Guys, a new friend of mine bought a set of the eBay Tiger 1 tracks from someone, and they are ~crap~ to use (they aint straight & flat like Kenny’s) But for ~detailing~, they are just the ticket!
$24 for 24 links ~shipped~. Thats 12 for the nose, 8 for the turret holders, and then 4 more spare - make good counterbalances to that metal barrel if placed in the bustle bins. Has BYA’s price beat, but he has 8 sets only.
Ok, I’ve picked up the Tiger again after a hiatus from the Aber and a bad case of p/e poisoning [;)] Trying to finish up the smoke dischargers and thought I’d post a few pics of the rear discharger I just finished, after about 6 hrs that is [:p]
Hi Erush, I am glad your back at it. It looks great.
I know what you mean with the PA. I burned my fingers many times trying to solder it all.
I’m now in the painting stage. The basic camo is on and I am weathering the Kity now.
It’s really helpful and inspiring to me (and I’m sure others) to see the finished Aber parts completed and in detail. Unfortunately it also makes me weep when I read “6 hours!” I’ve got to find more time somehow. Right, anyone want a wife, kids, job etc. until I finish? I will even throw in the cat!
Hi Erush,
I have pictures the problem is I cant reach Erock. And I have no way to publish the pictures. They have to be on the net to show them to you.
Its a drag.
Bert, you can host the pics on Ron George’s site. Go to the General Modeling Discussion Forum and look at the first post. Give directions and all for hosting your pics there. I’m not sure what’s happened to ERock, I guess he’s been busy lately.
Here’s a couple more pics of mine. Did the shovel for the front of the deck.
erush, you are a little bit faster than me with the Aber stuff [:)] but i can only do little steps to save my nerves. In the meanwhile i got the Aber set 16012 88mm ammunition . The manual says that the ammunition box can either painted german grey or german yellow. What do you guys think is more authentic for my dark yellow TIGER (S.PzAbt 502 Tiger - 2nd Company) ?
I imagine that "german yellow " would be the most suitable bearing in mind the period of the model you are depicting, grey being more for earlier versions. Just my opinion, not based on any facts. How are you going to display them with your Tiger?
Tigers were rated for 92 rounds, though crews often carried more. The mix was usually 50% Pz.Gr. 39 & 50% Sp.Gr. , though the Pz.Gr. 39HL was sometimes carried in place of the HE. It was less accurate and less effective against armor, usually used against infantry & buildings. Due to the rarity of tungsten, only a few PzGr. 40 shells were carried for encounters with Russian heavies and TD’s.
From the images I’ve seen, I’d say this was a PzGr. 39 (AT), not Sp.Gr. (HE) The AT rounds were black with a white tip, the HE was yellow, black tip with thin white stripe. I have images that someone could post, just tell me where to mail 'em. The casing was left the copper color.
wlad, probably on the rear deck while the Tiger stands in my room, not while driving around. Maybe I do a diorma with it.
WhiteWolf McBride, thanks for that info, you are right it’s the PzGr. 39. I’ve seen a color picture of it, if you send me your pics I could post it tonight (german time ) with mine together.
Can you scan the box assembly instructions, and take measurements? Even if I can’t afford the ammo set yet, I want to make my own ammo boxes for my kitty!
Box dims, and thickness of the wood used for assembly, please.
any luck with the Fehrmann translation? I just need it’s basic history so that i can put it on my build site.
The build is going slow, I was gonna use replacement side cables but i’m just gonna stick with the plastic part as i really can’t wait to finish it. The BB barrel is still unusable so that’s delaying things a bit. I was also gonna do my own periscope but i’m lacking reference materials so that’s a no go. I’d love to have ammo/boxes but don’t have the money atm just like WW, we’re poor. HOwever, those can always be added at a later time =)
skrull , you can get an zip-archiv with pics and the translation of the story of the fehrmann group here : http://www.boorad.de/Body/Tiger/additional/fehrmann.zip
whiteWolf, you can get an zip-archive with the manual and messurements.text file here : http://www.boorad.de/Body/Tiger/additional/aber_ammo.zip
because i will need the stencil for applying the text of the cover of the box only just one time first I could send it to you via air mail. If other guys need it send it to them and one day it will return to me via air mail (i hope [:)] )
please let me know whether you have problems getting or handling this zip-files or you have more questions.
one more pic of the completed ammo box with ammo here : www.boorad.de
F.Y.I., “Gauntlett”,available through M&Models,offers some incredible
brass nuts,bolts,&rivets that really help on the big “Kitty”. Their 1mm.
bolts have correct head size,[Aber’s are too big],+.8mm that are great
for replacing some of the Aber photo-etch stuff. Nice .4mm rivets that
help as well.
