Martin's King Tiger

[Martin Hofmann]

Hello Paul,
Hello Graham,
thank you for your nice compliments. The weathering is a very time consuming process, but it is worth to do it. So take much time to do it!!!!!
Here are some more photos of weathering parts ( side skirts and engine room ).

[Martin Hofmann]

here comes some more photos of the rear deck.

[Martin Hofmann]

After weathering the bottom plate and the side plates i turn the hull for mounting the new motors into place for the room management of the new electric components. But here the shock: the new motors have another pattern of holes, so i have to dismount the adapter rings to drill new threads. At this point of destroing the ready weathering side i will correct the wrong armored rings in front of the hull.

[Martin Hofmann]

Here is the solution to this problem:

[Martin Hofmann]

Here everything is ok again. The armored rings are in the correct position with the origin dimensions.

[Peter Silcock]

Really nice work there Martin

[Martin Hofmann]

Hello Peter,

thank you for the comliments.
Here are some photos from more progress of the cover plates of the hull.

[Martin Hofmann]

in the meantime i modified the batterie tray, because the batteries are very heavy ( 14,2 kg - each! ). Also the loud speakers gets some holders for better integration under the hull plates.

[Martin Hofmann]

now i start the integration of the mechanical parts and the motor with the motor room plates. But first i have to fill the motor at the underside for the Ensat bushes, because it was hollow!!!

[Martin Hofmann]

here comes more details of the driver and the radio operator hatches.

[Martin Hofmann]

In the meantime i made some pipes for the motor room according to some photos - so maybe it has not exactly the correct dimensions.......

[Martin Hofmann]

and here is the result

[Martin Hofmann]

now i start with the inside of the hull with the first electric components and paint the elfenbein-white and black color new again.

[Martin Hofmann]

after painting i start with the zimmerit, but first i scratch the metal surface to give a better hold for the Milliput and make some welds again.

[Phil Woollard]

Hi Martin, lovely work and lots of attention to detail as unusual, The only thing I have just got to mention is the zim, the pattern and thickness are very good, its the edges that don't look quite right, you have smoothed the edge to finish the section neatly, but in reality the the coating either had flaked off or has been dislodged due to small arms and shells breaking large pieces away leaving a torn edge.

You can achieve the torn edge by using a blunt tool to break the edge whilst the filler is in the process of hardening, or if it's set then a gentle heat to soften and then break away the edge, just my technique ....keep up the excellent work regards Phil.