I want to convert a tamiya tiger into a late version. what would I need to make it an official "late" version tiger? I've found these, the cupola. Would the Taigan wheels fit onto the tamiya suspension pieces? http://etoarmour.com/product_detail....oductID=T10016
http://etoarmour.com/product_detail.php?productID=ZUH05 Thanks

There's quite a bit more than just wheels and copula. Headlight needs to be relocated. Armor turret ring guard needs to be added. You should really do some research on the Tiger versions if you are that set on an "official' late Tiger. And no the Taigen wheels do not fit Tamiya axles.

There is rather a lot more to it than that also Panther, which theatre do you wish to depict which branch as in Waffen SS or Heer, there really isn’t such a thing as an “official late” version as these tanks changed month on month, what I’m really asking is do you want to depict a replica or just slap something together as cheap as possible

I would like to make a later tiger like what the tigers near the end of production looked like. Like this picture

Mmm I see this is not a good depiction of a June 44 Tiger, it’s an early model Tiger with steel wheels and the later commanders cupola, another words this is an appalling rendition, did it come from a Polish book.

A good resource on the conversion would be Jentz' book. He gives a timeline with changes and how they overlap.

Just off the top of my head: the turret roof vents, sights and armor, close proximity weapon, S mines, track hangers, cupola and loaders hatch, anti aircraft MG. Then there are minor barrel and muzzle brake.

Rivetcounter has the best advice, decide what era or even better, an actual tank via photo and go from there. Tigers were constantly evolving depending of development, need and material shortcomings.

Thanks for all of your help. I'm going to get a jentz book and go from there

Germanys Tiger Tanks DW to Tiger I by Thomas L Jentz is the book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Germanys-Tig...6013007&sr=1-2
Ignore books from Poland and Waldemar Trojca his books are not to scale and have a vast amount of inaccuracies, the TIIF forum is about the best place to look on line for reference http://www.tiif.de/index.php?sid=75a...73a5cb01dc42c2
This book used to be in two parts now it’s in one volume it’s inexpensive but packed with pictures and a number of plates http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tiger-I-Acti...rds=tiger+tank
Other books are the Tigers in Combat series Volume 1-3 from Wolfgang Schneider are excellent reads for the combat history of the Tiger Abteilung .

As has been said find a picture of what you want to build host it and I will be able to tell you quite a lot about this tank.

I like "C11", III.Panzer Regiment GD from the TIF site. It would be a good candidate for your first try at converting the Tamiya Tiger I kit to a Mid-Production Tiger I. You wouldn't need to change the wheels of the kit to steel wheels as "C11" has the rubber tire wheels. The turret has the low profile commanders cupola and the track hanger on it as well. Wouldn't need to add the thicker armor to the turret roof either. I am sure rivetcounter can add more to what needs to be done, but this would be an easy first conversion for you to try and would give you the late Tiger I look.

I agree with It should be clarified as "THE" book. My wife has a Tamiya early March '44 Tiger 1 that we scratch built several years ago using this book. Simply invaluable. We chuckle when people tell us we forgot to add the monocular gunsight...

Jeff that’s because most people don’t understand the vast amount of differences within the so called late model, when you tell people there are 3 different turret roofs for the later models they are dumbfounded

Hello,

if you look for late roadwheels,in the near future i will have some sets in my shop:

http://www.henntec.de/

Regards,Guido

Guido
Those wheels look impressive.
Any idea on a price?

Hi Dave,

very expensive for sure
In a few days when everything is ready and the work is done i'll show every part of these wunderfull roadwheels.

I also think that ETO will list these roadwheels for the market in the USA.

Regards,Guido

Late Tiger wheels are great but we need steel wheels for the Tamiya/Heng Long Panther too!





Jeff