1/35 Tiger I Early Production Battle of Kharkov

[Steve Ski]

That's a detail often forgotten, til it's too late. I know, I always forget to snipe the road wheels. Ruck On!

 

[Iron Mike]

I like the missing tire.

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Love watching your builds come to life doc!

 

[JSteinman]

Suspension work. I am using the kits magic tracks and glueing them up as a sub-assembly, leaving the outer roadwheels as separates.

 

[Iron Mike]

Good stuff!

 

[errains]

Vary Nice Doc!

 

[JSteinman]

One of the subassemblies

 

[JSteinman]

Turret basics

 

[iambrb]

REALLY NEAT

As Sir-Pup said, neat to put a time and place to it.

 

[Iron Mike]

The details look good, has the fit gotten any better?

 

[JSteinman]

The details look good, has the fit gotten any better?

Some areas yes, others, no!

 

[Brokeneagle]

Great work John...love it.
If you like to be super detailed (and anal) the U on Continetal needs scapping to change it from a U to an L.

 

[moon puppy]

What a neat approach.

 

[JSteinman]

Old school small arms battle damage on sheet metal.

 

[Iron Mike]

That is a neat trick, relieving the backside. Gotta remember that.

 

[JSteinman]

According to Tiger1.info these early tigers had stowage bin fit issues. Seems they where not attached at the factory and the old adage measure twice, cut once wasn’t invented yet. Long story short, each unit fit the bins the best they could, some better than others. GD off set them to the left and stood them off the turret rear to clear the turret side hatch. Looks wonkey as heck but it is what it is.

 

[jknaus]

Coming along nicely. Looking forward to more.
James

 

[moon puppy]

Pew pew pew....

 

[Iron Mike]

Definitely not a glove fit, is it? Got to clear that hatch.

 

[iambrb]

Interesting how that worked out, but wow that is some soop-er clean work there