Turret lid

[Chang]

Hi Chaps,

By reading Ray's topic of Tiger 1's turret lid, I have similar question:



Without locking the lid with screws on 4 brackets, how to keep the King Tiger's turret lid stay where it is? So far I have not experienced dropping it out while in action. But is there better way to more secure it?

I am thinking of magnet (as you can see two steel rulers already stayed there by 4 strong magnets. All I need is 4 more magnets glued on the down side of the lid to attract the steel rulers. But I am not sure is this a good idea?)

Any better idea? Thanks in advance.

Lerh Chang

[Bob Gould]

Velcro!!

Just jocking, im probably going for magnets too i think

[Robin Hinson]

Hi Lerh Chang,

I found the solution quite simple, which I did with my KT. If you are able to obtain some lytho aluminium plate if that is the correct spelling, offer your lid to the turret the cut strips of plate and place around the lid and lip of turret and cement the plate in place. Gently file down to the lid surface and make weld lines around the turret edge and the plate. I use JP Quick which goes off in around 10 minutes and sets like concrete. Sorted, then paint in your usual way. I have found that the lid sits snug as a bug without any fasteners or magnets. The lytho plate you can obtain from printing shops and they will sell you scrap, but that does not matter. Get the thicker sort not the thin

Daft as it may seem it works

Rob

[Chang]

Hi Robin,
Thanks for the advice. I have some questions:
What is the “lytho" aluminium plate? “JP Quick”?
Maybe “litho” is the word?
If you have some photos to show me, that would be great!
Thanks in advance.

Lerh Chang

[Robin Hinson]

Hi Lerh Chang,

Yep, you got it I spelt, it wrong, it is spelt Litho. Printers plate used scrap plate can be obtained from printers for just pennies. Modellers such as myself and many others use the plate for detailing model boats hulls. JP Quick Weld can be obtained on the net it quite expensive over here in the UK. It is a two part misture from two tubes and once mixed it is heat resistant and very hard. I believe they use it to repair engine blocks with it

Rob

Wish they had a speller correction thingie on this forum

[Greg Stephens]

Rob,
That sounds like a great idea. Do you have any photos?

[Robert E Morey]

I'm going to use a method similar to what Robin describes to make the weld line around the turret roof. I used rare earth magnets drilled and epoxied into the roof plate on my Tiger 1. This seems to hold ok.

But I think a better solution is the cabinet latch type magnets - similar to what Vince Abbot and John Fitzsimmons used. See image below. This type magnet are inexpensive, generally easy to find, and hold well. One does need to add a small steel plate to the roof or deck (assuming it is aluminum).

Vince Abbot hull:


This will work equally well in hull or roof situation.

Cheers,
Bob

[Greg Stephens]

That looks like the technique I am going to use. Those are beautiful deck supports. Did you make them?

[Robert E Morey]

Hello Greg
I could CNC machine them but those were made by Vince Abbot. He was a member of this forum very early on (2006-7). He made some exceptional parts. So no those are not mine. I tried to save as many pictures of his stuff as I could.

Sadly he left 1/6 scale modeling to do special effects for movies. Go figure!

Best regards,
Bob

[Greg Stephens]

I remember now. I read the post a long time ago. If you ever decide to run out a batch let me know.