Bill Cross builds up Academy''s new Tiger I (Late) to reflect a wrecked one from Normandy 1944.

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Really nice work. I love the broken suspension ... that kitty looks tired!

—mike

Did those cupola periscopes come with the kit?

David

Hi, Bill! VERY NICE!!! And I'm not even a big Tiger fan!

This effort on Bill's part is PROOF POSITIVE of what can be done with a so-called "inferior/ancient" kit such as the ACADEMY "Late" Tiger I! Who SAYS that you HAVE TO use one of the multitudinous DRAGON Tiger Is to produce a beautiful model?

Once again, Bill- KUDOS!!!

Thank you all. Yes, David, those are kit periscopes (which are solid and not clear). I can't imagine using one of the beautiful new Tigers David has helped DML get right on a "Panzer wreck." But this one was sure fun to do.

Well, I have to say, they look nothing like the real periscopes.

David

Could you be more specific? Do you mean the outer "shell" portion or the inner portion that extends down from the turret roof?

Bill what a great job, like all that rubble, great job on the tank, and I wonder what kind of toilet paper they use? JOB WELL DONE, thanks

Beautiful job! All the little details in the scene look great. Very nice re-creation of the photo.

Hi Bill
Excellent build. It looks very much like the real thing in the old picture. You should be proud sir.
Jacob

A great looking model

The inner part looks wrong.
The real ones didn't have an opaque bar down the middle. And they were less prominent than what I see in the kit.



David

Thanks, David, your photo will be very helpful. I guess we missed those details in the review.

Nice job!! Evocative of th original scene for sure.
J

Thank you, Jerry, your work is an inspiration to all modelers.

Here is the original side-by-side with mine in B&W:

Very nicely done. Looks the same as the picture.

Nice side-by-side shots! 📷

—mike

Thanks for the compliments. It's fun to wreck a tank!

Hi Bill. Really nice build, especially as you modelled it on a photograph and then added the background details to make a scene of it. I was wondering why you have it so far to the left and hanging over the edge when there is a lot of empty space in front of it. Have you plans to add somethign else here? Figures?

This is a really great build and diorama. I'm building the same kit, and enjoying it even if there are innaccuracies with the periscopes.

Bill,
Another SUPER dio.....well done.
Cheers,
Joe

Yeah, especially a German one!

Hi, Frank, thanks for your kind praise. The photo shows the tank more in front of the collapsed building to its left. I was stuck with the dimensions of the MiniArt kit, so it leaves some space in front of the tank. I have pondered putting a figure or two there, but haven't come up with anything that excites me yet.


Well, thanks to the Panzerwrecks folks, there seem to be far more photos of wrecked German tanks. And since the Germans had so many more varieties of tanks, there is also more to choose from.

Bill, wow, really good work! Great to see an actual scene modeled; I know many modelers work from photos, your's I recognized immediately.

Thanks, Fred, your comments mean a lot to me.