Couldn't wait WIP King Tiger

[armornutii]

    It sits behind me, I hear a rumble, odd German commands, I sense it wants me to dive in sooo... here we go.

[tcoat]

[chromdome35]

That's going to be HUGE!!!

Are you going to do an OOB build or add some goodies to it? (are there AM goodies available for a 1/16 King Tiger?)

[tcoat]

May 15, 2023 12:25:30 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

That's going to be HUGE!!!

Are you going to do an OOB build or add some goodies to it? (are there AM goodies available for a 1/16 King Tiger?)

Could have some fuel drums!

[stikpusher]

[armornutii]

   OOB, I bought it with an included Aber barrel and muzzle brake, I also have a build book that shows where things can be spruced up with scratchbuilding however I'm not ready to commit to that.....yet...
   Indy tracks.  92 per side, the went together with short metal pins and are semi workabke, I wouldn't trust them, however they do conform well and were fairly easy to do. Approx 4hrs all said and done. I also did up the spare tracks that hang on the turret. Drive sprocket and idler wheels are halves as expected. 
   No turning back now.

[Tojo72]

Wow,she's a biggin,I got my Andy's 1/16 Tiger calling out to me.

[Joe Rix]

Woohoo Perry! This is going to be an absolute thrill ride with you. So looking forward to this.

[ogrejohn]

What a monster! I'll definitely be watching this one!

[moparmadness]

Geez, that thing is a beast! Can’t wait to see what you do with it.

[Leon]

Got a front row seat for this build!

[tcoat]

I would lose sleep trying to decide which turret to use.

[406 Silverado]

So lookin' forward to this Perry!!

[armornutii]

  Already am Tcoat, I like the Knight on one of the Henchel turrets however there are a couple interesting cam schemes for the Porche....I have myself ALMOST talked into doing Zimmeret, how hard can it be . Also considering...wait for it.....BATTLE DAMAGE!! , fenders tended to come off shortly after rolling off the train. We shall see

[tcoat]

May 15, 2023 19:39:10 GMT -5 armornutii said:

  Already am Tcoat, I like the Knight on one of the Henchel turrets however there are a couple interesting cam schemes for the Porche....I have myself ALMOST talked into doing Zimmeret, how hard can it be . Also considering...wait for it.....BATTLE DAMAGE!! , fenders tended to come off shortly after rolling off the train. We shall see

Well Zimmeret would be a bit easier in that scale but there is a lot of acreage to cover. There are very few pictures of these things with any fenders at all much less all of them. 

[armornutii]

   The kit comes with a fret of zimmeret tools, one is big enough to texture my drywall LOL. I'm gonna be digging in the interwebs for pics, gotta get over the " I don't know how" syndrome....just try it might turn out OK.

[tcoat]

May 15, 2023 20:02:51 GMT -5 armornutii said:

   The kit comes with a fret of zimmeret tools, one is big enough to texture my drywall LOL. I'm gonna be digging in the interwebs for pics, gotta get over the " I don't know how" syndrome....just try it might turn out OK.

It comes with tools and I presume instructions then...

[armornutii]

  Tools yes, instructions.....kinda, translation from Chinese to English gets the point across, and a sketch of using tool with putty. I have sime ideas on how to practice before buying a gallon of putty to apply.

[hasenpfeffer]

Awesome! All I can keep thinking about is looking at the prices for 1:16 goodies and saying to myself : "Holy Hell!"

[tcoat]

May 16, 2023 20:19:49 GMT -5 hasenpfeffer said:

Awesome! All I can keep thinking about is looking at the prices for 1:16 goodies and saying to myself : "Holy Hell!"

This one was only $25 on Ebay and when you consider the size and shear volume of resin that is a pretty good deal. 


www.ebay.com/itm/194442030731 

[armornutii]

   I cringed at the price too. I had been looking for a big cat to go with my Andys Tiger, most were out of stock or no interior...didn't want to pay big bucks for a simple kit.....however when this one was just waiting for a fool and his money to part I couldn't say no.
       Stay tuned as the hecklers are eager for me to continue ...........Gosh I love these forums.

[406 Silverado]

May 17, 2023 8:47:43 GMT -5 armornutii said:

   I cringed at the price too. I had been looking for a big cat to go with my Andys Tiger, most were out of stock or no interior...didn't want to pay big bucks for a simple kit.....however when this one was just waiting for a fool and his money to part I couldn't say no.
       Stay tuned as the hecklers are eager for me to continue ...........Gosh I love these forums.

You'll hear no heckling from me. I'll be the guy that's too busy drooling to comment much.

[tcoat]

May 17, 2023 8:47:43 GMT -5 armornutii said:

    hecklers 

[stikpusher]

[armornutii]

   MUPPETS!! LOVE THOSE OL GEEZERS!! LOL.

[chromdome35]

May 17, 2023 8:47:43 GMT -5 armornutii said:

   I cringed at the price too. I had been looking for a big cat to go with my Andys Tiger, most were out of stock or no interior...didn't want to pay big bucks for a simple kit.....however when this one was just waiting for a fool and his money to part I couldn't say no.
       Stay tuned as the hecklers are eager for me to continue ...........Gosh I love these forums.

How's that build coming? Don't get the zimmerit too thick.

Am I heckling correctly?

[armornutii]

LOL, perfect Chrome..exactly what I expected to hear. Your heckeling skill are strong, lets keep watching to see if my build will do it justice

[armornutii]

    Just an update, no pics, sorry. Soon. So spent the evening smashing road wheels together, as you can imagine in 1/16 it was similar to crushing Oreo cookies...size wise and not the tasty result... then I tackled the torsion bars, some mold line clean up but not bad.
    Installed floor bracing in lower hull on which the false deck sets on. Since this kit has a full interior I intend to paint as much of the insides as I can and my style of building is usually sub-assemblies, paint, install, paint to match, weather soo. Thing is HUGE.
       For other inquiring minds, I have desided on the Henchel version. A/M gun barrel, muzzle brake, are for that varient.
     No picturs it didn't happen so stand by gang, I'll get shots up soon.

[brandonk]

Cool subject. HUGE subject to boot. Are you planning on making all the goodies visible? ie, a cutaway, or perhaps removable bits so you can really dive into all the minutia of details inside?

[armornutii]

   Planning on leaving hatches open as much as possible, as far as engine area ? not sure, may leave decks off or just put pictures beside build.