Dzhon Race. TIGER 1 Tamiya 1/35

[Guest]

Right into the fray with my first and possible last Tiger.!:smiling3:


A rare thing for me to build any thing German, but I do have a few in my stash. This was recommended by Jakko when I asked several weeks ago.


I plan to add some good old Friuls to make the tracks easier to do. I've used these quite a few times now and really enjoy doing them.

Nothing more that the tracks, no fancy barrels, a certainly not any PE.
Planning a street dio, now just to prove to a certain Lord of the South :smiling: I have conducted some lengthy research into this and plan to build it as Tank No 332 of the sPzAbt 503 Russia ( WHERE ELSE ) October 1943. !!!!

It might just have landed its self in trouble !!!!!!!!!! Fire ????




Seats are available, seating is supplied, coffee and strong tea and biscuits. You will be searched upon entry for any carpet monsters, and matches.

Dzhon.

[Guest]

I'll take a seat near the back please John. Strong tea & biscuits sound just the job. Give me a nod if you need a hand serving out.

[Guest]

I'll take a seat near the back please John. Strong tea & biscuits sound just the job. Give me a nod if you need a hand serving out.

Andy, looks like you will be better moving down the front, also hand out the biscuits could you, looks like we are going to be on our own:smiling3: Must have been something I said about German tanks :tongue-out3:.

[Si Benson]

Good evening comrade Race,

A Tamiya Tiger.....believe me you cant go wrong with that:smiling4:

Just finishing building that exact same kit myself as tiger 332 ! I’ll PM you a picture in a bit.

I have my seat at the front with Andy.....I brought in a few gluten free rock cakes for you and a bottle of brandy for medicinal purposes only:nerd:

[Guest]

This was recommended by Jakko when I asked several weeks ago.

It was? I’ve never built that particular kit (my only 1:35 Tiger ever was the Tamiya one released about 30 years ago — not their original Tiger from the ’70s) so I doubt I’d recommend this one except in general lines (“You can’t really go wrong with Tamiya”), but if you say so …

[Jim R]

Hi John
I'm in. Front row please. Tea with milk but no sugar and I particularly like choccie biccies. I'll bring a fire extinquisher just in case - you know how it is, better safe than sorry :tongue-out3:
Jim

[prichrd1]

Dzhon,

Looks interesting, I'm sure you'll do it justice.

Did someone mention fire extinguisher?

Coffee, black, 2 sugars, stirred 100 times clockwise please whilst I squeeze onto the driveway!!



:smiling3::tongue-out3:
Do you have any plain choccie digestives?

Paul.
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[scottie3158]

Seat at the front please strong tea no sugar and a couple of hob nobs please.

[Si Benson]

Fancy suggesting your might set something alight John.....if you want me to have a word then just say mate:smiling5:

[prichrd1]

Fancy suggesting your might set something alight John.

As if the rabble would suggest such a thing!!
:tongue-out3: :surprised::surprised::surprised:

[SteveH]

Evening John

It seems to be the "in" kit, as I have one on my bench being converted back to a VK 45.01 (H) a la Bill Hazard,

I have brought some fig rolls, if you don't mind.

I have Fruil mirrored tracks which are under construction at present.

Its a good starter kit for a Tiger "virgin"

Sounds light you have got a plan all organised

Have fun John

Regards

Steve H

[Steve Jones]

A great way to introduce yourself to the world of Tigers. The 332 is quite a well known Tiger with lots of information on it. There are some famous photos of it stuck and pulled out of the Russian mud which may be of interest for you if you want to do a dio. I hope you sought out the issue with the tracks and sprocket. My only suggestion is you dont paint it grey but go for Dunkelgelb. It may have had a camo pattern by October 1943 also if you need more information on that. Good luck mate

[Graeme C.]

Looks interesting Dzhon, I'll pull up a chair & a fire extinguisher.

[Guest]

Good evening comrade Race,

A Tamiya Tiger.....believe me you cant go wrong with that:smiling4:

Just finishing building that exact same kit myself as tiger 332 ! I’ll PM you a picture in a bit.

I have my seat at the front with Andy.....I brought in a few gluten free rock cakes for you and a bottle of brandy for medicinal purposes only:nerd:

Really, watch me :smiling2: oh yes for the gluten free rock cakes and the brandy:blow-kiss:
Thanks Si.

It was? I’ve never built that particular kit (my only 1:35 Tiger ever was the Tamiya one released about 30 years ago — not their original Tiger from the ’70s) so I doubt I’d recommend this one except in general lines (“You can’t really go wrong with Tamiya”), but if you say so …

Hi Jakko,it was indeed , when I mentioned that I had another make of a tiger you suggested the Tamiya would be a better one to go for.

Hi John
I'm in. Front row please. Tea with milk but no sugar and I particularly like choccie biccies. I'll bring a fire extinquisher just in case - you know how it is, better safe than sorry :tongue-out3:
Jim

You never know Jim, things can get out of hand and self combustion can occur.

Dzhon,

Looks interesting, I'm sure you'll do it justice.

Did someone mention fire extinguisher?

Coffee, black, 2 sugars, stirred 100 times clockwise please whilst I squeeze onto the driveway!!

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:smiling3::tongue-out3:
Do you have any plain choccie digestives?

Paul.
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Plain choccie available Paul,
please speak to head of catering Mr Benson.
Good choice in your mode of transportation. !

Fancy suggesting your might set something alight John.....if you want me to have a word then just say mate:smiling5:

No it ok Si, Paul and Jim are just being cautious. Bit of cheek really but they are nice enough chaps .:smiling2::smiling2:.

Evening John

It seems to be the "in" kit, as I have one on my bench being converted back to a VK 45.01 (H) a la Bill Hazard,

I have brought some fig rolls, if you don't mind.

I have Fruil mirrored tracks which are under construction at present.

Its a good starter kit for a Tiger "virgin"

Sounds light you have got a plan all organised

Have fun John

Regards

Steve H

Thanks Steve, and welcome, you can have the comfortable arm chair with the foot stool if your knees are aching.
By all means bring your own fig rolls, just don't show Mr Jones, he will think we are in Tunisia and expect a desert camo !

A great way to introduce yourself to the world of Tigers. The 332 is quite a well known Tiger with lots of information on it. There are some famous photos of it stuck and pulled out of the Russian mud which may be of interest for you if you want to do a dio. I hope you sought out the issue with the tracks and sprocket. My only suggestion is you dont paint it grey but go for Dunkelgelb. It may have had a camo pattern by October 1943 also if you need more information on that. Good luck mate

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Steve ,looks very much like the soil from the Kursk area, I fancy doing a street diorama, with the tiger on a corner or dug in to a building .
John .

[Guest]

Looks interesting Dzhon, I'll pull up a chair & a fire extinguisher.

Hi Graeme, nearly crossed posts then , welcome and bring the fire extinguisher, you can spray the front row if they get too rowdy .

Seat at the front please strong tea no sugar and a couple of hob nobs please.

Hob nobs it is Paul,tea is on it's way.


John