These I built back in 2015 as a comparison .
They are the Initial version.
Continued Tomorrow
Donald
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Excited to see this dual build & compare!
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It should be said : the air vent cover, at the front of Dragon’s engine hatch, is not accurate.
The correct cover is the same one from Late kits.
David
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We are relying on you for corrections , there’s not anything I can do about these as they were built around 8 years ago. I wonder how this RFM kit compares to the newest one.
There’s a lot of Tigers coming from Takom hey a set of 3 and a 1/16th. figure.
Regards
Donald
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It should be said that on the real Tiger you were not supposed to move that idler wheel beyond 30 degrees. There are two little bumps on the housing ring to mark the limits. I don’t think it was even possible to go much beyond them because the screw that adjusts the wheel is only so long.
If you needed more, you were supposed to change the number of track links.
David
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That’s true for most tanks, not just the Tiger. Movement of the idler is limited, after that you add or remove track blocks.
It gets trickier with tanks like the King Tiger or T-34 which used track blocks in sets of two, the idler has to be able to move farther to accommodate the length of two blocks.
Ken
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Very useful. I am enjoying this thread. Thank you.
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Now the Finish Pics.
There all done.
Don’t ask which one is which , I don’t remember.
Regards Donald
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Two fantastic builds, nice comparison, thank you Donald. A++
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Donald for all the photos and info you give on these kits. It will come in handy when I get around to building the Dragoon Tiger ! I have in my stash. VBG. I love all the info and
hints that are given on this forum.
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These builds give me something to compare with my Trumpeter kit. Well done!
Bill
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It seems the Dragon kits still hold up against current tiger kits
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I suspect that “current” Tiger kits are partially copied from Dragon kits. There’s one specific example where I can prove that some copying took place. But, let’s be fair, China is a long way from any actual Tigers.
David
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