Sd.Kfz 181 Tiger 1 SUPERTHREAD

[Longbow]

I finally opened one of the Takom Tiger boxes, and the sprues are Really nice. 
Only issue I have right now, is that if you build Carius’ 217, you’re going to have to remove a Lot of Zimmerit off the front hull plate and drivers area. 

[noelh]

On 2/27/2024 at 3:51 AM, Longbow said:

Need photos !! 👍

No photos yet but i started on the tracks. Our Aussie friend is in the video is better than me. I followed the instructions but the track guides didn't all glue but even if they did they'd pop when you  tried to cut them off. They scattered like confetti. 

 

I think adding them 3 or 4 at a time is the best idea. It's also easy to glue the individual tracks links  into the jig just like in the video. Messy!

 

I use Tamiya extra thin. I can't help thinking, I should have a jig that supports the guide horns correctly so they're actually fixed. 

 

I'm not complaining. These kits are for modellers. No colour call outs and while all options are available it's up to us to work it  out.

 

Grown up modelling. If I'm honest I prefer it that  way.

Edited February 29, 2024 by noelh

[Longbow]

22 minutes ago, noelh said:

No photos yet but i started on the tracks. Our Aussie friend is in the video is better than me. I followed the instructions but the.track guides didn't all glue but even if they did they'd pop when you  tried to cut them off. They scattered like confetti. 

 

I think adding them 3 or 4 at a time is the best idea. It's also easy to glue the individual tracks links  into the jig just like in the video. Messy!

 

I use Tamiya extra thin. I can't help thinking, I should have a jig that supports the guide horns correctly so they're actually fixed. 

 

I'm not complaining. These kits are for modellers. No colour call outs and while all options are available it's up to us to work it  out.

 

Grown up modelling. If I'm honest I prefer it that  way.

The Das Werk and Takom Panther tracks are the same. 
I used a piece brass box section to hold up the teeth. 
Just loaded them with extra thin as the first step, and left them to dry 👍

[aurelien wolff]

Hello, it's been a while I haven't posted progress on my border tiger. This year, I'm working on the 3 tone pattern based on 233 pic, speculation and the instruction:

I intend to get the takom big box for easter to do the falaise 214 from the box.

Edited March 2, 2024 by aurelien wolff

[SimonT]

Morning everyone, hope you are all well!

With the upcoming Tiger Group Build I’m hoping to get back into the swing of things and have started to have a good look about for information which will hopefully hold my attention long enough for an actual completion... 

I have a Late Tiger in the stash and have found some great shots of ‘211’ from s.SS-Pz.Abt.102 with a very nice camo pattern and interesting features.

I’ve had a look for ‘Panzers Normandie 44 Serie - schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102 - TIGER de la 102’ without success which claims to have lots of info and images on ‘102’ in Normandy, though I doubt I could afford it if I found it!

 

 

So I wonder if anyone here has any information and/or further images (or better quality) to the photos I’ve found so far?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

Si

Edited March 16, 2024 by SimonT
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[echen]

Choice of camouflage/location can be puzzling. I wonder how many P47/Typhoon/Il-2 pilots looked down from above and wondered who grew a line of large, mobile, rectangular bushes in the middle of a country road.

[Longbow]

Edited/deleted for wrong information. 
 

102 did have a Command Tiger with similar camouflage. 
 

Edited March 16, 2024 by Longbow

[SimonT]

2 hours ago, echen said:

Choice of camouflage/location can be puzzling. I wonder how many P47/Typhoon/Il-2 pilots looked down from above and wondered who grew a line of large, mobile, rectangular bushes in the middle of a country road.

Presumably these were taken a fair distance from established frontlines (I don’t know how far allied ground-attack aircraft would venture).

In TYPHOON PILOT by Desmond Scott he suggests that the close air support was kept close to the troops and having difficulties in venturing further afield due to anti-air defences and the low-flying they did.

 

I need to confirm sources, but I have noted that s.SS-Pz.Abt.102 left Tilburg-Breda area in the Netherlands on 11.06.1944 and didn’t arrive in the Normandy (Cauville) area until 04.07.1944. They had to de-train early on northwest of Paris so a lot of distance covered on tracks.

Edited March 16, 2024 by SimonT
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[echen]

@SimonT Pierre Closterman's "The Big Show", admittedly about Tempest activities, described attacking road and rail traffic and the toll taken by light flak. AFAIR They ranged far and wide looking for targets through Europe.

However, specifically in Normandy, maybe it was the USAAF P47s that carried out interdiction strikes further afield and deeper into France?

[echen]

I found the missing road-wheels and had another go at pin-washing.

Not very successfully methinks. 

Matt varnish and a light dust-coloured wash is next.

Edited April 24, 2024 by echen

[echen]

Decided to see if I could improve the pinwash.

 

Not sure if it has worked.......

[Stef N.]

Yes definitely. 👍👍

[echen]

Tried a coat of matt varnish.

 

 

Now it needs some mud and dust.......................

[Jasper dog]

That's looking really good Echen, great work!

[aurelien wolff]

Hello, it's been a while I got here. I did aedvanced on my broder kit with the feifel and roadwheels.

[Longbow]

RFM's Wittman at VB, Tiger I. Review...

 

 

[Longbow]

Addressing the troops…

 

[Stef N.]

3 hours ago, Longbow said:

Addressing the troops…

 

Great photo. What are those objects on its side, sitting on the mud guards?

[Longbow]

25 minutes ago, Stef N. said:

Great photo. What are those objects on its side, sitting on the mud guards?

Those are Hammerstolen (Sp?) ice-cleats, for the tracks. They are just attached to the sides by wire, for storage. 

[Archelaos]

Hi! 

 

I am building Tiger 1 F01 from Fehrmann Gruppe. I have seen photos and pictures so I understand that current main interpretation seems to be that the hull was in dunkelgelb while turret is in tri-color camo. Still, there seem to be color variations on hull.

Is it possible that the hull of this tank could be in tropical RAL8000/7008 camo? 

[Stef N.]

On 25/02/2025 at 11:02, Archelaos said:

Hi! 

 

I am building Tiger 1 F01 from Fehrmann Gruppe. I have seen photos and pictures so I understand that current main interpretation seems to be that the hull was in dunkelgelb while turret is in tri-color camo. Still, there seem to be color variations on hull.

Is it possible that the hull of this tank could be in tropical RAL8000/7008 camo? 

I researched F05 and could not find a definite answer to the colouring of the GF tanks so I took a bit of artistic license. As is known the GF Tigers were a mixture of different vehicles put together to make a workable one. The F01 had an early hull, (plus steel wheels and later turret) so the hull could be the colours you suggest.

[Longbow]

Nice cupola image...

 

[Market Garden]

Hi

 

Hope you don't mind me contributing to this thread.

 

This is a Trumpeter Tiger 1 in 1/35th "Late Model" Eastern Front built OOB, built three years ago now.

 

 

 

[Longbow]

9 minutes ago, Market Garden said:

Hi

 

Hope you don't mind me contributing to this thread.

 

This is a Trumpeter Tiger 1 in 1/35th "Late Model" Eastern Front built OOB, built three years ago now.

 

 

 

Nice Totenkopf Tiger !!

[Stef N.]

Aye, a very good quality Tiger @Market Garden