best way to do zim.

Happy building.
Bob

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Thanx Bob for the kind words.

Been working my arse of really as today my motion, sound and smoker left Devon:), thnx Gill and Mark.
Mostly wheels worked on and i have left the idea of mooving the bolts on the drive sprocket. If ring breaks i have to redo the new one in the same way so i will just do as Dale, bolts inwards.

Going down to Stefan koenitzer to something special to the deck plates wich i think will come out super. We have talked loads about this and with his workshop and his uber skills im sure it will be as i want it.
Muzzle was fantastic when completed and just the inner ring wich im goin to let Stefan think out a way to do.

Happy trails.
Freddie

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Had a big box delivered today.
And i jumped right into the things that was inside .

Mark and Gill, hat of to you guys.
You have done it again, ace products.
The Motionpack boxes look sturdy and awesome.
The smoker i must say works superb (Tested).
And the supplied speakers give a increadible sound(Tested).
Now im goin to bench all components.
More on that later.

Dale here is the photos you wanted of the kit.








You guys who havent goten this, its a must have .
Now i just have to pay for the blank firer:)
then its of the the firing range.

Best regards
Freddie

[Robert E Morey]

Great looking parts Freddie, Can't wait to see and hear how they perform on your KT.

Thanks Gill and Mark for continually improving the models and their functionality.

The smoke units look great. Is the smoke fan proportional with the throttle response?
Bob

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Yes it is Bob.
Just finalized the settings for the Sound card and all Works great.

Thou configuring the 6th channel on my radio werent the easiest took me loads of time to get it right .

Now i will finally seal the hull somewhat.
And mabey be finished till spring 2010.

Happy Freddie

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Here is some more pictures of the build

Im trying to make the same mod as Kent díd with his Gear covers
But im trying out another way with hobby plaster to make the mold .
Lets see how it works out.

Yummy.

I took both rings and just pushed them into the plaster and will reshape them and get the proper length in a later state.'

I did 2 just to be certain:).
Here is how the KT looks at the moment all electrics are installed and tested. Wiering is all done and will go at it to get the cables in a smooth and good looking fashion.

Good or what???, deck panels are as i said earlier the next plan, so i can seal the hull.

Smokers delight!!! as you see its loads of space and the installation is fairly easy. Atm 2 20ah batterys are installed and 2 more are on its way in there.
And BABYOIl is by the far best fluid for the smoker.
The Tannoy speakers fit perfectly in under the grill. Just make sure that you cover the terminals so you dont blow the amplifier.
I used adhiesive tape on panniers and floor, and its stuck like its welded.
There might be a porblem for thoose who have made a liftable rear deck, but im not certain.

So meine freunder........Achtung Panzer

Fredrik

[Tim Bowman]

Hi Freddie

Very exciting! It is great to see all the new electronics everyone is receiving and installing. Even nicer to see you back at it Freddie. Your Tiger is looking super.

Happy tanking
Tim