2021 Tiger question.

[Søren Sandvold]

Hi.

I have just received my 2021 late Tiger 1 kit.

Now, I have been looking over the kit and it's content, and as i have read a lot if older building blogs I notice that there are several new upgrades/changes to the kit. There is one thing new that raises a eyebrow. There is no longer O rings on the suspension arms/shafts. (The O ring between the shaft and bronze /brass bushing) And no oilring on the sprockets driveshaft.

The omitted oil seal on the drive shaft I can somehow understand, but the leaving out the O rings seams odd

Any thought on the matter? Should I take the time and effort to machine a groove and install the O rings?

When the time comes to actually start this build, i will do a build blog, unless you're all tired of seeing Tiger builds

[Armortek]

We agree Søren - look forwards to seeing your build photos on the forum. Everyone does things a bit differently, so it will be fun to see how you do yours.

The 2021 Tiger 1 does feature quite a few changes/ improvements compared with previous kits. With regards to the O rings - we removed these from our kits a few years back as they did not prove to be very effective.

[John Clarke]

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So bring it on and enjoy.

[Søren Sandvold]

@ Armortek : thanks for the clarification on the o rings. It seams like a good ide on paper, but trust you on that they are not necessary.

A build blog will follow