The additional history behind this someone out here in the bay area club gave me a female fiberglass mold for this many many years ago. It's been sitting around and being
shoved from 'pillar to post' ( to quote my late mom) for as many years. Earlier this year I decided to try to pull off a male turret casting in fiberglass from it and that is what you see
I will use as a pattern. I need to surface the inner areas and trim the lower edge to be even. I've measured this turret and even with 1.5% shrinkage, which I usually find is generous
an aluminum casting should be perfect. I cast my production turret in aluminum years ago and learned a few things since. I want to make cores to 'cast in' openings if I'm able. I'm
hoping a little effort up from will pay off. I also need to work out the parting line and any special loose pieces to aid the molding of that strange front overhang- a molding nightmare
from both the inside and outer perspective...

Having had a sad excuse of a 1/10 Tiger II now for some time I thought hmmm, why not. The only parts of this Tiger I'll likely be using are the upper/lower hull and perhaps wheels
Most everything else is pretty much useless; I'll even make a new rear deck as I already have the patterns for that and just about every other pattern I need for the lower hull. I'll likely
have to make/ buy a new set of tracks for it and you all know just how much I love making tracks...!

If it cools off over the next few days I might gather up my 3 King Tigers and take a group photo. There's also a Jagd Tiger to build, mostly from Christian, so basically 4 giant tanks, My original King
Tiger weighs about 95 pounds so I'm fearing all 4 together would break my kitchen table.

Jerry