BUILDING A TIGER TANK

Part 6 by Vince Cutajar

Completed the sprocket assemblies (above) and fitted the electric motor mounts, idler bearings and also the drive gearbox casing armour.
When fitting the casing armour noticed that one of the bolts specified was a bit too long so used a 12mm one instead of 16mm. Fitted the front bulkhead, the glacis plate and upper front panel. Used the hull roof to get and check for proper alignment.
Also, turned the model over to start plugging holes and applying weld seams. Started with the easy part of plugging the counter bored holes with Milliput.
Slowly filled in gaps and holes with Milliput and also opened up 384 2.5mm holes and making them 3mm in the road wheels. Next, I did the blind rivets in the pannier gusset.
Next the ‘welds’ in Milliput.


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