Hi

Thanks for all the positive comments guys. In reply to the question about the brand, it is basically a HL with Tamiya wheels and tracks grafted on and fully functional. They have far better detail than the HL ones and the HL ones are very difficult to modify although I have managed to get the double wheels sorted on my other Tiger by turning them in the lathe to look like two separate tyres rather than the fat single one - I have pics if anybody is interested?.

The rest has been extensivley modified to correct all the wrong bits, especially the turret which has been reshaped and the turret stowage bin corrected as well. I did not plan to go this far with it as I was using it to test my detailing skills in 1:16th scale but I was enjoying it so much I just carried on- I am normally a 1:35 scale modeller and do a lot of super detailing. The tools are all white metal but that was the only addon I bought along with the cupola and track hangers. The rest is converted or scratch built including the engine vents (Thanks to Whitewolf for the mesh I used on these, it was perfect).

Next on the bench is my Tamiya King Tiger but I am not leaving HL as an early DAK Tiger 1 conversion is on the cards soon.


Gorehound