AFV Club Tiger I

[Steve Jones]

Terrific first attempt at the Zim Bob. What are the tracks like??

[stillp]

Nice zimmerit!
Pete

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers gents.

Steve, rubber band tracks. They will do for this practice kit, when I build the Academy full interior late Tiger I will probably go Friul.

Got a bit done tonight. Started by chopping up the one piece fenders. I added some damage to one side and put the other side on a bit wonky (on purpose before anyone asks ).

I also got the tow cables done. The kit comes with metal rods for the barrel cleaning rod) so I decided to add metal tow cables as well. I used picture wire, once complete I got the cleats glued in position on the hull.

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[Guest]

You can hold the tracks on a Tiger down quite well with some strategically placed pins protruding from the hull side.

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Jakko.

I had planned on CA gluing the tracks to the wheels, but will try pins if that doesn't work.

[scottie3158]

Bob,
Nice work so far. There is another technique that works well on track sag, that is to run some black cotton through the links top and bottom between the road wheels where it will be hidden the advantage of this is you can adjust the sag by adjusting then tension on the cotton.

[Steve Jones]

I knew those needlework evenin classes were worth while doing Paul LOL

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Paul, not heard of that one. Wouldn't it also pull the bottom track up though?

[scottie3158]

Bob, Not if you go either side of the wheel center the wheel rim stops it from lifting. The track is normally stiff enough to resist it but if there is a little it will look natural when placed on the base as tracks are very rarely perfectly flat at the bottom unless on hard standing.

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheer Pauls, might give that a go if the CA doesn't work.

Again, I'm not too worried with this one as it's more for practice, but a good technique for future builds.

[Guest]

Cheer Pauls, might give that a go if the CA doesn't work.

Again, I'm not too worried with this one as it's more for practice, but a good technique for future builds. :smiling3:

Bob .
You see in the long winter nights out in South Lincolnshire Paul tries out these weird and wonderful techniques :smiling2:

[scottie3158]

Bob .
You see in the long winter nights out in South Lincolnshire Paul tries out these weird and wonderful techniques :smiling2:

well it's either that or walk the streets.

[Guest]

Bob, Not if you go either side of the wheel center the wheel rim stops it from lifting.

I’d loop the thread around the wheel axle instead of the bottom run, if I were to use this method.

[Mr Bowcat]

Finished of the construction tonight by cleaning up all the odds and sods, and getting the PE tool clamps installed.

It doesn't look like I did much but this little lot took a couple of hours.

With any luck I can get some primer down tomorrow.

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[scottie3158]

Bob,
The tool clamps look great. I know how fiddly they are.