Hewy Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 OK, time to start my thread, I'm snowed under at present with models, work, and my garden, but I've been so looking forward to this, I'm building a 1/35 zvezda king tiger henschel turret, no zimmerit, when I bought the kit, probably 2 years ago I found on opening the box the Hull bottom was horribly warped, twisted , I actually started work on attempting to straighten it during the panzer gb, using boiling water a hair dryer and a razor saw around some of the suspension arm inserts, to relieve some of the twist, on the inside of the hull, I can report its a 95% fix, the other 5% I'm hoping will be sorted upon bonding the upper and lower hulls together, the kit is actually dragon molds originally, early, granted, and basic, Scalemates helped to identify it so I Could spruce the old banger up with a couple of pe sets, I'm unsure of the scheme, I'll be doing I like the ambush camo and I did notice the knight on the horse, that's already being built in the gb, progress is expected in fits and starts at first, some pictures Cheers 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Hi Glynn, Rather than rely on the hull being straightened further by gluing it to the upper hull, I'd brace the hull more by gluing/fixing 'girders' across it, and if needs be, along it. I would even consider metal brackets being used - they won't be seen. I'm really looking forward to your ambush camo btw. Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Badder said: Hi Glynn, Rather than rely on the hull being straightened further by gluing it to the upper hull, I'd brace the hull more by gluing/fixing 'girders' across it, and if needs be, along it. I would even consider metal brackets being used - they won't be seen. I'm really looking forward to your ambush camo btw. Rearguards, Badder Cheers pal I agree badder, there will be internal firewall type braces, I should have mentioned this, during the straightening job I actually made two braces, but I didn't want to glue them in and the Hull top on then incase it was deemed over 25% built and I felt it all had to be done together, I'm sure with those measures it'll be fine, I reckon konigstiger 332, it is in the decals, amush camo, some pictures on the tinternet captured, some missing fenders, just the ingredients that are needed, but I'll reserve the definite choice till later 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Looks like a challenging project Hewy. Picking up on your and Badder's bracing idea - would diagonal X braces help control some of your twisting? Good luck, whatever your solution 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Hi Glynn. Great to see you here with what should be another superb project! Very annoying about the lower hull tub - I can't offer any further suggestions to those provided above - not come across this issue with any kits....yet. Looking forward to seeing it in progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Welcome to the GB Glynn, hopefully the 5% remaining will be sorted. Looking forward to seeing your build come together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Robert Stuart said: Looks like a challenging project Hewy. Picking up on your and Badder's bracing idea - would diagonal X braces help control some of your twisting? Good luck, whatever your solution Yes it is a good idea robert, I will go a bit "heath robinson" when I join up the halves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Turns out the king is very much alive, I can report the straightening out has worked a treat I did it over four days, bonding one side at a time, and using strips of thick card stock as cross strengtheners I've also assembled the wheels and cleaned most of them up and got some of the parts on the Hull, the suspension arms are also glued in place, a little lower than the bump stops more in keeping with a fully laden tank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Hi Hewy, it's definitely early Dragon, I remember cutting all the track links off the sprue and cleaning them up years ago, are you using them or going for AM tracks? As you have shown the plans under your KT I must point out that they are wrong with the domed ventilators on the rear engine cover, the flattened one they show at the rear of the panel should be at the front, it is flattened to go under the turret overhang, you might be able to swop them over but if not just check it does not foul the turret. Here is the rear panel on mine. Regards. Bob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 42 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: Hi Hewy, it's definitely early Dragon, I remember cutting all the track links off the sprue and cleaning them up years ago, are you using them or going for AM tracks? As you have shown the plans under your KT I must point out that they are wrong with the domed ventilators on the rear engine cover, the flattened one they show at the rear of the panel should be at the front, it is flattened to go under the turret overhang, you might be able to swop them over but if not just check it does not foul the turret. Here is the rear panel on mine. Regards. Bob Aahhr thanks for the heads up Bob, I'll swop it out, I shall have a go at the kit tracks, what are they like for accuracy? Do you know? There is a few small parts that zvezda gives an option for, I've searched the net but can find no answer, and to top it all off they all look nearly identical, yours is looking good, HATAKA 😔, can't abide the stuff Bob, strange color match apart, I liken it to bathroom ceiling emulsion, even smells the same,. Wouldn't surprise me if dulux owns HATAKA, or it's made in the same factory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Good that you've straightened out the hull on this one Hewy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Hewy said: I shall have a go at the kit tracks, what are they like for accuracy? Do you know? There is a few small parts that zvezda gives an option for, I've searched the net but can find no answer, and to top it all off they all look nearly identical, yours is looking good, HATAKA 😔, can't abide the stuff Bob, strange color match apart, I liken it to bathroom ceiling emulsion, even smells the same,. Wouldn't surprise me if dulux owns HATAKA, or it's made in the same factory Hi Hewy, those early tracks are ok, they replaced them with magic tracks which had better definition of the tread detail and they interlocked better, they still need to be glued but the big bonus was that they were all separate, so minimal cleanup. the alternate parts are not identified on the Dragon plans either, and as they introduced different variants there were even more options with no information given. If there is anything I can help with just ask. I have not had any problem with Hataka paint, apart from the colour of that greyish/beige shade of dunkelgelb, the paint itself sprayed on very easily with no tip drying, and the airbrush cleaned up quickly, I haven't tried it on the bathroom ceiling though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: Hewy, those early tracks are ok, they replaced them with magic tracks which had better definition of the tread detail and they interlocked better, That's good, They look OK to me Bob, but to be honest I don't know what to compare them too , this is my first king tiger, like you say not super sharp, but I'll give them a test run later in the week, cheers, BTW I've changed the domes for flat ones, no damage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, Hewy said: That's good, They look OK to me Bob, but to be honest I don't know what to compare them too , this is my first king tiger, like you say not super sharp, but I'll give them a test run later in the week, cheers, BTW I've changed the domes for flat ones, no damage I'm glad the domes swopped ok, only a minor thing, hidden under the turret but if someone pointed it out after it was all finished it would be annoying. I've done 4 different types of KT track, original/ early, magic tracks, Model Kastern and Fruil. Fruils are the most realistic but at about £30 you have to be keen or rich. The originals are just more work, what with all the sprue attachments to clean up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Hewy said: Nice work Glynn, and great to see you lining up those gate marks prior to removal! I don't know who you learned that little trick from, but he must be a genius! (I know, I know, people have been doing it since the invention of the sprued wheel) Rearguards, Badder Edited May 27, 2019 by Badder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Great to see you are getting properly underway Glynn! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 57 minutes ago, PlaStix said: Great to see you are getting properly underway Glynn! Kind regards, Stix Thanks stix, still have a lot of juggling with builds to do, including a 32nd hurricane and spitfire for an old gents 80th birthday on the 11th of June, my fingers are tightly crossed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 First of all apologies for the intermittent thread entries, I do like to move things along at a pace, but due to a couple of unforseen commission builds I'll be back up to full steam on all my gb endeavours after Sunday, I have been doing the odd 10 mins here and there and this is where it stands atm, I'm going to apply the etch next, and spray some chipping fluid on the wheels and dunkelgelb it up, I shall be leaving the tools off due to the silly putty I'll be using to mask the camo As can be seen here, there is a bit missing that the barrel plugs into (a disc with 6 I think rivets on, well that bit has gone to who knows where, lost, gonski, scarpered eaten, this puts pay to the RB barrel, how I'll fix this will need styrene around it not ca, Any way the RB barrel is far too nice, and deserves a kit that's a bit more modern and detailed, then I'll do a cable conduit for the headlight, 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Nice progress Glynn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Looking good Glynn, Shame about the mantlet ring. Some plasticard and a pair of dividers used as a scribe would be my thought...... ps, The 'like' button had gone missing from my pages, but I just found it about 6ft thattaway >>>>>>>>>> Rearguards Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 😁, cheers badder, I've searched high and low, but some close up investigative work on the said parts sprue gate reveals I didn't cut it off with snips, it was broken off, and probably left in the sprue bag and binned, doh, I've had a modelling nightmare of late, (blasted wingy things) but as of right now I'm back to my gb's, I shall be catching up properly shortly, and being a complete sucker for punishment, stash mining (as badger calls it) for something appropriate for the D-Day GB (with road wheels) not wings! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 I've got my bench back😊, pe applied, dented appropriately I've doused el tigre in tamiya Hull red, lovely colour, also made a cable conduit for the headlight, I am going to put the kits track holders on the turret, unfortunately the two pe sets I've got for this kit don't supply them, 🙄, I'm now in two minds on completing the assembly before I lather it in dunkelgelb, or something like it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Nice progress Glynn, the kitty looks menacing with a hull red overcoat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 Thanks ozzy it is a bit stealth cat isn't it,. But not as big or dangerous looking as a magach 6, I'm building one in the patton gb, and they've been sitting next to one another in the queue , the patton looks massive in comparison, the tiger obviously though without its fenders, still very imposing, when there done maybe a photo comparison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Definitely a photo comparison once there finished please Glynn, I’m holding off on my D-Day build. As I’m terrible at multitasking on builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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