I have decided to start modelling again after a looong break (years) and am starting from scratch. I picked up the following on ebay , planning to do it right and take as long it needs
Tamiya King Tiger Porsche
Fruil Metal tracks
Metal barrel (type unknown)
Cavalier Zimmerit
PE from Eduard
PE from Lionroar
Have also invested in a Badger Crescendo kit (bought from www.dixieart.com for $69.99 compared to $150-200 here in the UK), and my brother is giving me a Badger compressor he no longer uses
For research I have purchased :
The King Tiger by Scheibert, Horst
Kingtiger Heavy Tank by Tom Jentz, Hilary Doyle
The King Tiger Tank - Wolfgang Schneider
Tigers in Combat 1 - Wolfgang Schneider
You can try greatmodels.com for engine compt. detail sets, although, with the popularity of the DML and Tamiya Kings, the availability may be limited. I’ve found that the Maybach is an easy scratch build, so you may want to go that route. Save yourself some time and money, and go to the local Wal-Mart or craft store and get some picture hanging wire for your tow cables, it comes in a variety of diameters and looks pretty real. You can drill the kit shackles and insert the wire, and you’re only out about $3.00 USD.
Most Porsche’s had zimmerit, you might want to include that, it looks like you’re going “all out” like I did, -below is a Henschel DML and an example of the Verlinden zim set installation. This zim set was actually designed for the Tamiya kit. You’ll see in the pic that I had to “modify” it to fit the DML kit, (Tamiya putty and a zim tool). Good Luck with your project and be sure to post pics of the build!
OOPS, I ALMOST FORGOT! WELCOME TO FSM AND THE FORUMS!!!
Thanks Steve - great tip for the tow cables. The kit does come with Cavalier Zimmerit but I think I will have to order the zim putty and tool from the US as I cannot seem to find them here.
Duh!, I forgot that the new Tamiya release came with the resin zimmerit. I’ve heard good and bad about resin zim, but I doubt Tamiya would package anything in thier kits that would be sub standard. You don’t mention “where” you are at and it’s not in your profile, but, those zim accessories are available on line. The problem is the “wait” for them to get shipped. Here is a Maybach that I scratch built for my Tiger 1. I used Balsa, plastic card and a lot of left overs from the spares box. The fuel control is basically parts from a DB Me 109 engine, the air tubes are shrink tubing, and the aircleaners are reworked roadwheels!.
I am based in Derby UK.
The Fruil tracks, Cavalier Zim, Eduard PE, and metal barrel are additions that the seller added to the kit. Got the whole lot for £50. The Lionroar PE I got separate
Thanks for the additional links - here is one I found today - a stunning Lightwave 3d model that can be rotated on screen http://gunpoint-3d.com/view-ti2p.r.html - they have 16 other German tanks on the site and loads of othe military stuff
I know Brian, I just didn’t want to do a whole lot of explaining. If you are building V 2 you should consider getting Waldemar Trojca’s book about the King Tiger, it has some good info on the V 2 prototype. It also has a 3d drawing, I thinks an autocad drawing or something like that, it also has some good 1/35th scale drawings of the V1, V2 and V3 prototypes, good reference.
Been doing research all day and in addition to the other books I am ordering The Combat History of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503, In Action in the East and West with the Tiger I and II by Dr. Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann Has nearly 300 photos lots of diagrams etc
The 503 were issued both Porsche and Henschel versions and in action on both Eastern and western fronts from 1942-45 it gives me great scope to build a variety of vehicles from the 503 in all theatres. Aslo found www.panzerdiesel.com to be fountain of information
That is a very good book, I have it myself. Its heavy reading though, it will take you some time to eat your way through all of it. Remember that its unit history, its focused on the modeler. There is no technical stuff. The describes all the units history including the “boring” parts, but if you want to know everything about a unit, you also need the boring parts. The pics are good, not a lot of detail shots, but good.
Have found some a reference book published late last year and cannot find any hits in the forum:
The Tiger Project - 2 books by Dale Richard Ritter http://psdweb.parklandsd.org/ritter/my_research.htm
Book 2 covers the history of one man Horst Krönke fom his initial posting (1939) in the Panzer Ersatz Abteilung 5 through to the 503 and 505 at the end of the war - 400 pics all apparently take by the man himself.
Has anyone seen this book?
