Border IJA tiger I 1/35.

[Ron2]

I think most German field mechanics said much the same thing.

Haha right! And I bet they were more frustrated than I!

 

[Jakko]

D'you think?

 

[Ron2]

"Hans where does this wheel go?" "It's marked!" "Yes, but you used chalk to mark it…"

 

[Edbert]

I hate to derail this thread more than already, wait, not I don't!

Have any of you seen the film "Der Tiger"? It is on Amazon as "The Tank" right now.

I heard about it before it came to theaters, and was turned off by the premise/trailers. But figured I'd watch it for free, or when it came to a streaming service I already paid for. Just curious what you thought. No spoilers here if you want to discuss it in detail we can do another thread.

 

[kevin]

Can I play thread derail too?

Jakko's pic reminded me of this diorama by Robert Dopp....

in the book.....

carry on

 

[Rockin' Rob]

Thread hijack, sorry. Right now I'm watching Sisu Road To Revenge.. for the second time in 3 days.

 

[Ron2]

Can I play thread derail too?

Jakko's pic reminded me of this diorama by Robert Dopp....
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carry on

 

[Ron2]

And I just realized this is MY thread being derailed- I'm so offended!

 

[Ron2]

Mostly assembled and ready for paint. Primed with Mr color cans. Need to prime the wheels and assemble tracks. All the tools and whatnot are completed.

 

[Ron2]

Does anyone know what these two parts are and what color they would have been? AI is telling me the first image is a wooden jack stand. It had no idea what the canister looking thing is. There are two straps on the canister. Tool kit for cleaning rods?

 

[kevin]

The canister is a fire extinguisher. I have seen them painted red, and painted over with vehicle color.......grey, dark yellow, or camo.

 

[Ron2]

The canister is a fire extinguisher. I have seen them painted red, and painted over with vehicle color.......grey, dark yellow, or camo.

Thanks. It's an odd place to keep a fire extinguisher.

 

[kevin]

This is a King Tiger.....

 

[Ron2]

This is a King Tiger.....
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Nice! How about some more pics! Man, that's just a tease!

 

[kevin]

Thread '1/16 King Tiger' https://www.scalemodeladdict.com/threads/1-16-king-tiger.15414/

 

[Jakko]

Does anyone know what these two parts are

The thing in the first photo is the driver's visor:

The two horizontal parts can slide open (as in this photo I took of Bovington's Tiger when it was newly restored) and closed (as on your part). It would normally be closed in combat, and the driver would have to rely on his single periscope as well as observation by the rest of the crew.

As mentioned, the canister is a portable fire extinguisher.

Oh, and if you want practical tips on how to actually operate a Tiger, see here

 

[Ron2]

Would love to get to the tracks this weekend. We'll see.

 

[Ron2]

I should be able to wrap this up in a few days but border has me putting these tiny pieces on the tracks when they were perfectly able to mold them on other sections of track. This is just stupid and I do not get any satisfaction gluing tiny pieces on. Please note this if any of you happen to be executives with Border.

 

[Ron2]

And here's my method

 

[Ron2]

And four minutes of progress yields…

 

[Ron2]

No more Border tanks!

 

[Ron2]

20-30 mins of work. Instead of feeling stress relief I'm now aggravated! Haha. And Egbert is going to comment "More bang for your buck Ron!" Haha

 

[Ron2]

Damn I'm slow.

 

[Rockin' Rob]

That happened to me once. Once. I told myself this must be a really cool model because it has 4,817 pieces..