Tamiya Tiger Resto Project
04-20-2017 | 04:09 AM
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Tamiya Tiger Resto Project
Hey Guys,
I thought I might share my latest project. I bought a tired Tamiya Tiger from Tom and wanted to turn it into a late version as I already had an early. I also love World of Tanks and I had a spare L71 in the box, so you guys know how ideas get started! I know this tank is not worthy of any historical mention, but I wanted it to look like my Tiger in the game so I up gunned her to the longer Jagdpanther barrel. When it arrived from across the pond, there was significant shipping damage. I repaired that then I then bought a host of parts from Erik at Imex who also gave me a little discount for being a member here, so if you guys need parts, Erik is the guy to go too! I wanted to use the factory Tamiya wheel axels with the Taigen late metal road wheels as they are quite a bit more beefy than the Taigen and they would obviously fit the factory swing arms better, but wow what a pain. I had to bust out the Dremel and hack and polish to get them fitted and spinning freely but they work great now. I then installed the Zim and then had to fill in the gaps with the filler and screwdriver method. I installed the late hatch and turret roof parts and put on weld lines. The tank also has metal tracks from Imex and a track tensioner from ETO armor. I also bought the air vent from them as the late models did not have the bulky air cleaner boxes. I also had to make little spacers for the track hangers on the turret as they kept hitting the deck grills on the back engine compartment. The only issue I have is the flash unit is dead, but everything else works and is programed for my Spektrum DX6I. I airbrushed the camo pattern on what I have seen in game. I am quite happy with the results, so on the shelf it goes with my others!
I thought I might share my latest project. I bought a tired Tamiya Tiger from Tom and wanted to turn it into a late version as I already had an early. I also love World of Tanks and I had a spare L71 in the box, so you guys know how ideas get started! I know this tank is not worthy of any historical mention, but I wanted it to look like my Tiger in the game so I up gunned her to the longer Jagdpanther barrel. When it arrived from across the pond, there was significant shipping damage. I repaired that then I then bought a host of parts from Erik at Imex who also gave me a little discount for being a member here, so if you guys need parts, Erik is the guy to go too! I wanted to use the factory Tamiya wheel axels with the Taigen late metal road wheels as they are quite a bit more beefy than the Taigen and they would obviously fit the factory swing arms better, but wow what a pain. I had to bust out the Dremel and hack and polish to get them fitted and spinning freely but they work great now. I then installed the Zim and then had to fill in the gaps with the filler and screwdriver method. I installed the late hatch and turret roof parts and put on weld lines. The tank also has metal tracks from Imex and a track tensioner from ETO armor. I also bought the air vent from them as the late models did not have the bulky air cleaner boxes. I also had to make little spacers for the track hangers on the turret as they kept hitting the deck grills on the back engine compartment. The only issue I have is the flash unit is dead, but everything else works and is programed for my Spektrum DX6I. I airbrushed the camo pattern on what I have seen in game. I am quite happy with the results, so on the shelf it goes with my others!
04-20-2017 | 05:11 AM
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Nicely done!
04-21-2017 | 10:50 AM
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Maybe someday I will attempt to "age" my tanks, but I just don't have the skills and I kind of dig the parade ground look. I will probably test on a HL Bulldog I have that I am doing nothing with.
