Tiger 1321 rebuild

[Paul Wills]

Hi Simon and David,

Thanks for your kind words of encouragement, it does boost morale when some else thinks you're doing a good job.

Paul.

[Paul Wills]

Hi All,

I've not had much time over the weekend so I left the fitters to start building up the new drive sprockets.

I have also found the new tiger to base it on. it will be A23 9 Kp PzGren Div Grossdeutschland.

Tigers I of the Panzer-Regiment Grossdeutschland (A23 on left)

this leaves scope if i want to changer her to a winter camo later.

Paul.

[Peter Silcock]

Nice rebuild going on here Paul - was really good before you started but going to be even better now. I am doing a (very) slow rebuild of the rusty remains of "that" 1331 but wont be up to this standard.

[Paul Wills]

Thanks Peter, I really liked the color and cammo scheme of mine, it was just the unit that caused concern, and that I haddnt added all the stuff I kept buying Tiger 1331? I saw the 1331 that Simon rebuilt but I haven't seen anther, you should post your build photos on the forum .

Here is an update on mine. the lower hull has been painted, inside and our. now to refit the suspension arms

Welds redone

Bump stop rubbers refitted

I have started to add some other parts but I will cover them on anther post.

Paul.

[Peter Silcock]

Paul too embarrassed to post my work - its nowhere near the standard you lot come up with. Probably would be a good blog of the "whatever you do, don't do it like this" type. But yes it is the rusty remains of that 1331.

[davidwilkins]

Hi Paul,

Great work on the tiger rebuild watching with great interest. It is also very interesting to see how the early design of the armortek kits were built. Please keep the pictures coming.

Regards

David

[Sam Hough]

+1 Please keep them coming. We are first time builders of a "vintage" Tiger 1.

[Paul Wills]

Thanks for the kind comments guys

[Paul Wills]

Hi All,

All the suspension is in and I've finished painting the lower hull. I have now flipped her over and I have started on the top.

I have started to add some of the detail to the rear as well as applying the base coat.

Aerial storage tube from Steve Winston

Tim Catton's Fillters and my S-mine launchers

Tim Catton's Fillters and my S-mine launchers

Tool Chest Rack

Paul.

[Paul Wills]

Hi All,

I haven''t had time to do much this week, so I thought I would resurrect this post of mine to show how I made the S-mines and launchers. I made the S-mine launchers and S-mines using David Byrden's drawings as well as the measurements from my own S-mine.

This link is to Davids site and I found him very helpful when I was stuck.

http://tiger1.info/s_mines.html

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I used K&S brass tube which was is near as dam it the scale size and some K&S brass strip, some 9Ba bolts and brass bar.

Paul.

[Paul Wills]

Now for the S-Mines

Paul.

[simon_manning]

nice work, i've wondered what those s mines looked like, hope its not working, interesting post, regards simon.

[Paul Wills]

Hi Simon,

Haha, defiantly not working, its now in a mine museum down south. Since they introduced Dianna's law and banned antipersonnel mines, it is illegal to own one even if its deactivated! Well fine line there, you can't sell them, which is just the same. It can be used for educational use, so I donated it to Royal Engineers museum and saved myself a lot of hassle

Paul.

[Paul Wills]

Hi All,

I have finished painting the upper hull and have started working on the deck. I have managed to hide the fillet for the front mudguards this time. a few people said that it stood out at one of the open days, so I've blended it in

The original drivers & radio operators hatch openings looked like this.

So I have widened the hatch and added a hatch ring to make it more like the original.

I have also added the engine vent plate as well as new filter pipes to the engine hatch. These where made by Tim Catton.

Paul.

[simon_manning]

looking back paul on tiger builds, how much extra is now part of a standard build project, the list is endless, i was content on my first one just to add a few parts and a dodgy paint job, all the best simon.