1/6 scale Tiger 1 restoration

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:32 pm

Just a few photos of the tiger i aquired from steve winstone, layed in his garden for 4 years. My aim is to turn it into a very early tiger with the vented exhaust heat shields, rounded rear mud guards and track holding mounts on the rear hull. The weathering is by mother nature.
Simon Manning

Richie Wignall · Post by **Richie Wignall** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:44 pm

Hi Simon

What a great find

, get stocked up on the WD40 and you will be well away

Whats the grey box in the turret?

Richie

Rocky Sembritzky · Post by **Rocky Sembritzky** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:44 pm

Simon,

Looks like quite an undertaking!

Rocky

Martin Cohen · Post by **Martin Cohen** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:00 am

That's fine Simon, but where's your Strabokrans (Fries-Kran) crane? That is a lot to lift after all.

Brian Leach · Post by **Brian Leach** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:09 am

Pretty cool!

Shouldn't this be registered in PanzerWrecks.com?

Good luck with the project!

Brian

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:15 pm

Hi Simon

How cool. What a great thread this will be. as far as resurrecting it to running condition, I don't think it could be in better hands.

Thanks for sharing
Tim

Paul Wills · Post by **Paul Wills** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:37 pm

Hi All,

As Simon will know, this is one of the first Armortek mid tigers, it actual belonged to he who must not be named!

cryptic I know

It is based on Michael Wittman's Tiger at Kursk. same unit as mine different Zug, however, mine has survived a lot better than Dave's! Ups

Steve,

I knew you said it was weathering down nicely, but I didn't think you meant to a rusting hulk

Paul.

Richie Wignall · Post by **Richie Wignall** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:32 pm

Simon or Steve

Is that a recoil system and blank firer in the grey box?

it looks like one? but not 100% sure?

What a great find

to say its been out in all weathers i think its stood up very well!!

Richie

steve winstone · Post by **steve winstone** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:03 pm

Hi Paul
I was hoping he who should not be mentioned was gonna come and pick it up but under duress from the wife who wanted her garden back and simon and after 4 years I had to finally let it go, and as you can see its more distressd than weathered

Yes Richie, In the Grey Box there is a blank firing 9mm revolver,some of the parts are missing from the recall, the box is made of 16 gage steel, and the first time it was fired it blow the box up like a baloon, and I could not believed the power behind a blank could do this

Steve

Richie Wignall · Post by **Richie Wignall** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:36 pm

Hi Steve

ACE

, if you have any pics of it from when it where first made or even now? if you or Simon has any please send to r-wignall@sky.com

Richie

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Fri May 07, 2010 8:36 am

Hows the restoration coming along dude?

leesellars · Post by **leesellars** » Fri May 07, 2010 10:03 am

Hello Chaps

This tiger was one of the very first ones.Ex Dave Griffiths one. It was around when Vince Abbott was running his.
Bit of a sorry state now,

Lee

Steve Stuart · Post by **Steve Stuart** » Fri May 07, 2010 8:49 pm

Hi All

I believe there are rumours of an Armortek tank, upside down in a bog near the Wirral waiting to be recovered.........

That would make a good video for a U tube reconstruction!

Steve

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Fri May 07, 2010 10:57 pm

sounds interesting steve, my first armortek tiger 1 i purchased had been abandoned rusting full of water in a shed,the owner having passed away,so anything is possible. regards simon manning