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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Tiger I question
Black_Water
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 09:33 AM UTC
Was it common to see a Tiger I with a headlamp knocked off? You can probably guess why I'm asking this...

Thanks.

Chris
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:07 AM UTC
I have some spare Tamiya ones if they will help you.
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:09 AM UTC

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Was it common to see a Tiger I with a headlamp knocked off? You can probably guess why I'm asking this.


I think you can pretty well get away with any "soft" fittings being missing from AFV's that have been in battle.

Black_Water
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 02:28 PM UTC
Thanks for the replies. I thought I could probably get away with an absent lamp, since I have already banged up the fenders a bit, but I just wanted a second opinion.
Taylor: I should have said that I'm building in 1/72, so the Tamiya parts won't really do me any good. Thanks for the offer, though.

Thanks again

Chris
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 03:16 PM UTC
Hey Chris, you are very welcome!
Good luck!
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 04:22 PM UTC
The headlamps were removeable and would be done so in anticipation of heavy enemy action. They'd be stored inside the tank. You can be safe!
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 05:38 PM UTC
I have to agree with Roy on this one ...they were removed more times than not ...so you will probably be better off with the lights off ..There was a cap that fitted over the fitting to keep dirt out though.

Rick
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 05:42 PM UTC
If sou still want the light, I could send it to you, I got the Revell Tiger E with 50% of the parts missing (thanks to an "accident"), but the lights are still there

Greetings, ekke
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 07:35 PM UTC
I'm with Roy on this one too; I personally like battle damage though so if you already have some of that then you're good to go with either reason.
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Posted: Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 01:20 AM UTC
Thanks, everyone! I think I'll just leave the lights off, since that seems more historically accurate. And again, thanks for all the replacement offers!

Chris
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