Armortek

Posted: **Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:10 am**

Hi Steve,

Nice to seeing someone doing the bottom plate details - great work. Looking to forward to seeing what you can do with the rest.

Regarding your question how to paint the bottom plate, well, the three vehicles I had the pleasure to crawl under - the two at Bovington and the one at Full (Switzerland) - the first two showed remains of dark yellow (TII H finished in July) over anti-rust red and the Full (finished in September) had only anti-rust red.

So I would say it depends on if your depicting an early or mid 1944 vehicle or a later version - have you made a choice yet?

Hoped it helped.

Cheers, Per

Posted: **Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:18 am**

Hi Per
My plan is to build a September production Tiger 2, without zim and with a ambush paint scheme.
From what you have said it would make sense to leave the lower hull in red primer as camouflage on this area is a waste of time and probably more importantly resources.
Thanks for your input.
Regards
Steve

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:53 pm**

: I have built a engine bay ready for the installation of a Maybach, Only the basic shape has been done at the moment as time is pressing and I need to get the tank mobile for the October show.
Either side of the engine bay I have added mounts for the smoke system, the smoke units can easily be installed and removed as can the engine bay.

: Another shot of the engine bay, this will be detailed at a later date.

Regards
Steve

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2015 7:11 pm**

on to the more interesting things now.

: Hull side details added

: Paint added to insides

: Kugelblend textured and painted

Regards
Steve

Posted: **Sun Nov 01, 2015 6:31 pm**

I've not posted much recently so I think it's about time for a update.

: Back end now complete, I have deleted the jack from below the exhaust as it was not fitted on late vehicles although strangely the jack block was.

: Rear view showing added details

: Again rear deck detail

: The front end

The turret now needs to be started so I will post more when that is underway.
Regards
Steve

Posted: **Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:55 pm**

Hello Steve.
I really like the work you're doing: the added details are very well done!
Keep going!

Ciao.
Iacopo

Posted: **Thu Nov 05, 2015 5:52 am**

Hello Steve,

Good to see you get going again. This will turn out to be a very nice model.

Some small comments; four vent tubes from the petrol tanks was a bit later if this is meant to be a September vehicle. Also you added "anti step-on" bars at the back tubes - this was a very late feature, probably in Mars/April 1945.

Regards, Per

Posted: **Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:32 am**

Hi Per
Great to see you and your wife again at the open day.
Thanks for the info. I am going to finish this KT in a hard edge camofauge scheme as seen on some that took part in the battle of the bulge, so the build date for the tank has been moved a bit to the right and could now be October or November 1944. I didn't,t know that the gaurds were very late war additions so thanks for that info and I will remove them.
Regards
Steve

Posted: **Thu Nov 05, 2015 4:08 pm**

Ok, step guards removed from around rear vent tubes on pers advice.

Regards
Steve

Posted: **Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:39 pm**

Looking good Steve. I just need to get this slipped disc sorted and I might start on mine this year.

Paul.

Posted: **Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:46 pm**

If anything is going to give you a slipped disc it's the Kingtiger, hope you recover soon and get yours underway.
P.s. I will get those parts sorted for you.
Regards
Steve

Posted: **Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:21 pm**

A bit more work carried out on the turret parts prior to assembly

: I have a rear turret hatch with Steve Winstons upgrade locking mechanism and have decided to modify the surround to accept the lock pins. This photo shows the rough cut outs that I did using my Dremmel and many cutting discs.