Good afternoon all,

I bought some Schumo hinges for my Tiger a little while back and during a test-fitting of them I became confused. Not sure if I am slow or what, but I can't tell if I need to do any trimming on the hatches to fit these things cause they don't seem to fit right. They didn't come with directions and I attempted multiple forum and google searches and which up empty. It could be because I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now since I have several upgrades to install right now. If anyone wants to see a Tamiya Tiger I with glued parts ripped off I will post pictures in the weekly build thread

Those that have installed these hinges can hopefully give me a hint. The hatches themselves have three lines molded on them for the Tamiya hinges, one arrow shaped and two straight lines towards the edge of the hatch. When I test fit the hinges on either hatch the two straight molded lines keep the hinge from lying flat so I am assuming I am supposed to do one of three things:

1) trim those two lines down
2) or remove them completely,
3) or leave them as-is and it's just an extermely tight fit?

Here's the other photos I have of the set. I have yet to install them in my Panther, but will shortly when the JT is finished.

which hinges did you get?

Thanks for the images, but I have the Tiger I hinges which are a different design.


I have the Tiger I hinges like you have in that picture I just can't figure out if they are a tight direct fit or if I need to trim or remove something from the hatch lids to get them to fit properly.

no need to remove anything.....follow the instructions on my other thread. very easy. I got right on the second try.

small end to goes to the hatch, bigger end to the upper deck's inside.

Just remember to small end closest to the first bump/circle inside the hatch. Do that first then turn the deck upside down then just place the hatch with the attached hinged from the bottom. Line it up and glue the other end to the inside. then do the other.

That's what I get for reading this tired. Try these pics. Hinge should be a direct glue on deal, only work needed to the hinges themselves is whatever little flash cleanup they need.

Here's some photos of the hinge kit. Computer is acting screwy this AM..Kiev must be playing again.

Thanks to both of you for the information and images. My primary concern was that the part of the hinge that attaches to the hatch doesn't want to lay flat towards the outer edge of the hatch for some reason I guess it's just a really tight fit. I will have another go at it and if I'm still having problems I will post a detailed picture of what I'm talking about or just sand a little off the vertical molded lines. I'm still waiting on some metal sprocket guides to arrive because I broke one the retainer lip off one of them while installing Daryl's chassis brace so I have plenty of time to mess with the fit of the hinges.

Just be patient and gentle, me lad. Sometimes, too, it pays to just get up and walk away for a few mikes, then come back to it. You'd be surprised how often if you do that everything just falls in to place.