The Verlinden 2300 kit states its for Dragon kit 6253. I have zero experience with either but this could be part of the issue, other aftermarket items I've used on vehicles that weren't the exact target took some finesse to get right. Sorry to hear about your experience.

Where in Canada are you Dean? I wonder if there are any local builders or clubs who would be willing to take a look at your kit and/or offer to fix it?

Hi Dean, I am in Edmonton as well, shoot me a message and maybe I can take a look and see what I can do.

Cheers,
Colin

Dean,
If Colin can do half as good a job on your Tiger as he is on his Firefly, you are in good hands!

I have done 2 tiger 1's with that Verlinden interior. Yes an extreme amount of trimming needs to be done. The turret bin if not trimmed thin it will hit the ammo bins also the hull floor. Gun does not elevate more likely because the rear breech hits the back of the turret arms. Best bet is to take apart the model and start over by trimming the resin material, I found thinning the other wise over thick pieces helps ALOT.

Hi folks: I'm not a modeler but am turning to this forum for help in rescuing a commissioned build that seems to have gone wrong :-(

As a history buff, I was thrilled to order from a "pro-builder" but perhaps naive about what to expect. The base Dragon 1/35 Tiger I was to have the resin Verlinden full interior upgrade kit installed. The model that I received seems to have no end of problems with this marriage. There doesn't seem to have been any modifications done to make the upgrades actually fit with the base kit, so the turret doesn't sit properly and won't rotate plus the gun doesn't elevate and the chassis deck and side plates have gaps! Also didn't help that the barrel was snapped clean in half.

Unfortunately the builder has gone dark and won't respond to emails so I intend to attempt the repairs myself.

So my first question; does anyone have experience with the Verlinden #2300 interior upgrade kit on the Dragon #6383 Tiger I model? Are these fit issues typical and, if yes, what are the "tricks" required to make it work? Should some parts be removed? Looks like I'll need to grind the ammo bins to allow the turret to sit down into the ring properly.

Sorry if this post sounds muddled but I am a bit overwhelmed at the moment.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/196822#1648136

Dean & Colin do you gents attend the local IPMS or AMPS chapter meeting in Edmonton ? The members should be able to help you.

A

Two options, you can have my plastic dragon one or buy a metal aber one.

Please post pics of the tiger, I want to see what this probuilder did.

If you want mine pm me and i can get it sent

I have seen the images and it looks like the interior was added with haste. When you are building commercially you have to make each project cost effective, I would have to sell my Tiger for a least £2000 to get back the time, effort and materials used for construction and thats based on mininum wage

Your much better off attempting to glue the gun back on as you will have to cut away what remains of the barrel anyway with a replacement and as you dont have an airbrush the replacement will never look right.

Where are the hull hatches ??????

If you are unhappy make a e-bay complaint and send the model back