{"id":10079,"date":"2023-10-21T19:33:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T18:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10079"},"modified":"2023-10-26T23:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T22:48:13","slug":"modelmaking-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10079","title":{"rendered":"HOBBiES: 1\/72 Tiger I, Pt. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A recent acquisition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I bought the above model (a secondhand but unused kit) for \u00a310, from Trains4U. The latter shop, in Peterboro\u2019, is a new discovery for me. Mostly, as the name suggests, catering to model train bods, they do nonetheless stock 1\/72 WWII German stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is my reference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I decided I\u2019d try and make a little diorama with this kit, and base it, to some degree, on the above photograph. I\u2019m not being slavish about reproducing the photo. I want there to be more zimmerit <\/em>visible, and the overall vehicle to be a little less completely stripped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Vimoutiers Tiger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another stripped\/abandoned wreck!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve also subsequently learned of the Vimoutiers Tiger (see pics above). Like the one on the cover of Panzerwrecks 14<\/em>, it has been stripped, and has an open engine bay area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTW, this post covers several days worth of activity\/modelling\/research, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bovington\u2019s famous Tiger 131.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The above shot was the only one<\/em> I found on\u2019t interweb that showed the central engine compartment with a strut across it, like the Ostfront 2 <\/em>cover photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fun thing about a project like this is, of course, fabricating the scratch-built stuff. In this instance that has entailed a near complete upper-body rebuild. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Very little of the original upper-body\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Finding useful ref wasn\u2019t that easy. Despite Tigers being one of the most popular tanks ever<\/em>. It\u2019s astonishing the fan base these old warhorses have! And yet detailing the rear engine deck internal stuff required much research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026 is used. Just the front and rear panels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thus far I\u2019ve fabricated the two radiators, and these weird doodads with slanted faces that I believe cover the fuel cells. That leaves the cooling fans, some pipe work, sundry odds and ends, and – poss? – the engine itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adding zimm<\/em>\u2019 and\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The upper hull of this tank is mostly stripped. So much so that all<\/em> the covers from the rear deck are gone. But rather than leaving the driver and radio op\u2019 hatches empty, I\u2019ve opted to have open hatches. Making them was not easy. And I may want to detail them a little more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026 other sundry little detailing elements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Adding zimmerit<\/em> can be fun, if also time consuming and often quite fiddly. I\u2019ve only recently realised that it was standard to have the anti-magnetic past on the hull area directly behind the road wheels. Makes sense, of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ditto – re time consuming\/fiddly- all the detailing on the sides of the hull. Most of these doodads are, I think, mounting points for the slanted \u2018skirts\u2019 (which in this instance are missing), and other stuff. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I bought the above model (a secondhand but unused kit) for \u00a310, from Trains4U. The latter shop, in Peterboro\u2019, is a new discovery for me. Mostly, as the name suggests, catering to model train bods, they do nonetheless stock 1\/72 WWII German stuff. I decided I\u2019d try and make a little diorama with this kit, … <\/p>\n

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