I know,I know not another TIGER !!!!

Sorry to hear about your flu bug but looks like you've made the most of it and still made some progress on your Tiger details. Looking sharp with the details you've added.

     Bill,thanks for stopping by. It's been an adventure so far.I have't posted to much progress but every little bit helpsas always I've been lurking around your blog a little everyday also.

                 And a quick question or two about the floor and turret basket floor,what is the correct pattern for the treadplate?The sellers of this stuff do not share this info.,could it depend on the sub-contractor that constucts the turret basket?

                 And thanks for stopping by all.

                                                           Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

You're packing that guy to the rafters.

   Thanks for looking Tigerman,must have been terribly crowded working in there!! Just picking my way along Still a long way to go.

No kidding... was hit with stomach virus last week.  It sure caused no workbench time for few days.  Your Tiger is really looking great.  What kind of storage bins were you looking for?  Huge model show is coming up this Saturday and I can look around for you. 

      Hey Deafpanzer thanks for stopping in. Got some anti-biotics from the doc so mine is on its way out. Sure would love to see that show,be sure to get some pics. Looking for the big bin goes on the back of the turret. Seems there were two types,I guess what is called the initial or early works. One thing I am really scouting for is an Eduard set #35 500 interior set for  Academy tiger,looks like it has a nice turret floor and such. Local shop in Apple Valley Mn. here has one for bout 20.00 dollar plus an outrageous shipping amount. My step-daughter and her hubby are only minutes from the shop where its at so if all else fails I'll have to try that route through the wife as she does not care much for me.

         Question for ant Tiger fans out there,were the engine deck screens welded on? I just cant seem to find a picture that shows this clearly.Or maybe my poor opti-visor eyes just are'nt picking this detail up!!

                                                       Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

                         Just been doing some fitting,updating the turret chin welds,engine fitting and such. Does anybody have an overhead pic of the engine compartment that shows the upper radiator hose and fan drive layout any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

                                                          Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

Your build looks great but I am puzzled by the colours.
No need to explain though, I am pretty sure I will figure out

Looking forward to the next stage...securily tagged thread

As always
Boarder

                                    Ok,thursday the postman dropped off a little something from Andy"Deafpanzer" that truly made my day,An Eduard photo-etch set for the Academy Tiger1 interior which includedmany great items,many thanks again for taking time during your visit to the model show to scrounge this baby up!!

                                   As work progresses on the tiger I was very disappointed with the quality of the resin Verlinden turret basket floor. It was thick and of course has the wrong tread pattern.

                                  The lovely photo-etch set I had recieved has a turret floor in it and the instuctions show the detail being sanded from the Academy piece and then the etched piece being fitted on,well I do not have the Academy kit so I did the next best thing.

                            Using images available I copied the turret floor as best as I could,its not done yet. The frame is made up of scraps of photo-etch frets,I knew there was a reason for keeping all of that stuff, and all of this was soldered together.I hope you like Once again I appreciate any and all comments,and happy modeling.

                                                            Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

Nice job of "gizmology" Greg, looks pretty good to me!

Anytime for you my friend.  Looks like you couldn't wait that long.  Tell me about Verlinden upgrade set!  I have been using one for my Chaffee... its a hit and miss.  Brass PE was pretty good but resin parts... not too good.

Get to work!

                           Early verlinden stuff I probably would not mess with,poor as far as accuracy ,and as you said somewhat fragile..I am not sure wether the photo-etch is red brass or soft copper,to me it seems to be soft copper

                           The Eduard Tiger 1 set is a breeze to solder and I have nearly completed the soldering.Must get myself a new soldering iron with interchangeable tips Right now the iron I have was from an old woodburning set.LOL It  does the job but is not good for the tiny stuff.  Also have nearly completed the exhaust shields,as you may have guessed ,more brass. All good practice to prepare myself to finish the brass ammo lockers for my Brummbar

                           My only regret is that there is no radio rack in the Eduard sets I have. I'll have to check the Jaguar set for my Jagdpanther to see what it has for a rack,they may be somewhat similar.

                            This weekend has been pretty good for bench time as it's rather drizzly ,rainy cool and crappy outside I will post some more progress pics soon. Thanks for looking in

detailfreak

                                    Ok,thursday the postman dropped off a little something from Andy"Deafpanzer" that truly made my day,An Eduard photo-etch set for the Academy Tiger1 interior which includedmany great items,many thanks again for taking time during your visit to the model show to scrounge this baby up!!

                                   As work progresses on the tiger I was very disappointed with the quality of the resin Verlinden turret basket floor. It was thick and of course has the wrong tread pattern.

                                  The lovely photo-etch set I had recieved has a turret floor in it and the instuctions show the detail being sanded from the Academy piece and then the etched piece being fitted on,well I do not have the Academy kit so I did the next best thing.

                            Using images available I copied the turret floor as best as I could,its not done yet. The frame is made up of scraps of photo-etch frets,I knew there was a reason for keeping all of that stuff, and all of this was soldered together.I hope you like Once again I appreciate any and all comments,and happy modeling.

                                                            Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

                             The Academy part is a gem compared the Verlinden Labour In Vain. The way I figured it was that if I model the turret being hoisted away in a workshop the bottem of the turret basket would be visible,as well as many other items.

                              Thanks for stopping by friend and sharing the pic and comments.

                                                             Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

                              A quick little transmission comparision and its plain to see how badly the verlinden piece was done. I would like to think it was made that way because design people only had photos to use for reference.

                              On a brighter note I will say that the soldering is complete on the turret floor,and I am very happy with the results. A few small styrene bits to finish it out and it will be married up to the rest of the turret,hopefully by the weekend.

                               Thanks again for looking and comments all are welcome.

                                            Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

I like what I'm seeing in here, for the most part.  Everything but the pic of you in optivisors...

                              Thanks Heer Manstien. Well a spark of ambition before work got me to clean up the turret floor and the exhaust shields and primer the.And this is what I have.

                                                        Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

                                   Well after all the work on the turret floor I decided to mosey on back to the engine compartment for a bit of work. The idler wheel axle inner mount is'nt much ,and will not be very visible.Just depends on where this maintenance depot thing goes. The inner wall of the engine compartment was added also.There are many details that could be added but then the available reference materials are rather weak in some aspects.But I will keep searching for more references. Anyone who has a good shot of the engine compartment overhead view anything,please share.

                                       Well it's Fri.,the wife and I are on the couch sipping Busch Ice and watchin my whiskers grow so see yous later.

                                                                 Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

  Beautiful work.

Marc,

You're doing some stupendous work here. The only thing I would dare add is to add is that I'm surprised that you put the jerry cans in there and painted them primer red--I would have just painted and finished them separately and then glued them in. A little forethought and voila'-- a little less work, IMHO.

Not a critique though--just an idea to consider when planning the next complex construction phase wherever that may be!

Stupendous work. if i did all the detailing that you do, I'd never finish a kit!

  Agree with Tigerman... my brain would explode with so many details going on.  Only detailfreaks can handle... not me!   Looking great buddy!

So Gregg, have to ask...what were the results of your whisker-extension observations?

Nice work as usual on the details, by the time you're done it will look like it could start up at any moment and drive off your workbench!

                                 wbill ,it would seem that the barley in the barley pop stimulates my whisker growth. At least thats what I tell some folks,LOL Thanks for the comments wbill,oh and Deafpanzer ,Doog,Tigerman and anyone else who has taken time to stop and see whats going on.

                                                                  Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

What a joy to watch this build. I've had the Academy Mid I with interior, and over the years have been gathering a mountain of AM for it; damn but does this thread make it tempting to start.

Since you mentioned a dio, are you planing on the Fries crane that was used to lift the turret off?

                                  Thank you for the comment Zokissma ,at this time I will have to say that the fries 16 ton crane is on hold until I can find an alternative to the lifting apparatus, DES ,a french company I believe is the only manufacturer of 1/35 scale version of this crane.And the last one I saw sold on e-bay for a sum of 169.00 and change,WOW,so you see the dilemna.Does anyone sell or have line drawings of this that can be used as blueprints? Or I guess there is alway the old oak tree out back and a come-along,hehehe,old backyard mechanics never die they justget a bigger hoist.

                                  Again I wish to thank all for the comments tips and what not,and good evening to all.

                                                   Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

Really nice stuff going on here.Never have tooo much tiger stuff. Lovely detailing.

Beautiful build your doing . Looking at another well done Tiger is like looking at another beautiful woman ..................well , sorta .

                                 Well I've been at it again,more scratch building. This time it is the intermediate hull braces that divide the sponson ammo lockers. This item I added after viewing an item on e-bay which I'm sure some have seen. A bare production tiger hull. Dave Byrdens site does not show these intermediate hull braces,and I could not find any sponson ammo lockers so the actual permanent install will wait. I really will have to record my time spent on one of these builds,whew,hours upon hours already. But on to the pics,oh and I could not resist a pic of the track. Thank you all for the comments tips and such and hope for a good update this wknd.

                                                      Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley