The KING

[hias]

Hey Guys,

just a little preview of my upcoming build (...so excited...)

I`am pretty busy right now, so i hope to get some more pic´s online on wednesday.

The amount of Sprues and the Size of the Box is just impressive...(scares me a little)



the zim looks pretty good i guess





so more to come

[ForbesHutton]

You have the 505 logo for your pic, but you aren't doing the 505 version?!

[digger303]

watching to see how this kit pans out with major curiosity.

[hias]

You have the 505 logo for your pic, but you aren't doing the 505 version?!

you´re right, it was a little confusing , but here is the resolution



and i plan to start with the 505 version

So, some more pics from the kit






hopefully i can start glueing tomorrow...

[Kevthemodeller]

watching to see how this kit pans out with major curiosity.

Like wise, I'm keen to add Tiger 2 to my stash.

[Stokesy44]

When I saw the news these were coming out I thought yeah baby, I want one.

Birthday is in October, luvly jubly!

[Davethepitch]

I remember when I built my 1/16 King Tiger loads of parts.

[InitialProduction1]

Yeah I wanted to get one of them, but I couldn't get a a new mortgage. Lol.

[Joker56]

Collecting mine today ,whooooowho

[hias]

...get started today

and the first thing i noticed, what you need building this kit is SPACE..a lot.
Wich i haven`t
So the XL Box comes pretty handy



The instructions seem to be logical and neat

but there is a major minus i recognized even on the first sub assembly, you have to pick up parts from 4 individual sprues ...häh



so we will se where this is going

[d6mst0]

I just purchase those two kits but I am going to wait until I have a few more kits under my belt. Looking forward to your progression with this kit so I will know what I will be facing when I start my build. Good luck.

There is a you-tube video just released on assembly and painting the lower hull interior.

[hias]

made a little progress

some more lower hull details



primer and a some pre shading



and the very first paint on the kit



i hope to pick out the first brush painted details tomorrow

[d6mst0]

Looking nice and clean. Have you experience any fit issues?

[hias]

Looking nice and clean. Have you experience any fit issues?

Except for two little holes in the sidewall which need to be reamed, the fitting was perfect so far.

[SteveAFV]

Holy cow that's a lot of parts. I'm envious.

[chalkyw]

Watching this with interest as have just bought the Porsche turret version

[hias]

...this is going to take a while
continue with a couple of the interior parts, amount of detail on this is pretty huge so the painting takes a lot of time
here are some pics of the progress

[digger303]

engine transmission area looks nice

[hias]

so far so good...
lower hull assembly is almost done and i started the weathering process,my plan is to keep it simple because of the relative short period of service.



next up "The Maybach" (seems to be a kit by itself)

[d6mst0]

Looking very nice. Love the work you did on the transmission. No surprises yet with the fit?

[hias]

Looking very nice. Love the work you did on the transmission. No surprises yet with the fit?

no...no issues at all