Armortek

Hi Tim.
Your making great progress and have given me some great inspiration. I will now go back and reposition my track pin deflectors plus fit shock mounts . If you recall the last time we spoke i said i was not going to change one of the round engine access covers in the lower hull, Well after a bit more thought i changed my mind and fitted a rectangular one . As it turned out it was a quick and easy job and although it wont be visable i will at least know that it is there. Looking at the detail you have put into the lower hull i think it would be a shame if you did not change it while you have the chance.
Keep up the great work
Steve

Yes Tim, go for it!
You can always blame me...

Cheers
Kent, the Swede who lurk everyone into the detailingswamp...

Tim.
I have been trying to find what angle the track pin deflector should sit at and the only photos i have seen show it parallel with the pannier bottom (as supplied in the kit), I have also looked at the Dragon late Tiger kit and this is also parallel to the pannier bottom. Before i reposition mine can you tell me where you got your angle from ?
All the best
Steve

Hi Steve

Here's a drawing from "Achtung Panzer" that shows the design change in March of 1944. I based mine off this and the photos from the Saumur Tiger which also has the angled deflector. Sorry not the best pictures.





Off to make my rectangular engine plate now.

Tim

Thanks for that Tim.
The pictures are good enough to see the repositioned plate,
I guess the photos i have seen show pre March 44 versions.
Oh well out with the drill and filler
Steve

I got side tracked today and started on the exhaust guards. I'll machine the holes and bolt recesses, ad the lifting lugs and add the notches on the back side. Will post more pictures when completed. Thank you Kent for the clarification with the cast numbers.

Fist step was filling the existing holes and adding larger fillets. Then putty was stippled on using a very coarse sponge.



After that, it was sanded down and primered and then sanded down a bit more.



Cast-in letters and numbers were added along with some Mr Surfacer 500.





Hope to finish these this weekend.

Tim

Yeah, Fantastic!

The cast surface and letters/numbers are spot on the real thing.
Very nice - I love it!

Here are the photos I send Tim so everyone can see how good his work are.



Keep it up as I want to see more of this build
Kent

they look good,casting no.s add that bit extra,this is new detail unkown to moi.interesting stuff.


simon manning

Wow Tim,
They look great
Can you tell me how much was added to the fillets ?
Steve

Thanks guys

Steve, I used my index finger for the fillet. I wanted to make sure it was a big enough fillet that when I machine the recesses they cut into the fillet slightly like the real ones.

Regards
Tim

Wow, the bar is being raised all the time. The detail being picked up now is amazing. I really like the surface texture also.

Bolt holes, recesses and lifting lug position pre-drilled.









Happy building
Tim

Fantastic work Tim ... They look like they came straight out of the factory stores ... Dale

Stunning!
Looks 1:1

Cheers
Kent

Thanks guys for the nice comments.

I finally took a break from ammo and transport box making to take care of the access plate. It was nice to work on the Tiger again.

I guess the good news is that Steve is so far ahead in his build that it make for more great reference material.





Regards
Tim