some more progress pictures of the new Tiger.
Going to gether like a dream,only a few hickups like when i glued the top deck to the hull there was a small gap at the back,so i used a small amount of filler.also found that some instructions are a bit wrong,like when building the feifel air cleaners (sprue T),it says T8 goes with T3 but its wrong its T9 and T3,then T8 to T4.
anyway its a dam good model and i have a bad back sitting on a wooden chair hour after hour but its worth it
any questions feel free to ask.
cheers karl
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Dragons Dak Tiger build,part2
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 03:18 AM UTC
blouie
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 03:22 AM UTC
Looks great. Seeing your build makes me itch to get mine. I look foward to seeing more of this build. Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Branden
Cheers
Branden
Teacher
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 03:25 AM UTC
Looks like a nice clean build to me Karl, can't wait to see it under paint!
Vinnie
Vinnie
Pilgrim
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 03:26 AM UTC
This is looking really good karl - a very clean build. I'm really looking forawrd to it once the paint starts to go on.
I've just started my second tiger (the first never made it to photo stage - it was Italieri's DAK Tiger and I ended up using it to practice some techniques... ), Tamiya's Late version using Aber photo etch for details and and eduard photo etch set for the zimmerit. That too is going together really well, the molding is clean with practically zero flash and a good snug fit of everything so far (although I'm only 2-3 hours into the build)
I've just started my second tiger (the first never made it to photo stage - it was Italieri's DAK Tiger and I ended up using it to practice some techniques... ), Tamiya's Late version using Aber photo etch for details and and eduard photo etch set for the zimmerit. That too is going together really well, the molding is clean with practically zero flash and a good snug fit of everything so far (although I'm only 2-3 hours into the build)
Vadster
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 03:32 AM UTC
Cool! Glad to see someone building one of these things.
smithery
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 03:47 AM UTC
Looking great Karl!
If you need pics of the real thing, here's a few of the vehicles (141 and 142) featured on the boxart, as well as T/N 111.
DAK Tiger pics
If you need pics of the real thing, here's a few of the vehicles (141 and 142) featured on the boxart, as well as T/N 111.
DAK Tiger pics
Hawkeye
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 06:47 AM UTC
Damn it Karl, you could let me finish my Late Tiger before you start churning out more
Looks very good so far, would you say it is as easy as the Initial and the Late to build?
Regards from the Swamp
Hawkeye
Looks very good so far, would you say it is as easy as the Initial and the Late to build?
Regards from the Swamp
Hawkeye
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 07:00 AM UTC
Looks good so far.....
I'm glad I ordered two......
I'm glad I ordered two......
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 07:10 AM UTC
Quoted Text
would you say it is as easy as the Initial and the Late to build?
carnt quote you on the late as i have not got one yet!
but its a bit harder than the initial only couse of the feifel air cleaners and the few other details.
cheers all.
and most of all to vinnie.
ramcke_jager
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 07:59 AM UTC
Looking great Can't wait to see it when it's done! Makes me want to start my kit real bad
thebear
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 09:41 AM UTC
I just got my box from the Fed Ex guy this morning ...AHHH it looks amazing ...I do think I'll be plopping this one down on my work bench very soon..Now to finish my Panzer 1A ..boy will that be a contrast!!! :-) Good job so far Karl.Keep it up!
Rick
Rick