The brute force of the Tiger 1

[Steen Vøler]

hi everyone

we had a fantastic battle weekend at Panzermuseumeast.dk and just to show the brute force of the Tiger 1 motors this is what happens when you do not pay attention to your tank while driving.

I noticed that the left track did not run smooth sometimes, but instead of inspecting what could be causing this, I just gave even more power and the problem "solved itself...." Pin bended by the hull









The damage to the hull is about 1-2 mm deep. The strange thing is that the track pin part that are supposed to catch this, is only scratched on the very top of the block.

[Adrian Harris]

Ouch, that's a nasty scratch

The track pin whacker looks to be at about the right height compared to Tiger 131.

But it will be affected by the angular position of the idler adjustment.

Adrian.

[Steen Vøler]

Hi Adrian

that makes sense with the idler wheel steering the hight of the track

[andyquirot]

Hi there
Ouch I don't know weather i did right or wrong but i fitted my pins the other way round only because when building i thought of that happening .
Ill wait to find out how says no no that wrong because!!!

Regards Andy Q
Jersey Channel Islands

[Steen Vøler]

Hi Andy
Its not wrong in the sence of driving capabilities of the armortek tank.

If you look at it with the "correct" detailed eye its wrong because the authentic tigers and other types do have the track pin installed "my way"