Sd.Kfz182 king tiger

[craigcole20b]

Up next is the mighty king tiger

[deafpanzer]

AWESOME!!! Can't go with KT... many fans here. Count me in and good luck!

[Tojo72]

Good one,I have the DML KT up next on my bench also,can't go wrong with the big kitty

[Deleted]

sweet! another king tigger, nice choice

[Deano]

KT's are rolling out . look forward to seeing how the Tammy kit builds.

Deano

[danb]

Great kit Craig im working on 1 as we speak perfect for improving details and it builds up easy you will need aftermarket tracks tho as bandys are not the best looking forward to this 1 buddy

Dan B

[craigcole20b]

thanks for the comments i stared the road wheels after work today i forgot how nice the tamiya kits go together are the road wheels steel?
yup danb the tracks that came with the kit are not so good so they got replaced with the indy tracks from tamiya along with the grille set and sticker zim form tamiya and the barrel is from rb. i have seen some other stuff i might have to pick up but i do have on order is the numbers and knight on the horse to paint on
we should of done a tiger group build
i have a question about the air cleaners were these an add on for a region

[Tojo72]

Yes those road wheels are all steel,so show bare steel on the edges from wear

[danb]

I would be up for a Tiger GB at some point and im not sure what you mean about air cleaners? they were issued to Tiger 1's i have never seen cleaners on a King T there are different grills for late /early models tho is this what ya mean?

All photos are for reference purposes only

Early screens that cover front air vents



Late version with Schurzen plates on vents



or you can have just grills on all vents all depends on what ya want fella ;)choice choices choices ey

Dan B

[wouter]

I'm always in for a KT

not sure what you mean with the aircleaners as well...KT's weren't fitted with any (or at least, not the external ones like seen on Tiger I's in Afrika

Cheers

[craigcole20b]

Thanks for the reply I thought the tam instructions called the top pic air cleaners that is the part I am talking about so if I were going to do a kt with zimmert it gets the early covers

[craigcole20b]

Thanks for the comments and info guys I got the running gear done
Nice tiger dicky I would say yea for that tiger in a group build or we could do the wild kingdom group build any scale anything named after a animal

[craigcole20b]

The panther is drying so.... I went and did one side of the kings tracks they are tam tracks little clean up great fit I glued the whole run together with testers black bottle glue when it got tacky is when I put them on to the running gear then crazy glued the tracks to the wheels I am going to try and do them as a unit

[Deleted]

nice work on the wheels & tracks

[macmcconnell]

Can never go wrong with a KT I like that pic of the screens

Mac

[wbill76]

Tracks and wheels are looking good, just the right amount of sag.

[craigcole20b]

The tracks are done not bad at all about two hours per side now the fun starts taking them off am only going to do that one time and hope nothing breaks (knocking on wood)
Thanks For The Comments Every One

[craigcole20b]

I stared the Tamiya zimmerit stickers they are OK just takes time to cut them out
Has any one ever used this how do they hold up to paint and weathering?

[wing_nut]

Don't think I've seen that zim used yet. look forward to seeing how it paints up. Nice work so far.

[bbd468]

Hey Bro! Ya tryin to slip a sweet build passed your old friend Gary?   Great build Craig, Zimm looks great. Im Bookmarked now so.........

[wbill76]

Looking good Craig! I've heard that the Tamiya Zim stick-on stuff has very low relief on the zim detail so you have to be very careful to apply thin coats of paint to it as a result to avoid some of it 'disappearing' in the process. I've not used it myself, only read about others efforts with it. HTH!

[Deleted]

looks great, never used that type of zim but I expect after some primer they will be fine

[craigcole20b]

Thanks for the comments everyone I hear you on the light coats of paint the detail is their but it could of been better I am going to do some damage to the Zim
Hey brother Gary thanks for the comments

[bbd468]

Man, that looks great bro! I think a bit of Zimm damage would look awesome.

[richardcraig]

Wow ... I'm quite surprised at how good that zimmerit looks ..Good job.

Rick

[Leon]

Craig the KT is coming along nicely.I like how the zimm turned out.

[craigcole20b]

Got the back done along with the pe grille set
Thanks for the comments everyone
Check out my post in the swap trade section I am looking for another king tiger or panther I would like dragon I have this for trade

[deafpanzer]

Zimm look good. Me curious how they will look after few coats of paint.

Wish I can help but don't have extra Panther or KT to spare....

[Hinksy]

Dec 11, 2013 16:13:07 GMT -5 @dickyf said:

I am SO up for a Tiger Group Build, count me in.....
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A king Tiger GB would be great Dicky - that OR a Tiger I/Iiger II GB?

I've got the lovely Dragon Henschel Turreted King Tiger with a great base, loads of ammo and accessories, pre-moulded Zim and an Aluminium replacement barrel! Yum!

www.dragon-models.com/d-m-item.asp?pid=DRA6303

Anyhow, I'll be following this build closely Craig - so far so great!

Good luck mate,

Ben

[Hinksy]

Dec 11, 2013 16:13:07 GMT -5 @dickyf said:

I am SO up for a Tiger Group Build, count me in.....

A king Tiger GB would be great Dicky - that OR a Tiger I/Iiger II GB? This Tiger of your's shown here is new one on me

I've got the lovely Dragon Henschel Turreted King Tiger with a great base, loads of ammo and accessories, pre-moulded Zim and an Aluminium replacement barrel! Yum!



www.dragon-models.com/d-m-item.asp?pid=DRA6303

Anyhow, I'll be following this build closely Craig - so far so great!

Good luck mate,

Ben