Hi folks
It took 2 years in the making, many hours of both modelling and researching, scratch building parts (sometimes over and over again) but it's finally finished...
I give you the 1/16 RC Tiger 1 (Late conversion).
This is to the best of my knowledge an accurate portrayal of the machine probably used by Michael Wittman at Villers Bocage. I say probably because there are 2 possible candidates for this machine (I refer everyone to the discussions on 'Missing-linx'), I believe that this machine is more likely. Just to head off a few questions regarding the colour scheme, the turret numbers follow current thinking on the machine abandoned outside the furniture store in Villers (NOT 222 as stated in many books but Tiger 212). 212 is seen in earlier photographs near Morgny in a column of other 2nd company tigers, the turret numbers appear larger and lighter than the normal red outlined with white and speculation surrounds what colour they actually were. Some have said blue, some yellow, some even pink! I've gone with blue because I don't think we'll ever get a definitive answer so I've gone with what I think looks best.
Steve (Stona) if you're reading this, this is every bit as contentious as the minutiae surrounding Mk 1 spits!
Anyway, about the model...
The tools all have real wooden handles, the jack block is also real wood, the 20 tonne jack and the fire extinguisher were scratch buit as was the turret roof. Many alts to the standard Tamiya tiger are needed to bring it round to a Late model spec - including moving all the tool locations, alts to the rear deck and addition of the spare track links to the turret roof as well as the more obvious late cupola.
Hope you enjoy the photographs and all comments are welcome.
Cheers
P
It took 2 years in the making, many hours of both modelling and researching, scratch building parts (sometimes over and over again) but it's finally finished...
I give you the 1/16 RC Tiger 1 (Late conversion).
This is to the best of my knowledge an accurate portrayal of the machine probably used by Michael Wittman at Villers Bocage. I say probably because there are 2 possible candidates for this machine (I refer everyone to the discussions on 'Missing-linx'), I believe that this machine is more likely. Just to head off a few questions regarding the colour scheme, the turret numbers follow current thinking on the machine abandoned outside the furniture store in Villers (NOT 222 as stated in many books but Tiger 212). 212 is seen in earlier photographs near Morgny in a column of other 2nd company tigers, the turret numbers appear larger and lighter than the normal red outlined with white and speculation surrounds what colour they actually were. Some have said blue, some yellow, some even pink! I've gone with blue because I don't think we'll ever get a definitive answer so I've gone with what I think looks best.
Steve (Stona) if you're reading this, this is every bit as contentious as the minutiae surrounding Mk 1 spits!
Anyway, about the model...
The tools all have real wooden handles, the jack block is also real wood, the 20 tonne jack and the fire extinguisher were scratch buit as was the turret roof. Many alts to the standard Tamiya tiger are needed to bring it round to a Late model spec - including moving all the tool locations, alts to the rear deck and addition of the spare track links to the turret roof as well as the more obvious late cupola.
Hope you enjoy the photographs and all comments are welcome.
Cheers
P
