Freddies KingTiger

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

The suspension is now fixed.
It was the connecting torsion rod toward the arm that had snapped the plain grinded surface. Dont ask me how but it did.
Im redoing my kitchen so i havent had the time or the will to go down and work on my baby:(.
And besides it looks like the battle of the bulge in there with furniture and stuff. So its a suitable place for the KT at the moment hehe.

Happy trails
Fredrik

[Edward Earp, Jr.]

Hi Fred ! My name is Ed Earp, Jr. I live in Fredericksburg, Texas U.S.A. This KT is my first endeivor in the tank game. I have much to learn. I usualy build airplane models. Working with metal is certainly something new ! Your detailed photos and skill are a great help for me.
I do thank you ! From who can I buy a turret machine gun for my KT?
Again thank you for your photos and help. Ed Earp, Jr. edearpjr@austin.rr.com

[Graham Conabeare]

Hi Ed I assume you want a MG34 obtainable from http://www.monkeydepot.com/product_p/d2012-m15.htm for $9.99 hoprthis is ok

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Hi Ed.
The above is a awesome choise, but if im not mistaken there is also anotherone out on the market. With the big crosshair for the
Aerial targets and with the round ammo pouches that ive seen on some pics.

Per or Kent might be more into the right speccs on wich you should use for the type of number and year you are going to build.

I know there were some differences, but im not quite sure.

And thnx for the kind words about my build, as im worse again there aint much going on on the build front.
Regards
Fredrik

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Well lads im back in the saddle again.
Will keep you all updated but shes been out in the wild again and plowing through branches and bushes .

Fredrik

[Tim Bowman]

Hi Freddie

Good to see you back.

Best wishes
Tim

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Well after a cleanup in the workspace, wich took sometime .
I sat down and looked at the KT and planned and looked at all the solutions that have evolved in the forums.
Im goin to pick up some of them wich i like.

The rear deck will be a completely overhauled, as the vents will be remade and as we do that the measurements will be more correct.
But that means that all plates will have to be redone, there should be more room in the gap between the panels between the vents and so. If you look at the real thing you will see this quite clear.
Havent figured out a way to realign the deck so i will have to consult Per or Stefan i guess.
The turret will have to wait til everything is fixed, its almost done anyway just Mike S cupola to fix and mount plus some minors .

Will post some pics soon.
Freddie

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

After weeks of just passing by my dear, i finally sat down and did some work!
Roadwheels!!! still need the last 3 done.
Have totally forgoten how peaceful the work is. Then its the left side zimmerite and backplate that needs to be done, i hope i will get my SUPERB exhausts and shields in metal from Stefan K to round that up.
Going to apply the same subframe for the deck plates and the same setup for the front hatchplate as Dale have done it but im also will in some manner tighten the space up inbetween the plates as i have a far to wide gap there "about 1,5 mm" and do the conical lock bolts for it.

Hopefully all goes well .
My workspace have shrunk but as the old misses back in the house with the kids im a happy tanker!!!

Best wishes to you all
Freddie

[Ragnar Arntsen]

Hi Fredrik
It`s very good to have you back on the forum.
Ragnar

[Kent Wiik]

Hi Freddie,

So good to see you back here among us and to hear things has lightened up for you.
Second that fiddling with our kits is quality time so the longer it takes the more quality you have...

Kind regards
Kent

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Hi all.
Have dissasembeled the tracks on the KT du to a breakdown, the running gear have goten to much stress as in IRL and as in Tim´s panther saga been going into the hull .

I thought this wouldent happen, but obvioulsy it did. I have now cut wit a mill a nd made a groove and put a c- clip about 0.5 mm out on the axle to prevent the axle to moove inwards.

The back deck is still overhauled!! but ive done a paper stencil of what i want of it. So it needs to be watercut and IF Stefan sends his grills and fans i can get the proper measurements done...nudge nudge

And to the ones asking about weather and tracks..........snow or moist....its a not a no good go. mines been cloging and getting corrosion and sticking together unfortionately.

been trying all of lubricants

Im thinking of making own pins of Hardened steel and real rings and Pins to secure track pins just like irl, instead of the pins of today as they collect debrie and crap onto the tracks...and cuts my hands

Pics will follow as i have all in good shape

Freddie

[Per Sonnervik]

Hi Freddie,

and good to see you back, alive and kickin´ and with new ideas.

There will be a meeting at the new Tank museum at Strängnäs on April 20th and I, Stefan, Christoffer, Ragnar and others will be there with models - why don´t you join us with your T2 - wouldn´t that be fun. Read more about it on Minipansar forum.

Hope to see you there.

/Per

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Oh i need to zimmerite the back and the left side until the 20th!!! then, godammit!
Well if i cant make it ill join in person .

See you there

Fredrik

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

I met up with Stefan koenitzer and got my new grills and vents and exhausts.....They just blew me away so as when i got home i instantly started on them

The scale is spot on and the work he and Per Sonnervik have put into them were worth the wait, so i started to fill the stripes from the 3d printer with Mr.Surfacer and will sand them and do the armor treatment on them.

Stefan is also developing the fan blades that will be under the round grills and im going for them aswell.

So now i can dig into the rear deck and get that straightened out the way i want it

Here is some eye candy






So if all goes well they will be coated and painted, and i do look forward to do the exhausts with rust and wear..

Happy trails all tankers aout there.
Fredrik

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

So after all have dried up i started to fix the exhausts with putty and mr surfacer and sanded them to the point where i thought they looked good.

And why not apint them while im at it and do the layers of rust and smoke on em..
Here is how just 2 layers looked !!!! amazing


First a coat of metal color.


Then i added first layer of pigments, dired it looks quite good
I will apply approximately 6 or 7 layers before im done




More to come in a couple of hours

Fredrik