Early or mid ? Tiger 1 build by Phil Woollard

[Phil Woollard]

Now onto the rear fenders and the tool box a tip for the newbies. Have go at a little shading and weathering as you go, you can see I'm adding darker shades many times as the undercoat is built up. When you cut through the paint those areas will show through giving depth.

[Christoffer Ahlfors]

"I think Armortek should consider steel tracks for all their superb models."

Interesting proposition!

[Phil Woollard]

Smoke dischargers made and mounted, that's a fiddly ol job and more weld beads completed.

[Phil Woollard]

Steve those welds in the last photo of the front plate were the ones I was doing when we were chatting on the phone yesterday, speaker phones!

[AlastairCooke]

Hi Phil,
Do yo have all the Feifel system parts that you need? I have a full Armortek set going begging.

Alastair

[Steve Lewington]

Dam fine job Phil glad our chat never put you off it must have been the muttley magic lol.
Give you a shout next week as soon as I have gone through all the parts for the 251
The tiger is looking great mate.
TTFN
Steve

[Phil Woollard]

I've sent you a PM Alastair.

[Phil Woollard]

More work to the rear plate, boy it's a busy area on a tiger1

[Phil Woollard]

Would anyone have any further details of this vehicle from the 503rd, I did think that it was number 323 but now not so sure, the reason, this is the vehicle that really floats my boat!
When I search for information on bing I have no luck. The vehicle commander was Gerhard Linder perhaps? That's him in the full black panzer uniform but was he just visiting the crew of that vehicle?

[Vince Cutajar]

I also do not think that the tank in that photo is 323.

The modelers guide to the Tiger tank page 9 lower photo has nearly the same photo of the same tank. Also note that this tank is using the later type of Feifel canisters. Same page upper photo shows 323 with the canisters removed. Actually I think that both tanks where parked behind each other.

Also page 76 and 77 have some colour photos of a 323 model.

Vince

[Phil Woollard]

Thanks Vince, it's the best part of any build......The reseach!

What colour do you reckon it was at this point in its life?

[Paul Wills]

Hi Phil,

Alter your search to Schwere Panzer Abteilung 503, tiger 323. I am not sure that this tiger is 323 though.

Paul.

[Liam Mahoney]

Hi Phil
I tried to send this as a PM, not sure if it made it?

Liam

[Liam Mahoney]

Forgot, the black + in front of the 3 on the turret is a bit of a giveaway?

[Phil Woollard]

Thanks for that photo mate, I have sent you a reply to your pm. I think your right that it is 331. I need more photos of that vehicle for reference now!
Do you know of anyone with a panzer 4 turret bin for sale, I wonder if Armortek have one, is it a panzer 4 turret bin though?