Hello Everybody, I am in need of instructions for the Tauro AV7. The kit has been in my stash for a couple of years and I am finally able to build it, but the instructions are MIA. I have looked through the forums here and other search engines, but no luck. Thanks in advance.

Sorry I can't help directly but you might try asking at the Landships WWI forum as they are exclusively WWI oriented.
Search 'Landships'

C.

Shoot me your address in a PM. I have a couple of the kits (one I originally started to build but lost/damaged most parts in my move back to the States) and the other an eBay purchase many years ago to try to re-attempt constructing the kit.

I may have sent the extra instructions to one of two guys I sent some spare parts to, but should be able to make a photocopy of the remaining set.

I built this years ago an have olng since lost the instructions. However, here's a bit of building advice.
Discard the springs to make the suspension work. It won't.
More importantly, don;t try to use the supplied pins for the tracks. They are too thick and will destroy too many links. Instead, get som regular paper staples, Straighten one leg to make an "L" shape, Insert these to connect the links then cut off the excess,

Thanks Guys:

CReading, I checked Landships, but could only find a review.
Sabot, I sent you a PM with my email address.
AJLaFleche, The paper clip trick looks like the best route.

Thanks again for your help and advice, I'll post some pics of the beast!

Rob-- That kit is a challenge, lots of fill required. The track is a nighmare. I used straight pins, cut off the excess and the flanged ends looked pretty good as make shift track pins. The model was destroyed beyond my wildest imagination by the created movers transferring our household goods from Alaska to Virginia. They took the carefully packed box marked "top storage only" and placed the dresser on top of it...c'est la guerre. There are some very interesting camouflage patterns that can be applied to her. Best of luck.
DJ

Am I the only person who managed to assemble the tracks using the pins provided without major problems (but with minor blood-loss). Totally agree about the springs though, they are a nightmare and also wrong since the A7V used two concentric coil springs. Then just about everything else on the Tauro kit is wrong too

David

Thanks for all the advice. After all of the negative reviews/build horror stories I've read, maybe I should not worry about the suplied instructions and just search old pictures, building from scratch with the kit as a base.

David-- yes, you are the only person on the planet to accomplish this minor miracle of construction.
DJ

You'll find some pics of the only surviving A7V called "Mephisto" on Primeportal and wwi-models (with some informations about "Mephisto" specific features)

HTH
Frenchy

I think the subject of this should really read:

Tauro A7V........HELP!!!!!!!!

TimTam27

Note that Mephisto (chassis #506) may not work well with Tauro kit unless you want to scratch–build new gun mount. The kit represents later Sockel mount as oppose to Mephisto’s early Buck mount.

It’s also worthy to note that no two A7Vs were identical (in details like plates, exhaust pipe, flaps etc.) - so always check your references for a particular machine. Following article by Gary Zimmer sums it pretty well:

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/a7vident.htm

This gallery I’ve found recently may help too:

http://flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/sets/72157601073010968/

HTH

-A-

Thanks for the links Galwitz, there were alot of cool pics of different designs!

Ahhh, the wonderful Tauro A7. It's why I registered here.
Those springs are silly and not needed.BUT, I did it anyway. I'm about 1/10 of the way done with the tracks. I don't see why a guy couldn't CA a lot of the links together, especially if it will be displayed on a flat surface. Just pin the curved sections.
Excellent WiP on this Italian site-

http://forum.modelismo-na.net/viewtopic.php?t=2495&highlight=a7v

Does anyone have the instuctions for this kit? I really like the subject and dont want to mess the build up for lack of direction. thanks in advance.

Hello Rob, if you PM me an email address I can send you scans of the instructions.Sorry, I couldn't find the instructions sooner, I built this thing years ago and wasn't even sure if I still had them around. Damon

Damon, I just opened the email, you rock dude! Thanks a bunch for taking time out of your day to help me out. Modelers like you make this site what it is, outstanding.

I drove past it today on the way to see my Gran. Its in a great big glass box outside the Queensland Museum on Brisbane's South Bank. Shame they didnt restore it to working condition