Late Tiger 1 commission build by Phil Woollard

[Phil Woollard]

I'm going through the easy parts, well the more familiar parts to me and getting them finished and fitted, then on to the turret interior conundrum

[Phil Dawe]

Phil, the build just keeps on getting better and better! I bet she is putting on weight by the day with all those goodies being added?

[Phil Woollard]

I agree...a fat cat for sure lol.

[Ivano Costantini]

Information for all:
In the final tigers, and in the last mid, on the walls of the tower, there was nothing attached, only MP 40 in its support. The stowage boxes were removed from the turret walls and replaced by 5 containers all connected to the turret ring, with other smaller containers inside without the lid.
The electrical junction box was attached to the front leg.
From the photos of the FOA kit, I seem to see boxes with lids and an electrical panel.

[Phil Woollard]

Please post those photos Ivano we would all love to see them!

[Ivano Costantini]

tiger "saumur"

[Phil Woollard]

Brilliant Ivano! I have some curved storage bins to manufacture.

[Phil Woollard]

A bit more done.

[Marco Peter]

Phil, I was also VERY surprised how good the resin gurtsacks looked after painting, really nice details!

This is what I did with mine:







GREAT build by the way, I log into this forums daily to enjoy your progress updates!

[Phil Woollard]

They do look good Marco. Now to the 88. Oh and the pile of parts is getting smaller and the pile of resin dust is getting bigger! So all is good.

[Vince Cutajar]

Hi Phil.
I have a question for you if you don't mind.
Earlier on, when you were fitting the rifling insert, you said you had to drill the muzzle brake 16mm. Did you drill it right through or only the length of the rifling insert? Coming to think of it, I should have asked you to measure the length and outside diameter of this insert but it's too late now.

A question for the other Phil (the boss).

I am assuming that the rifling insert is for an 88mm barrel but FOA have two types. Is it this one:

http://www.fieldofarmortanks.com/6si-ge ... 8-mm-guns/

or this one:

http://www.fieldofarmortanks.com/6si-ge ... 8-mm-guns/

Vince

[Phil Dawe]

Vince,

the Catalogue number was Gent 0037-88 and I bought it from Martin Diessel on this Forum as part of a bunch of surplus new detailing parts he had for sale. Hope this helps.

[Phil Woollard]

Hi Vince and thanks Phil (the boss!) I drilled only what was needed plus a little bit to accept the rifling insert, you would need to wait until you had your chosen insert before you commit to machining as I would never trust the od of a part such as this, the construction of the insert (this one anyway) uses the rolled tube technique with an almost invisible join, so it would be possible to reduce the od by slitting the join but you would compromise that joint.

[Phil Woollard]

A little more done. The turret left and right vision ports and the front periscopes

[Vince Cutajar]

Thanks Phil and Phil for the info.

I have emailed FOA to ask for the outside diameter of the 88mm and 75mm rifled inserts to see which best will suit me.

Vince