At 8:19 it becomes obvious that the cupola is glued at the wrong angle. It should be rotated a little clockwise until one of the periscopes is exactly front and center. I emphasise, this is not your fault. Takom made this mistake and Takom keyed the cupola to sit in this position.
@hanswarner175 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing out the mistake. I didn't actually glue it because I had to paint the sight glass.
@JH-we9rx8 күн бұрын
Nice straightforward build video of the kit everyone wants right now ! ( I think Takoms model of cheap basic kit vs ‘interior’ is excellent ) Music sounds very like Happiness by Alexis Jordan ….
@gruppenfuhrer453 ай бұрын
I just got this model a few weeks ago. Can’t wait to build it. Ty for this video I’m sure it’ll help. 😊
@ljscalemodels5265 ай бұрын
Looks great Hans - bring on the painting 😂 cheers Liam
@hanswarner175 ай бұрын
Thanks
@MikeRechlicz-yj3ie4 ай бұрын
Get quick tracks. They are fantastic!
@rrl42454 ай бұрын
I'm working on this kit right now, I despise the tracks with separate guide-horns - they always break off!
@snipertv7954 ай бұрын
Yeah, same problem with me. I bought the tiger box but was unaware of the ‘track’ situation. I think I’m going to buy some easier to make tracks if I can find any.
@rrl42454 ай бұрын
@@snipertv795 I bought the metal tracks from WarpUnited off of Amazon. I've used their products before. I'm happy with them. And as I'll never build three Tigers, I gave one to my local hobby shop to sell. Gotta keep them in business...
@daveybyrden39365 ай бұрын
At 0:53 the idler wheel arms are being glued in. The idler wheel on a Tiger is used to set the track tension. It might be better to leave those arms unglued until very late, when the tracks are on. You can then angle the arm to set the tension.
@TheSaturnV5 ай бұрын
There is a locater tab at 12 o'clock that rigidly sets the arm straight vertically. I think this works out ok if you stick to the kit tracks, but I went with Fruil and opted to modify these. It's very simple to take out a section on the idler arm to allow adjustment for other brands of tracks. It also helps by pulling the idler wheel away from overlapping the last road wheel so much and raises it slightly. This more closely matches the photographs I've looked through. Takom has it tucked in too far IMHO and this would look even more so with the 600mm idler wheel.
@daveybyrden39365 ай бұрын
@@TheSaturnV A locator tab? Wow, that's unexpected. Other model brands try to give you the realistic amount of movement.
@TheSaturnV5 ай бұрын
@@daveybyrden3936 Yes. The tab is on the hull and the slot on the arm. It's very easy to chop out a section off the arm and get any rotation you want. Supposedly the slot was done so it gives the right tension amount for the kit provided tracks.
@hanswarner174 ай бұрын
@@TheSaturnV If you cut it off, the spliced track cannot be installed.
@glenblessing15364 ай бұрын
This is obviously not the tracks that came with the kit. How well did it fit and could you send a link to where I can get my hands on them.
@hanswarner174 ай бұрын
RFM RM-5002U 1/35 Workable Track ,You Can Find It on ebay
@glenblessing15364 ай бұрын
@@hanswarner17 thank you 👍💯
@daveybyrden39365 ай бұрын
The "travel lock" - two folding arms - is not applied to the rear of your model. The real Tiger had it. I can't find an online copy of this kit's instructions. What does it say about the "travel lock", please?
@TheSaturnV5 ай бұрын
David, Takom devotes the entire page 25 to the travel lock on the right rear. They offer 3 options: Arms pushed apart laying on the deck, pushed together with chains open and finally pushed together with chain fully closed around a barrel.
@hanswarner175 ай бұрын
My fault, I didn't glue it on to make it easier to paint.
@daveybyrden39365 ай бұрын
@@TheSaturnV Thank you. I'm glad they did it properly.
@Vincentschneider0075 ай бұрын
Look at the box art. What is missing on the tiger?
@hanswarner175 ай бұрын
MG?
@Vincentschneider0075 ай бұрын
The front outer road wheel is missing.
@TwiceEvery14Days3 ай бұрын
Otto Carius' tiger had the front outer wheel missing. So with this kit and the Carius figure it's historically accurate. What's worse is that they did the same thing to the other Mid kit in the box art. Although it seems the model itself does have all the road wheels. Let's hope it's just the box :)
@daveybyrden39362 ай бұрын
@@Vincentschneider007 It was standard practice to remove the front outer road wheels on "Earlly" and "Mid" Tigers. Those wheels tended to collect mud and cram it into the suspension. I would have said the commander's headset is the missing thing. If he intends to travel, he will need to communicate constantly with the driver, who has a poor view.
@MashaMinaeva-th4onАй бұрын
mid ?....where port grenade pistol ,where port gun pistol ?read book...