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Nice attention to details Simon!
I really like your build and love watching the progress.
Dremel and chemical metal, my kind of build!
Looking at your excellent muzzle I have a little tip for you.
The washer between the muzzle and the barrel ring was dented into the square dug outs to prevent the muzzle to turn loose.
Please look here at the Vimoutier Tiger I
And the Saumur Tiger I
(bare in mind the Saumur muzzle is mounted almost up side down for some unknown reason. )
The same dent was seen on Panthers as well as Tiger II but is not that well known...
You can have the first 1:6th tank with that dent as I have never seen anyone done it before.
It is all in the details!
Kind regards
Kent
I really like your build and love watching the progress.
Dremel and chemical metal, my kind of build!
Looking at your excellent muzzle I have a little tip for you.
The washer between the muzzle and the barrel ring was dented into the square dug outs to prevent the muzzle to turn loose.
Please look here at the Vimoutier Tiger I
And the Saumur Tiger I
(bare in mind the Saumur muzzle is mounted almost up side down for some unknown reason. )
The same dent was seen on Panthers as well as Tiger II but is not that well known...
You can have the first 1:6th tank with that dent as I have never seen anyone done it before.
It is all in the details!
Kind regards
Kent
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Outstanding Simon You must be very happy. Your cupola interior looks great.
In regards to the muzzle brake, finding a scale thickness material that I could shape cleanly for that washer was difficult for me on the Panther's muzzle brake. I did attempt to "ding" mine into that cutout but it doesn't look nearly as good as those real ones.
Everything on yours looks superb Simon.
Kindest regards
Tim
In regards to the muzzle brake, finding a scale thickness material that I could shape cleanly for that washer was difficult for me on the Panther's muzzle brake. I did attempt to "ding" mine into that cutout but it doesn't look nearly as good as those real ones.
Everything on yours looks superb Simon.
Kindest regards
Tim
"So long as one isn't carrying one's head under one's arm, things aren't too bad." – Erwin Rommel
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thanks kent ,the eagle eye at its best,praise from wiggytronics is greatly accepted, cut and altered the periscope covers and soldered the backs on to them, i made the cupola to accept mike stannards periscopes ,the soldered welds on the mg ring need to be made smaller,and finnished off,another interesting item to improve,more than you see at first glance.
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