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mark j. radick
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Re: Tiger build

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Just a small piece of brass rod ground on an angle

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Notched, soldered ribs and installed fenders - skirts...
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Added track cable mounts...made and installed track cable
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A very nice Detailed build, worth the wait, regards simon manning.

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Started front mud guards ...flaps today..I chose .035 inch stainless steel because I had it......tough stuff to cut !!! I doubled up on the base of the piano hinges as on the Bovington tiger
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Just need to add rivets, piano hinges and slide locks....hard or silver soldered hinge ears....much stronger
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I absolutely agree! Wish I had your skills! :roll:
A little too much is about right...

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Looking very good so far.Your welds have come out fantastic and I like that you have corrected the front mudguard attachments, very few have done this. Only thing I can see that needs to be modified is the drivers armored visor.
Looking forward to more updates.

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While working on the rivet detail on mud flaps I wanted to try and form a dome on the through stem of the rivet on the underside rather than just smash in down. I ground a small concave depression on the punch...worked well !
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Mud flaps are done...off to the paint booth ( trash can just outside my garage )...seems a shame to paint them..I like the bare metal look.....
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Reworked drivers visor armor..closer to scale now..before and after
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Modified some old original spare track links...cut relief holes in horns and weathered to look like the links on the Bovington tiger and added spare track bar
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OMG those correct holes in the tracks are awesome!
'Konan', my Tiger 1 Mid
'Gunther', my Panther G

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Beautiful work Mark - I agree those tracks are perfect. I was planning on doing similar to my Late tracks, plus adding the ice cleats etc. Great details all around. Your Tiger will be superb when finished.
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Bob

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Messed around with some weathering and heat colored the stainless shackles
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