Tiger 1 hard target restoration ?

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:05 am

The old Tiger 1 has been brought up from the range to be used as a vehicle for the Bergepanther to recover in various scenarios.
I want to keep a lot of the battle damage as is, where possible, the near side has taken most of the hits considerably deforming the plates and top deck, the road wheels x8 are beyond repair on this side also..see pics

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:29 am

Some interesting pics of the damage

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 10:02 am

: Period interior

: Interior

Interesting patina of the interior

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:01 pm

: Scratch built engine hatch

Some progress making new parts some of which have been blown up and never recovered, like the engine hatch which just disappeared after the internal demolition charge in the lake was just a bit to big
All of the bent and twisted parts were straightened and bolted back together!
I have used ali plate for the hatch and manufactured new hinges from loader vision scope castings with 3mm galvanised wire for the grab handles, I will ad more details as I go.

Peter Silcock · Post by **Peter Silcock** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:39 pm

Crikey Mr Woollard that is a restoration and a half. I thought my slow restoration of 1331 and 311 was difficult enough but a walk in the park next to your task! Quality of these models does indeed shine through. 1331 stood for 4 years outside but after an hours tinkering with the electrickery it burst into life and ran round the garden. Didn't have to withstand live rounds though

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:30 pm

Hi Peter, tis a labour of love that we do to be sure, I'm thinking about leaving the damaged side as is but I also want to restore it all at the same time, all that character would be lost..hundreds of hours and lots of expense to get it looking this rough, modelling battle damage is more difficult to achieve than any other effect, how should I portray the weld seams?
All good fun though regards Phil

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 7:50 am

More HV damage pics

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:59 am

Down on the range

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:29 am

Update

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 8:14 am

Experimental diorama photography, some old some new, nothing to do with the restoration

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:19 am

Just in case you wondered what it would be like inside an Armortek Tiger1 taking hits

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:40 am

Rounds fired into the running gear of our Tiger1 often went right through the overlapping road wheels

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:32 am

The Tiger 2 used for firing the live rounds at the Tiger 1 hard target.

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:35 am

It continues.
We still have this old Tiger chassis and it's next on the list for some restoration, this is the Tiger being hit by aircraft cannon in the video.

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 6:00 pm

I'm thinking about this quick fix for the missing early wheels, was this ever done in the field I wonder, I'm sure that I may have seen an old photo of maybe a single late wheel used in this way ?