BIG CATS GROUP BUILD 2008

wing_nut wrote:

Yup, I do believe the starting gun was been fired a few days ago.  Who will be the 1st with progress pics??????

here is my WIP Early Tiger I Skybow

ok, not really that is my initial version Tiger1 but I could not help myself

Soooooo can I start building now?

Well as I said in the "Urban Armor" thread this badge is just too good to pass up! So upon visiting Quebec I picked up something totally new for me: 1/72!!!  it's Italeri's Kingtiger (kit no. 7004) to build for this GB if that's ok.

(PLEASE don't tell me 1:72 stuff isn't allowed now!)

Chris,

EDIT: The KT is Henschel btw but I'm not sure if it's early or late

   Which one's the right Wing and which's the left?

  So I guess where never going to know which WING were talking to???

Roses are red,

Violets are blue ,

I 'm schizophrenic,

And I am too.

Does this mean I need to build 2 tanks

wing_nut wrote:

wing_nut wrote: Yet to decide on Cavelier resin or doing it myself.     OK I have made my decision.  Found a review if the kit I am doing on the IMPS USA site and the guy used the Cavalier zimmerate.  Looks nice to me so I am gonna give it a try. I just realized I quoted myself Is that like those guys on the subway having the argument with nobody

saw a tee shirt the other day it said  "I'm scitzofrenic, and so am I"

wing_nut wrote:

Yet to decide on Cavelier resin or doing it myself.

OK I have made my decision.  Found a review if the kit I am doing on the IMPS USA site and the guy used the Cavalier zimmerate.  Looks nice to me so I am gonna give it a try.

I just realized I quoted myself Is that like those guys on the subway having the argument with nobody

Dre - it's a Late, which is essentially a mid production model as far as Tiger II's go. Early Henschels had a few detail differences, as did the final production ones, but most Henschel Tiger II's were 'Late production'.

It might be sufficient to distiguish between Porsche and Henschel turret. 

hermesminiatures:  I will make those edits to the Tiger II.  Are there Tiger I variants I should add?  I put the Panther in alphabetical order, but I agree, chronological order might be more appropriate...

I will ask everyone to help with the specifics, some already have, on their builds when the list is revised...

Another great book on the Panther is:

Germany's Panther Tank the Quest for Combat Supremacy: Development - Modifications - Rare Variants - Characteristics - Combat Accounts (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Hardcover)
by Thomas L. Jentz (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Germanys-Panther-Quest-Combat-Supremacy/dp/0887408125/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205509875&sr=8-1

This is by far, the best Panther Reference book in my reference stash. 

SMJ - you might want to add a little more info to each of our entries as well - I noticed you put the variants for the Panther and Tiger I, but not for the Tiger II.

The Tiger II variants were these:

Inital (Porsche turret), Early (Porsche turret) Early (Henschel turret) Late (Henschel turret) and Final (Henschel turret)

Also, the order of the Panther variants should be D, A, G, F - if you're interested

hermesminiatures: thanks for the pic's, I'll add the F and II to the list

dostacos, bobbaily, wing_nut:  Consider yourself added!!!

pordoi: Thanks.

dupes:  I'll see about getting that book, know of a cheap source?

Guys:  I plan to head to Southern California for about 5 days...I think I will have net access, but I'm not sure.  If not, I'll check in when I return.  If you have the chance to start your kits Saturday...ready, set, GO!!!...I hope to start mine then too!!!

SMJmodeler wrote:

bufflehead, Svenne Duva, JMart, panzerguy, espins1, firesmacker: You're in!!! moose421: You're in too, but I need the scale and kit mfr. pordoi: ditto, but I need your kits scales.

Sorry.  Mine are 1/35

Ooooh, have that one (6406) in my stash. Going to LOVE seeing you throw that monster together! Should provide a very interesting counterpoint to the Tamiya version I'm doing as well.

SMJ - since you're running a Panthers/Tigers only GB, you should snag a couple of key books - I know you already have Panthers In Action, try to find a copy of Osprey's Panther Tank 1939-1945 (it's something like that). Easy to find, pretty cheap, and gives you a complete rundown of all the Panther variants, production changes, dates, blah blah blah. I found it VERY helpful when backdating my late A to an early A. Same deal with the Tiger, some awesome books out there.

The doc made me turn me head and cough so I am ready to enlist...

1/35 Dragon Tiger I Late Production Kit#6406 please.

1st zimm Yet to decide on Cavelier resin or doing it myself.

SMJ-count me in 1/35 Tamiya Tiger Mid.  Not sure about the unit yet.

Thanks

This is the F, which is essentially a G chassis with the new 'Schmallturm' or small turret. A few saw service in Berlin in 1945.

The Panther II was designed by MAN but with the intent of using many common parts with the Krupp-built King Tiger. It used the Tiger II suspension and tracks, although it had two fewer wheels on each side. The only intact one was found with a Panther G turret, although a new turret was to have been designed.

Hermesminiatures wrote:

Yeah SMJ, Panther F and Panther II should qualify as well...with all the IR sighting gear they were the most advanced cats ever...

I didn't know there were such tanks...man, I'm showing my lack of tank knowledge here  Can you post a pic' of each?