King Tiger Porsche Turret Build

[simon_manning]

nice to hear from you yves, here's the drawing i had the idea from and thanks to steve for making them, good to have a post from you ian, i thought it would be something slightly different, regards simon.

[yves mouton]

Hello Simon,

Next year i'am gonna try to come to tankfest.
Do you gonna bring your KT, if you going to tankfest?

Steve W gonna make the bins for me for my future panther,
Last week he send me his panther exhausts ( the ones with to fans on top )
Hopefuly make Armortek after the tiger batch a panther.
Best regards Yves

[simon_manning]

this rear hatch was a challenge, steve winston supplied me the cast parts and i did the rest, i altered most of the parts to suit as the Porsche rear hatch is smaller, some work still to do but getting there, regards simon manning.

[simon_manning]

hello to the forum, just a little progress on the tiger, getting the rear hatch to fit took some effort, the large mesh grills were made by lord winstone of waltham abbey and very nice they are, the rear deck is next on the list, regards simon manning

[Uwe Gerstenmayer]

Hello Simon,

it has been worth all the efforts, looks fantastic !


cheers,

Uwe

[simon_manning]

thanks uwe, this is the best i could do with the snorkel cover, a difficult item to get a good picture of, all made of aluminium on the lathe and the lifting fins out of sheet, fellow forum member colin barrett made the snorkel cover, and i finished it off, his lathe skills were of much help on this item, i will tone all the color down once the rear deck is all complete. regards simon manning.

[yves mouton]

Hi,

First time i see this item,
nice work.
best regards Yves

[simon_manning]

happy xmas to you all, i have been slowly working on the rear deck, enjoy your holidays, regards simon.

[Iacopo Di Giampietro]

You must explain to us how you managed to shrink a real tank .....

Congratulations: a masterpiece!

[Peter Silcock]

Simon the photos really dont do it justice

[Russ Clark]

SIMPLY AMAZING

[Roger Sleep]

Looking good as all way's Simon, keep up the good work,
Regards Rog

[Ian Rodney]

Hi Simon,

Brilliant King Tiger, one of the best weatherings I've seen on any Armortek kit…..

Have a Merry Christmas and New Year "Hogmanay"

Cheers
Ian

[simon_manning]

thank you all for the great feedback, any builders working on thier kingtiger projects at the moment or future builds, try this book, the detail is staggering, page after page of clear photos, interior detail and exterior, beware though it will give you ideas, a superb publication, happy christmas simon.

[simon_manning]

thanks for the input, i have taken a break from the deck and started the wheels, these are a bit of a marathon run from start to finish, regards simon.