New Tiger I Owner and I Need Some Advice

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Dale jordan
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Post by Dale jordan »

Hi Steven . The new Mid tiger will be a Dream kit to build ,as will the comet ... The king tiger has been a straight forward build . I've only added some detail parts . The good thing about Mark is he takes on board . owners ideas and thought's to improve each kit . It's a win win for all of us ... Steven just wait until that day comes when those big box's turn up and you start to pull the parts out and go through them it's the best . When My kits turn up , I wait until I have my next day off to open them up and check every thing out !!! lots of coffee and smiles ... just like being a kid again . It's the best day .... Dale

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Post by Steven Day »

Thanks to everyone who responded, that's put my mind at rest.

I'm now looking forward to recieving my Tiger in the next 28 days. I just need to break the news to the wife, that should be fun :wink: .

Steve

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Post by Tim Bowman »

Steven Day wrote: What do you guys think, am I setting myself up for a whole lot of hurt?
"I just need to break the news to the wife, that should be fun"

Hi Steve,
Now I can answer your original question about "hurt" with a sold, "YES" :lol:

Seriously, you will not be disappointed with the kit. My Panther was built with only hand tools. Just take your time and follow the instructions on the suspension in particular. :wink:

Congratulations on the Tiger
Kind regards
Tim
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Post by Dave Hill »

well Steve my parcels arrived this morning and my 'workshop'
doesnt possess a lathe or a pedestal drill.

I hope you present a bunch of flowers when you have informed the gaffer regards your purchase

Just spent a couple of hours checking over the contents- it brought back childhood memories of opening presents at Xmas.
Diving (metaphorically) into a box to see its contents.
All i have to do now is to set out a build plan and also think about
the electric motion option at an early stage of the exercise.

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Post by Christoffer Ahlfors »

Steven Day wrote: I just need to break the news to the wife, that should be fun
Steve
:lol:
I'll tell you!

Things to expect to hear are:
1 With that kind of money we could do that home improvement we've been dreaming about.
2 We could go somewhere (in this case meaning somewhere where the sun shines and someone else does the cooking - not the garage).

My way of dealing with it has been to set highest speed with finishing the sauna build and tidying up the garage. I don't want to do that when the parcels have arrived anyway. :D Anything that could be done on the home without consuming money would probably be a good idea at this point, while you're waiting.

Cheers,
/Chris
A little too much is about right...

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Post by Rocky Sembritzky »

My wife thought I was crazy to say the least. However, I bought her a new convertible so she could not say much!
I have not told her about the lift, hoist and new table............
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Post by Sarah Frazer »

dave hill wrote:well Steve my parcels arrived this morning and my 'workshop'
doesnt possess a lathe or a pedestal drill.

I hope you present a bunch of flowers when you have informed the gaffer regards your purchase

Just spent a couple of hours checking over the contents- it brought back childhood memories of opening presents at Xmas.
Diving (metaphorically) into a box to see its contents.
All i have to do now is to set out a build plan and also think about
the electric motion option at an early stage of the exercise.
Hi Dave,

Could you post some pictures of the new bits please :D


Sarah
'I reject your reality and substitute my own'

Steven Day
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Post by Steven Day »

Thanks for the good advise, I'll make sure I have the flowers at hand when I break the news.

Its her 40th birthday in May, so she's had a new mini purchased this year and I've booked a trip to New York for us both, but I sure this will all be instantly forotten as soon as I mention the Tiger. Doing some of those jobs around the house sounds like a good idea.

Wish me luck.

Steve

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Post by Rocky Sembritzky »

Gill informed me that my Tiger will arrive Friday!
I am excited!!

Mike Stannard (toyrific)

Post by Mike Stannard (toyrific) »

Hi Rocky

Your mudguards and stowage bin will mail tomorrow, you might get them the same day as your Tiger.

Regards
Mike

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Post by yves mouton »

Hello Rocky,
I got my mid tiger 1 on friday 23 April, four boxes total with lots of parts 1639 total. I have the serial nr 20. I started yesterday on building the tank.

Best regards Yves

Rocky Sembritzky

Post by Rocky Sembritzky »

Mike Stannard (toyrific) wrote:Hi Rocky

Your mudguards and stowage bin will mail tomorrow, you might get them the same day as your Tiger.

Regards
Mike
Mike,

Many thanks! It looks like Christmas for me this weekend.

Rocky

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Post by Rocky Sembritzky »

yves mouton wrote:Hello Rocky,
I got my mid tiger 1 on friday 23 April, four boxes total with lots of parts 1639 total. I have the serial nr 20. I started yesterday on building the tank.

Best regards Yves
Yves,

Congratulations! I look froward to your progress.

Rocky

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Post by yves mouton »

Hi Rocky,

I just have to found out how i post pictures on the forum

Best regards

Yves

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Post by Rocky Sembritzky »

Well I received 3 out 4 boxes from UPS today. Sadly, I did not get the big box so no serial number until Monday. I must say that I was shocked at how big these parts are in my hand. The quality is exceptional and the packaging is outstanding.
I also received Mike's stuff too ans I am almost ready to go.

Rocky

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