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Sven Strobbe
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Post by Sven Strobbe »

Hey Guys & Girls

If you're thinking what i'm up to...
Here is an idea why my model is still waiting to be assembled...
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I'm building my own 3D King Tiger so from there on i can start working on the model.
For more pictures go to the gallery (link below)
http://www.armortek.co.uk/gallery/main. ... emId=11976
or to my website.
http://www.tmmss.net/Hobby.html

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Sven
It's a beautiful day to go out in my King Tiger

David Da Costa
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Post by David Da Costa »

Very nice Sven!

If you ever think about selling copies of your KT CAD drawings, I would definitely be interested.

Regards


David

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Post by Per Sonnervik »

Hi Sven,

Nice work and you seem to have learned the CAD program well enough to do these drawings. But why the gap at front of the lower side plate?

Can´t wait to see this finished, it will be a completely new model.

/Per

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Post by Adrian Harris »

Great looking drawing Sven.

I've been making up parts for the Sherman in TurboCAD but I still can't get the hang of knitting them together as you have in this picture.

It's an ideal method of checking the fit of parts and so frustrating that I can't seem to manage it :?

Adrian.

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Post by Sven Strobbe »

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Added Deckel Links und Rechts.
The 3 stripes you see on the Top plate (by the hole for the turret) are welds because that plate was originally made out of 3 pieces !

David

Sorry to dissapoint you but the drawings aren't for sale...
The price of time, trips & copies to get all the info already cost me 2000€ (2900$) and still there's a lot i need to find to get the whole picture...

Per

I get the skills by trial and error, specially that last one...
The gap is some measerments that i have to sort out, so that part of the drawing couldn't be build...
Of all the drawings i have this is what i could make of it yet.
Some parts are complete and some still need to be finished, but wanted to see what i made so far...

Adrian

I can tell you some of the drawings i had to start over completly, with all the frustration that came along.
But i'm glad i got so far, still there's a long road ahead to get the whole picture...
Keep working on it, when you get the hang of it the reward is so good you forget what you went thru, till you stumble on a new problem and it starts all over again...

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Sven
It's a beautiful day to go out in my King Tiger

Kent Wiik

Post by Kent Wiik »

Hi Sven,

Nice work!
I can only imagine the amount of research needed for making an accurate 3D model of a KT (or of any tank...)
When finish just put it in a 3D printer :D

Kind regards
Kent

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Kent

:lol: Putting in a 3D printer would be to easy...
If it was in plastic, no problem. In metal is another story...

Next step is to buy the CNC mill i've bin dreaming about since i started the drawings...
First i have to think about a smaller version, more affordable...

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Sven
It's a beautiful day to go out in my King Tiger

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