RFM king tiger build review

Armor/AFV WWII Axis
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Hi,
I’m currently building RFM’s new TIGER II.

I think it’s the best TIGER II kit I’ve ever seen.

However, there are some error and shortcomings, so I’m going to do a review while I’m building it.

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The kit I will be using is this version.

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This is the main reference I use.

road wheel issue

The first problem with the RFM kit is the road wheels.
This kit reproduces the version made in March 1945,
but the wheels are early wheels from before the fall of 1944.

Also, the shape of the bolt and the shape of the sheet metal tab
that holds the bolt together are also smaller and slightly different.
So I developed a new road wheel using 3D modeling
and printing that corrected all the problems.
also,
There is a gap between the Tiger 2 road wheel body and the center disc.
This gap was also made similar to the real thing.

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Looking forward to this build.
New AM wheels for the kit- PRESALE RDM35S62 – Rado Miniatures

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At least it is better than the rfm wheel in that it reproduces the even inner bolt placement
of the late type, and the lettering on the hub part.
Nice.

However, I think they made one mistake.
The placement between the inner and outer bolts seems different from the real thing.

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I am really looking forward to watching this thread.

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Thank you so much for waiting for my thread.
I will continue this thread until the end
so as not to disappoint your expectations.

I’ll be adding more fun content to this thread in the future.

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With your incredible attention to detail and accuracy, this is going to be a phenomenal build. I’ll be following with interest! Let’s see how many parts you wind up replacing!

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