Tiger I (Early) SGB (Small Group Build)

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November 13, 2017
Started work on the Friuls. Complete number of links TBD.
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November 13, 2017
Pic of the back fenders in photoetch set.
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November 13, 2017
Head on view of back fenders soldered together.
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November 13, 2017
Side view of same back fenders.
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November 13, 2017
Pic of front fenders in photoetch set.
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November 13, 2017
Additional work needed to join the two parts together.
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November 13, 2017
View of fender parts (front and back).
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November 14, 2017
Finally got the front fender pieces together!
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April 8, 2018
Had to update the rear deck because of the time period this Tiger was created according to The Modeller's Guide to the Tiger Tank book.
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April 8, 2018
View of the pe side fenders.
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April 8, 2018
Modified MG barrel. The barrel was supposed to fit into the plastic barrel body, but I replaced it with brass tubing.
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April 8, 2018
This Tamiya kit has a cast-metal body. I didn't like the sloppiness of the top deck when dry-fitted so I had to shim it on each side.
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April 8, 2018
Same thing with the rear plate. Some serious shimming was required.
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April 8, 2018
It's coming together! A quick dry-fit of the top and rear lets me know that all the side-to-side gaps are gone.
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April 8, 2018
All wheels were primed with Tamiya Metal and Plastic Primer, then sprayed with Tamiya Rubber Black acrylic.
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April 8, 2018
Wheel masks created with my Shadowline Hobby circle cutter. I used it on .005 sheets of styrene so that I could have a bit of flexibility when taping the wheels to the back of it.