yves tiger 1 update

[John Fitzsimons]

No chance to fit tanks in on this holiday. Will be there next open day for sure.

[yves mouton]

Hello,

A friend of mine ( Luc De Weirdt ) made a movie of my tiger 1 and his tiger,
in the movie i'am testing the blankfire.

Here is the link to the movie


greetings from the front
Yves

[John Fitzsimons]

Blank firer working really well. Hope I can get mine to work. Don't even know how to load it.

[Steven Day]

Nice video, and great work on both tanks.

It's not everyone's cup of tea, but I love the blank firers. I've got one on order and can't wait to see it in action.

Steve

[John Fitzsimons]

It's a pity the blank firer is no longer at least an option. Having a Tiger with one system and one of the new panzer IVs with another is not great. I would prefer to have both with the sane set up.
How is the blank firer performing with regard to residue? Any sign yet. I do not expect to fire it too often. What type of ammo are you using and do you have an online supplier?

[yves mouton]

Hi,

Thanks for the compliment Steven,
the blankfire is a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of work to set it to work fine ( for me )
i donth know for other custumors.
John I use blackpowder cartriges, i buy them from Armortek ( if i visit the openday or if i go to tankfest )

Blackpowder gives a lot of dirt, so you have to clean the drum every time you
shoot, very importent use vaseline on the top of all the 6 cartriges, because
blackpowder is very explosif, if you donth use vaseline all 6 cartriges can
ignite in one time. I' am gonna make a bag a round the blankfire to keep the dirt
in.
regards Yves

[John Fitzsimons]

Some type of filter bag like you would have round a vacuum cleaner motor. But flame proof.

[yves mouton]

Hello Guys,

I made a together with Luc Deweirdt yesterday a video ( 18 min )
in the Belgium snow.


greetings from Belgium

[John Fitzsimons]

Great video.

[phil fitzpatrick]

Great Vidio
Good to watch them both together
Cheers
Phil

[yves mouton]

Hello John and Phil,
thanks for your compliments on the movie,
the credit goes to Luc Deweirdt, he is de moviemaker.
regards Yves

[yves mouton]

Hello guys,

I made a little update on the tiger 1.
I put a prybar on the right side of the tank.



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best regards Yves

[yves mouton]

Hello guys,

I have a little update on the tiger.
I workt on the switch for the animatronics, i workt the switch in to the turret
roof and on top i use a gasmask cillender to put over the on and off switch.
Here are a few pictures and a movie how it works.



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best regards Yves

[phil fitzpatrick]

Well done Yves,I like it,
Thats a great way to disguise a switch
Regards
Phil

[Geoff Pipprell]

What a clever idea Yves - well done.
I'll pop that into my memory for future use