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Hi Ace
I thought 12.15am was the start of the day mate, get in early and do plenty of building


Kevin, yep v happy to do swapsies, electronics
I havn't seen a Pershing barrel / mantlet (inside), at least its not bigger than the styrene or brass tube, which will make it a lot easier to mod

Cheers
Gra

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Gra's Heavy Tank Regiment
HL Tiger 1 - El Mod, Tiger 1, K T Porsche turret, Panzer III & IV, Stug G & E, Panther D,
Matorro KT, Jagdtiger and Sturmtiger, HL Sherman and T - 34, A7V (WIP)
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Yep still been busy

i have extended the barrel length by 34mm to nearly the length of the Wecho barrel
and have modded the recoil again but more on that later when we get the recoil operational.









next i have started on the smaller detail, ropes, cleaning rods, side clamps, spare track links etc....
I broke the main cable but good ole styrene and you can repair anything




made what looks like wing nuts












had problems with the cleaning rods moving so i glued them together with a bit of styrene that goes behind the bracket, all stay in place now










made up the track cable, tip if you use any type of thread rub some PVA glue along it and it stiffens the cable up so not so flimsy




more to come

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Gra's Heavy Tank Regiment
HL Tiger 1 - El Mod, Tiger 1, K T Porsche turret, Panzer III & IV, Stug G & E, Panther D,
Matorro KT, Jagdtiger and Sturmtiger, HL Sherman and T - 34, A7V (WIP)
Panzergruppe South Member

I bought some Aber PE tool clamps of RCTA, so next step was to assemble the clamps, boy need a big magnifying glass wow a bit fiddly but in the end they do look good






















have since started on the other tools and clamps, so more pics soon

cheers
gra

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Gra's Heavy Tank Regiment
HL Tiger 1 - El Mod, Tiger 1, K T Porsche turret, Panzer III & IV, Stug G & E, Panther D,
Matorro KT, Jagdtiger and Sturmtiger, HL Sherman and T - 34, A7V (WIP)
Panzergruppe South Member

Great job on the clamps Gra ,i to got these ,finished one and said "bugger that for a joke"
They are nice but so is my sanity

Hey Gra,
Yeah I'm with Tankboy. But you make the clamps look easy.

Cheers

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rctanksaustralia.com

Hello Gra,

Lookin' great mate

I made up some of those fiddly little buggers for my tiger, took hours but it just transforms the tank with them. You glued them closed? I did as they will undo and you end up loosing your tools!
It's going to be a cracker mate, Wish i lived closer as i'd love to see it in person when finished. Pics are good but eyeballs on the prize is better!

Cheers,

Ace

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Thanks guys
Yes the clamps are very fiddly, but once I found the knack of assembling them it was pretty easy (but wouldn't reconmend after a night out)

I'm not going to use them on the side of the tank as to flimsy

Thanks ace on the glue tip, I was wondering how to keep them closed, but then if you want open them again??, a mate mentioned he tied some small wire around the lever

More pics soon

Gra

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Gra's Heavy Tank Regiment
HL Tiger 1 - El Mod, Tiger 1, K T Porsche turret, Panzer III & IV, Stug G & E, Panther D,
Matorro KT, Jagdtiger and Sturmtiger, HL Sherman and T - 34, A7V (WIP)
Panzergruppe South Member

hi all
another update
have made fire ext holder, crank handle, crowbar, fuel vent, bracket for wire cutters


















for those keen eyed tankers, yes i have turned turned fire ext around to the correct position
since taking the pics

pics of the hatch holding latches and lifting hooks (from RCTA shop)






camo holding loops made from fuse wire




more soon
(have ran out of time wife needs computer)

cheers
gra

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Gra's Heavy Tank Regiment
HL Tiger 1 - El Mod, Tiger 1, K T Porsche turret, Panzer III & IV, Stug G & E, Panther D,
Matorro KT, Jagdtiger and Sturmtiger, HL Sherman and T - 34, A7V (WIP)
Panzergruppe South Member

OK more pics
made the track rope and holders






the shovel and hammer handles were not right too small, one being metal was going to be a problem to replace, so i used AFV (Mal's) idea of heat shrink tube put over the handles and heated up, works a treat










then decided to try some battle damage (for the first time ), my idea is the JT has been around for a while and received some front on shots, used the soldering iron to make the effects.














now to the long awaited paint job




have finished the painting, pics soon

cheers
gra

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Gra's Heavy Tank Regiment
HL Tiger 1 - El Mod, Tiger 1, K T Porsche turret, Panzer III & IV, Stug G & E, Panther D,
Matorro KT, Jagdtiger and Sturmtiger, HL Sherman and T - 34, A7V (WIP)
Panzergruppe South Member

Thanks Frosty
Yep it's the small detail that makes all the difference to these mods, it amazes me when at showing our tanks at shows how many people bend down and have a real close look at them

Gra

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Gra's Heavy Tank Regiment
HL Tiger 1 - El Mod, Tiger 1, K T Porsche turret, Panzer III & IV, Stug G & E, Panther D,
Matorro KT, Jagdtiger and Sturmtiger, HL Sherman and T - 34, A7V (WIP)
Panzergruppe South Member