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Those of you that follow the factory diary will have see that we are making a few changes to the Late variant Tiger 1 that will be shipping later this summer.

In total there are 27 changes that we are pushing through.

There range from some minor changes like slotting holes to make assembly a little easier, or tweaking the position of some parts on the deck to more substantial changes, or changing the assembly of the drive case.

The most noticeable changes will be:
- Modified hub caps - Modified roof vent and close defence weapon - Elevation mechanism changed from lead screw to linear actuator

- Slip ring to provide continuous 360 turret rotation

Photos will follow on this thread as we build up the Tiger 1. Our process is a little different as we do not need to prototype the tank - all we have to do is validate the production parts and we build our Validation Build.

Nice.

Already done the hubcup, turret ventilator and close defence weapon alterations. Looking forward to see the other visible modifications to the upcoming Tiger 1.

Vince

Thanks Vince.

Here are a couple of photos of the redesigned roof vent. One of the left is the old design - one on the right, the new one.

Machining the Idler Wheels - this is the third of three operations.

How about cleated late Tiger 1 tracks? That would make more sense.

Armortek wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:10 pm

Those of you that follow the factory diary will have see that we are making a few changes to the Late variant Tiger 1 that will be shipping later this summer.

In total there are 27 changes that we are pushing through.
.....
- Elevation mechanism changed from lead screw to linear actuator
- Slip ring to provide continuous 360 turret rotation

Photos will follow on this thread as we build up the Tiger 1. Our process is a little different as we do not need to prototype the tank - all we have to do is validate the production parts and we build our Validation Build.

Hope to learn more of these changes soon.

Cheers,
Lerh Chang