TIGER I LATE PRODUCTION
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T ,
Sorry to hear about George ! Give a Big Hug. Awesome gift !! Epic ... indeed !
As far as scrpaing the Academy interior ... I would say to KITBASH the Verlinden set & Th Academy set. There are interior bits that you can take from the Academy kit , that wil enhance the Verlinden set. Example all of the Demolition charges located through out th Tiger - Academy provides. Along with th spare case for the Vision Blocks. That's exactly what I did when building Wittmann's Last . SO I wouldn't totally dump th Academy interior.
As far as th Verlinden set goes ... measure twice & cut once.
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1) The spent ammo bin for th 88 will crash into the internal travel lock if not careful with placement. ** Th rear support for the turntable ( th metal pole ) should be located a lil' closer to th rear escape hatch than th Verlinden set shows in th directions.
2) th Driver's & R.O.'s seat frames are actually wrong in th Verlinden set. As well as where th directions show you to position th seats. They should be located a lil' further back toward th rear of th Tiger & more inline with th Hatches & Not directly under th hatches either
3) The loader's seat in th Turret actually faces to th rear with his back to th Turret Fug 5 radio ( which is not included in th verlinden set). *** The Kommand Tigers that came from th factory ( 007 was one) the Turret M.G. was never installed in favor of the X-tra radio , thusly the Turret never had the hole drilled for th Turret M.G. ~ You'll want to fill & cover to make it look like it was never there on your kit~
3a) Speaking of th Turret on 007 ... The Zimmerit was vertical ( th Zimm on th hull was th typical horizontal) th reason - th Turret was manufactured in a different factory & delivered to th Plant for final assembly ;D
4) When you get th interior set, look closely at th directions ( vague at best, on placement) My copy of th instructions were a photo-copy & hard to read, but quickly remedied with an E-Mail to Verlinden Productions & They sent Me Their J-Peg which was much clearer to read. Their locations of some things is wrong, but at least it's easy to read !
5) Verlinden is in th process of updating Their sets ie. modernizing them. They have replaced th clunky Copper P.E. with Brass. The way that you can tell if You have a New set or an Old set ??? The NEW set comes in an all White box as apposed to th Older set in th Camo Box. The Older Camo Box has th Clunky & Chunky Copper P.E. & The Rear & Front Fenders are TOTALLY USELESS - They are way out of scale - stick with th kit Rear & Front fenders , th Side fenders are O.K. but you are gonna have to Anneal Th living Heck out of then to get then to bend in to th correct angle . and I mean grab a pair of tweezers & heat them til they turn red & then let cool completely down ( do not submerge in water to cool them off as this with increase th tensile strength of th Copper ... & No one needs that ! )
6) Some of th other exterior P.E. , if it's Copper ... is really too big & out of scale.
So with those things in mind .... You can take from both interiors to really Rock-Out 007 ! When it comes to markings ... I would entertain th idea of either making Your own or using a stencil to paint them. There is not an Aftermarket set out there that is Accurate. The Turret #'s are Yellow outlined in White ( as per th 2nd Kompanies other Tigers~ Which Wittmann was Kommander of ) Th Turret number that is on th rear of th Stowage bin is actually all white and of a bigger register than what is commercially available. There are subtle nuances of the other markings that are Unit Specific not only to LSSAH , but also to th Normandy Campaign. Each Kompany of th 101s.SS.PZ.Abtl had different locations for Their Unit Insignia & color as well ! Oh, Yeah ... It gets that NUTTY
WOW ! I'm just rambling on here ;D ... These & a few more things are all things that I learned & picked up on as I was building My Wittmann - http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/index.php/topic,3404.0.html , some of these I wish I would've known earlier in th build like th Antenna array. ** Speaking of which - The Antenna for th Crows foot is actually counter sunk into th Tiger - DML's directions are wrong for Your kit. There's also an Antenna on th Turret roof.
T , I know that you're gonna Rock this one Brotha' !! I'm lookin forward to th Build !
PANZERVOR !
Sorry to hear about George ! Give a Big Hug. Awesome gift !! Epic ... indeed !
As far as scrpaing the Academy interior ... I would say to KITBASH the Verlinden set & Th Academy set. There are interior bits that you can take from the Academy kit , that wil enhance the Verlinden set. Example all of the Demolition charges located through out th Tiger - Academy provides. Along with th spare case for the Vision Blocks. That's exactly what I did when building Wittmann's Last . SO I wouldn't totally dump th Academy interior.
As far as th Verlinden set goes ... measure twice & cut once.
..... 1) The spent ammo bin for th 88 will crash into the internal travel lock if not careful with placement. ** Th rear support for the turntable ( th metal pole ) should be located a lil' closer to th rear escape hatch than th Verlinden set shows in th directions.
2) th Driver's & R.O.'s seat frames are actually wrong in th Verlinden set. As well as where th directions show you to position th seats. They should be located a lil' further back toward th rear of th Tiger & more inline with th Hatches & Not directly under th hatches either
3) The loader's seat in th Turret actually faces to th rear with his back to th Turret Fug 5 radio ( which is not included in th verlinden set). *** The Kommand Tigers that came from th factory ( 007 was one) the Turret M.G. was never installed in favor of the X-tra radio , thusly the Turret never had the hole drilled for th Turret M.G. ~ You'll want to fill & cover to make it look like it was never there on your kit~
3a) Speaking of th Turret on 007 ... The Zimmerit was vertical ( th Zimm on th hull was th typical horizontal) th reason - th Turret was manufactured in a different factory & delivered to th Plant for final assembly ;D
4) When you get th interior set, look closely at th directions ( vague at best, on placement) My copy of th instructions were a photo-copy & hard to read, but quickly remedied with an E-Mail to Verlinden Productions & They sent Me Their J-Peg which was much clearer to read. Their locations of some things is wrong, but at least it's easy to read !
5) Verlinden is in th process of updating Their sets ie. modernizing them. They have replaced th clunky Copper P.E. with Brass. The way that you can tell if You have a New set or an Old set ??? The NEW set comes in an all White box as apposed to th Older set in th Camo Box. The Older Camo Box has th Clunky & Chunky Copper P.E. & The Rear & Front Fenders are TOTALLY USELESS - They are way out of scale - stick with th kit Rear & Front fenders , th Side fenders are O.K. but you are gonna have to Anneal Th living Heck out of then to get then to bend in to th correct angle . and I mean grab a pair of tweezers & heat them til they turn red & then let cool completely down ( do not submerge in water to cool them off as this with increase th tensile strength of th Copper ... & No one needs that ! )
6) Some of th other exterior P.E. , if it's Copper ... is really too big & out of scale.
So with those things in mind .... You can take from both interiors to really Rock-Out 007 ! When it comes to markings ... I would entertain th idea of either making Your own or using a stencil to paint them. There is not an Aftermarket set out there that is Accurate. The Turret #'s are Yellow outlined in White ( as per th 2nd Kompanies other Tigers~ Which Wittmann was Kommander of ) Th Turret number that is on th rear of th Stowage bin is actually all white and of a bigger register than what is commercially available. There are subtle nuances of the other markings that are Unit Specific not only to LSSAH , but also to th Normandy Campaign. Each Kompany of th 101s.SS.PZ.Abtl had different locations for Their Unit Insignia & color as well ! Oh, Yeah ... It gets that NUTTY
WOW ! I'm just rambling on here ;D ... These & a few more things are all things that I learned & picked up on as I was building My Wittmann - http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/index.php/topic,3404.0.html , some of these I wish I would've known earlier in th build like th Antenna array. ** Speaking of which - The Antenna for th Crows foot is actually counter sunk into th Tiger - DML's directions are wrong for Your kit. There's also an Antenna on th Turret roof.
T , I know that you're gonna Rock this one Brotha' !! I'm lookin forward to th Build !
PANZERVOR !
MrT
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I guess it's time to get back to something sensible so tonight I completed all the running gear and they are ready for painting the base coat. I will do this while I'm waiting the arrival of a brand new Verlinden full interior. Here is my proof of progress.
Terry ;D
Terry ;D
JohnSimmons
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Really looking forward to this mate!
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I have base painted the running gear and the interior of the tiger. The base paint is Tamiya Dark Yellow for the wheels and sprockets as well as the areas behind the wheels. Then the oil wash of burnt sienna and then a dry brush of white and dark yellow. This is really just the first step as other colors will be added later. Next in preparation of working on the interior I painted it a red primer which is a mixture of Tamiya Hull Red and Flat Red. I have decided to put the zimmert on myself. I am using Tamiya putty. It looks a little rough to me, but maybe I will get better at it as I go. Here are some pictures of the progress so far.
Terry ;D
Terry ;D
