Dragon Tiger I Late 3-in-1

[wbill76]

The next victim has been selected and the workbench prepped for the weekend! Dragon's kit #6253 Tiger I Late 3-in-1 in combination with Atak zimmerit and MK workable tracks.

[Deano]

Suuuuuuuuuuuuperb !!!! Im a watching this one for sure!

Deano

[Leon]

Another Tiggy,count me in Bill

[bigjohn]

Oh heck yeah!!!!!!!! count me in Bill. Sad part about this though is I just sold two of those kits on eBay. All for the Sherman cause.
But at least I can enjoy watching your build

[Tojo72]

All right,this is gonna be good !!!

[tonylee]

This indicates you took my advise Tex, you worn a hat when you rode the fence line.

Tony lee

[vlpbruce]

OOOH! I want to watch this one.

[Deleted]

Hey Bill very nice indeed !

[wouter]

come on Bill...this is sure torture for me

I want to finish my PzIII and Abrams first...this is not helping...

Looking forward to it!

Cheers

[bullardino]

LOL, how much did I win? I guessed the right answer, it's a german tank

MK tracks, Dragon kit, Atak zimm, looks like a really yummy project, I'm enrolled

[danb]

Im in Bill whats not to love about this 1 a Tiger and its made by DML match made in heaven IMHO

Dan B

[robbo]

Oh yes I have the AFV Tiger with Atak and workables so I'm defo in mate

[wbill76]

Deano, Leon, Anthony, Bruce, Carl, and Robbo, glad to have you along for the ride!

BJ, so long as the funds are well used in support of the Sherman cause, you'll be fine! This one has sat patiently in the stash since it was first released waaaaay back when even though the temptation was strong at one point to sell it when the e-bay fever was raging at its height!

Uncle T, yep and I kept my powder dry the whole time as well, not an easy task for sure!

Wouts, stay strong buddy! That III and Abrams are coming along very nicely, don't let up now.

Luigi, you get free choice of anything in Andy's stash. You just have to fight him for it.

Dan, no doubt about that and this one's packed to the box-top with all kinds of extras and choices, so have to decide what to use and when, but that's a good thing.

[bullardino]

Bill, all I need is show him a pic of a topless jagdtiger and he'll be too excited to notice

[AndyArgent]

Bill this looks great.By the way you do know that that kit is worth quite a bit of cash now.I have seen it sell for a hundred pounds on eBay.That's why I havnt built mine, as its a bit of an investment now.

[wbill76]

Sept 28, 2013 10:40:06 GMT -5 bullardino said:

Bill, all I need is show him a pic of a topless jagdtiger and he'll be too excited to notice

Very true Luigi!

[wbill76]

Sept 28, 2013 11:16:25 GMT -5 AndyArgent said:

Bill this looks great.By the way you do know that that kit is worth quite a bit of cash now.I have seen it sell for a hundred pounds on eBay.That's why I havnt built mine, as its a bit of an investment now.

I can understand that Andy, especially given the collector market that's out there for kits and the age on this one has allowed it to appreciate more than your usual kit, same thing goes for some of the CH white-box Tigers. I originally had 2 of these kits as I had plans to build two of the different variants provided for but ended up donating the 2nd one as a contest prize a couple of years back as I'm not a huge big-cat builder and the enthusiasm faded over time for the 2nd one. Be interesting to see how well they hold their worth as unbuilt kits as more time goes on!

[detailfreak]

HHMMMM,workable tracks and workable suspension. Perhaps we'll see a bit of a vignette,no? As always bill I will be watching in btwn rounds of pz4 assembly. Two thumbs up!!!

[dupes]

Oh man...full circle for me. You were banging out the Initial (kit 6252) when I first got back into modeling back in '06 (still one of my favorite Tiger builds - just does something for me). Took a while to fill the rest of the stable, eh?

[thug626]

Bill,
There was no time wasted getting the bench cleared for this one. Count me in! I've got this one lurking in the stash so, I'll be taking notes on this one if you don't mind.
Dave

[AndyArgent]

Bill i think looking at the kit in the box you are getting a superb kit. the only thing not in the box is the zimmerit. all this needs really is the tool clasps.

[Hinksy]

This is going to be great - the only thing that beats a Tiger I build is a 'Bodge' Tiger I Build!

I love your work Andy so I know this will be something special!

Btw, your DVD arrived this morning - it looks great so I'll be sitting down to watch that shortly. I thought it was my overdue M48 Legend Mantlet cover for a minute! I'd actually forgotten you said you were sending the DVD to me!

If you need anything for your build my spares box is bulging, loads of PE too (and tools) if you need tool clasps etc for your Tiggy.

Thanks again for the DVD!

Ben

[wbill76]

DF, glad to have you along! No vignette or dio plans for this one but that workable suspension will sure make life easier in terms of getting a level set to things.

Dupes, I have to agree that the Initial Tiger build and finish still ranks as one of my favorites too! Hopefully this one will be worth the wait.

Dave, I build one at a time so as one rolls off the bench another is there to take its place. Will do my best to flag any issues encountered along the way to help you when the time comes for yours.

Bodge, it's definitely packed full of goodies. The zim is a must of course and the PE tool clamps that Dragon provides are ok but I'll be using some different ones from Griffon as I prefer their design approach vs. Dragon's, so some mix-and-match may take place.

Ben, one day I'll approach Andy's level of craftsmanship in a build but I think I've still got a bit to go before you can legitimately confuse the two of us on a project.

[Deleted]

Ready, willing and waiting!

G

[wbill76]

Thanks G! Tomorrow will have the regularly scheduled update for sure. My wife's off to see her parents for the day so I'll have lots of quality bench time to myself as a result.

[bigjohn]

Sept 28, 2013 19:59:34 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Thanks G! Tomorrow will have the regularly scheduled update for sure. My wife's off to see her parents for the day so I'll have lots of quality bench time to myself as a result.

Road Wheels!!!!!

[Hinksy]

Ben, one day I'll approach Andy's level of craftsmanship in a build but I think I've still got a bit to go before you can legitimately confuse the two of us on a project. [/quote]

Dammit - sorry Bill

There is a 'sort-of' explanation - honest (insert blushing face here):

I'd had three hours sleep from working a double and was falling asleep at the laptop. I read Andy's post about it needing PE clasps and though it was his build.

Anyway, we don't see many Bill Plunk Tigers so I am looking forward to this! I see it's a '3-in-1'? What are the options and what plans do you have?

Sorry for the misunderstanding lads,

I'm off to get my final photos done now to wrap up my Pz.III thread - final update later tonight!

Ben

[elco]

Ooh now i want to get back at my Fehrmann build...nonono.. Nice start so far following along!

[wbill76]

BJ, no kidding but at least they are all steel on this beast! Spent a good part of the day yesterday cleaning them up and getting them ready, always something I like to get out of the way early on.

Ben, no sweat there buddy! We've all been there. The 3 options in the kit are a Tiger I Late, a Tiger I Late Command (befehlspanzer), and a Tiger I Final. Differences between the Late and Final are not huge but the kit accommodates for them regardless which is a neat touch IMHO. I'm planning this one as a standard Late.

Elco, glad to have you along as well!

[dupes]

Sept 28, 2013 19:13:00 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Dupes, I have to agree that the Initial Tiger build and finish still ranks as one of my favorites too! Hopefully this one will be worth the wait.

Got a scheme picked out already?