Trumpeter 1/16 King tiger II build pics part 2 - Engine *updated*

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I’ve started putting the engine together. This model being the size that it is allows the builder to jump around a little.

Please don’t jump down my throat. I’m painting as I go along and do need to get the steel colour out again along with the matt black.

This build is not as hard as I expected it to be… there’s just a lot of it. for those who are tempted but put off by the scale this is what I have to say:

This kit is a large and expensive one, but once you get inside it really is a bunch of smaller kits that tie in together. you have the lower hull which you build up. The gearbox is morer or less 2 small kits, the engine is another kit, the fuel tanks & radiators another kit. The turret floor is 2 kits the gun another kit the turret and turret roof interior and exterior another kit, the commanders cupola another kit… Hell… for the really good builder amongst us there’s a good years worth of kits in one box!

Give it a go!

James

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Just wondering if you noticed the seam lines on the secondary parts? !http://th206.photobucket.com/albums/bb138/suzyq1067/Smileys%20Hotbar/Everyday/th_fun.gifDepending on how deep you want to go with this project, they’d be easier to remove at this point.

!http://www.thelastsuperman.com/disastermaster/%23t1-4.jpg

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Looks great and you’re making progress. Hey, for us less fortunate that don’t have this kit, could you include next to the piece being photographed a penny or something to show the size?

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I’ve seen the seams disastermaster and taken care of them. [bow]

I will try and include some money in future photos… on the understanding that it’s my money and no-one elses!!! [:D] [:-^]

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!http://th277.photobucket.com/albums/kk62/truckintedybehr/Smileys/th_respect-055.gifGlad to help. It’s good to see change.

!http://www.thelastsuperman.com/disastermaster/%23t1-4.jpg

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this is what forums are about. I’ve added 5 parts to the engine from the last photo and it looks different again!

The engine in this kit is a kit in itself!!!

Time to get the paints out!

James

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Please don’t use money as a guide to scale. Not everyone will know what size your currency is. A ruler with either inches or millimetres would be the best illustration.

I’m looking forward to seeing how this turns out. I saw the kit back in November at Telford, on Ted Taylor’s stand, and wondered how it would look built. For those of you who don’t know that name here is a link to his site… http://tedtaylor.hobbyvista.com/

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Yeah, I guess for those not lucky enough to have currency from other countries a ruler would be best for them. [#oops]

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For the huge size and amount of parts, you’re flying on this one! It looks awesome so far. I’ll keep a lookout for your next post.

-Brandon

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OK,

I’ve got one of the cylinder heads on and it’s taken me all morning - mind you I did have a movie going as well! I’ll put pictures up later.

The engine assembly takes sections 15 to 18 in the instruction book and approx 185 parts! It really is a kit in itself.

I hope you’re all enjoying my pics of the build. I must say that I’m much better at landscapes!

James

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looking good.

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try this link for engine colours that maybe more accurate, and keep up the good work.

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://tiger1.info.byrden.com/saumur/mayb/mot1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://tiger1.info.byrden.com/saumur/mayb/hl230.html&usg=__QDyBxnp2_4jfNHYepHkKNt-gn4U=&h=1157&w=773&sz=75&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=ZJd8fDL3rUuGVM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=100&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMaybach%2BHl230%2BP30%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

Terry.

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Thanks for the link Trerry.

After doing some reading round that site I have found out that the engine shown was specially painted for display to show the various components, such as electrical and cooling etc.

I’m going to stick with the steel etc colouring. As there is very few colour directions (they’re practically none existant) it’s make it up as you go along!

Now there is something that I have learnt from surfing that and other sites. Trumpeter must have been using the Bovington Tiger II for their R&D as in the build manual it says to paint the gun breech dark green - take a look through the manual. Now I have found out that the Bovington Tiger Tanks breeches were painted green by the british army during tests after capture. Normally they would be a ivory colour according to sites. I am using “SchnellbootWeisse” as my interior colour as I couldn’t get an ivory kind of colour. Personally I think that a white colour would have been used as as I have a few bottles of this colour available ( I also have Italeri’s Schnellboot hanging around part of my bench too).

James

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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Mine just arrived! UPS tracker said delivery on the 29th so I had relegated to not getting this in time from Santa, but this morning I checked it on a whim and saw at 06:33 it was OUT FOR DELIVERY!

THANK YOU UPS! I wanted to hug the driver and his assistant but the neighbors were out and about and I didn’t want them to think I was crazier than I already am!

Boss says no can open until tomorrow…hey at least I have something to play with for the next 4 days!

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Merry Christmas Joe

I fully expect to see your thoughs on here by tomorrow afternoon. Was it as heavy as you expected???

And SWMBO not letting you open it!!! OOOOOH!!! What a stinker! Time must be crawling. At leat you’ve my review to gaze at!

Love to see some WIP from you

James

P.S. What a Christmas Pressie!!!

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James we found some sites where it seems the engine block was painted…now its up to your own research… I certainly don’t want to be misleading.

Joes one is still in the office because it was too big to bring to the pub on tuesday.

Terry

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Here is a pic from the Littlefield restoration of a Panther which had the same Maybach engine as the KT. Littlefield supposedly does painstakling research to get all the details down pat, so…

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Yeah any i seen on internet have been painted.

Different greys…

people may be needing to get in touch with books. the internet only offers so much.

Terry.

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Thanks for all the info guys, but I think that I’m sticking with the steel colour.

James

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Still looking forward to your progress. Should be a fine model. Enjoy the holidays.

Terry.