King Tiger Build

[Jeff Hyder]

Hi Simon,
Thanks for posting the photos of the rear deck,great work! They have saved me a bit of head scratching of what goes where on the rear deck.

Cheera Jeff Hyder.

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Stunning Simon as always!!!.
I especially like the welds and the rust method you use.
Noticed 1 minor thing, i dont know if its relevant or not.

The left exhaust guard seems in the pictures and all the research ive done to be more Tiger1 like (Rounded off) i honestly havent seen 1 pair wich are the same. It aint a big fuzz but i just wanted to see if there were a reason for it.

And the rust method.............INFO man its really neat.
Im thinking of doin the same.

Regards
Freddie

[simon_manning]

hi freddie,post some photos please,i don;t have any referrence books on the king tiger,only what i've seen on the net. keep posting regards
simon manning

[simon_manning]

trial fitted a few parts ,hollowed out the drivers periscope to accept a stannard lens,fitted front hatch stops,added some hatch detail,all easy work but time consuming. regards simon manning

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

I will scan some photos for you and mail them to you.
And again WOW....... awesome rust looks. ive bought some humbrol paints both oil and the standard paints to mix for the grease and rush finish...need a practise run thou.

Was sick this weekend so the build was to a complete standstill:(.
Are you going to use the front guards inner plate i see you have mounted.
Looks better without just that piece i think, but thats just me.

Freddie

[simon_manning]

i fixed the track hangers from inside the turret and cut a 3mm thread into the brackets plus a dab of jb weld,then finished of with milliput for the weld effect,once cured they seem very strong,i made the mistake of not fitting the lower track hangers before assembeling the turret.

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

WOW.
I love your work Simon, i still have the boltd on the hangers sticking out....they will now be reomoved .

Freddie

[Robert E Morey]

Simon,
Fantastic details. Your attention to the details is really paying off. Love the rust treatment, it looks so real. That will be an amazing KT.
Bob

[simon_manning]

Modified the rear hatch and placed the rain guard in, and made a closing handle.





Regards

Simon Manning

[Jeffrey Goff]

Hi Simon, your KT is looking fabulous, and your attention to detail is great, have you been attending a master class somewhere
regards
Jeff

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Simon!!.

I really like your work and you have made me go bananas on the exhausts . I am redoing it all including the lowerpart as i really love yours, especially the rust treatment.

Have done some measurements and will cut and copy with the best of my technical knowleage and with the tools i have at hand.

Did you redo the size of the exhaust tube as i see nothing of the
stud ring wich goes down in the lower exhaust.
Im thinking of silver soldering the spacer to the tube and thread the stud to smoothen it out.

And man your welds......wish mine were as good!!!!
Ace i must say.

Best of regards.
Fredrik

[simon_manning]

Hi Fredrick,
This is the rust treatment set and the aluminium spacer left over from the early tiger build, which i made into the collar for the exhaust stack on the king tiger.

[Fredrik Jorgensen]

Hmmmm now i really need to get my hands on that stuff!!!.

Nowhere in sweden to be found!
A adress would be much appretiated Simon.
Freddie

[peter karlsson]

hi there fredde!!

here you hav a link where you could find the instant rust,i bought my rust kit here in norrköping at the hobby store.


http://www.stylefeeder.com/i/5dnpv9yh/I ... stant-Rust


kin regrads peter.

[simon_manning]

just a note to say, the rust treatment i have is around £15 for the set,made by triangle crafts, simon manning.