Patrick's King Tiger GB suggestion

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Bravo Patrick! :smiling3:

Ian will open a thread on the Suggested GBs section, so you only need to think some rules (if you wish) and definite the dates.

Congrats, we have another 2017 GB :smiling3:
 

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very cool for me,nice time line to get it done,;)
 

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Congratulations on the GB Patrick. One I'm looking forward too.
A year is great for me I've got 3 to start in January already so now make that 4 bring it on.
 

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If anyone wants a Takom King Tiger I'm getting more of them delivered today, one of them was going to be my next build
 
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OK, Patrick... after much thought, count me in. A one year deadline is way plenty of time, considering the other projects I have planned (not to mention the spontaneous ones I come up with) and I have been looking for an excuse to get a KT.
 

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Well add me to the list as well. I'll figure out how to get hold of one when I get to it .
Come on, I've got some German armour paint that ain't going to keep forever, lol.
@dubster72 post a list with all the names and I will open a forum for it next time I'm at the PC.
Well done!
 
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So the current list of people contributing to this GB are:

Patrick
Ian
Dave
Tommy
Colin
Monica
Si
Richard
Ian M
Brett

Anyone else who fancies joining in during 2017 is most welcome.

The rules are very simple.
The kit has to be a King Tiger (Tiger B for the purists!)

It can be in any scale.

Box art & sprue shots are at the individuals discretion.

The GB will run from January 1st 2017 to 31st December 2017.

Having fun is definitely permitted! :p

Thanks to everyone who's made this one possible.
 

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So your joining in the GB then John :smiling3:

Go on then, the thing that put me off tracked vehicles are the individual tracks, I looked at one of the Takom kits and there are like a million pieces, ok maybe not, but lots in track pieces, is there an easy way to do them?
 
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I will be getting the new takom king tiger with interior for Christmas so you can count me in.
 
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Go on then, the thing that put me off tracked vehicles are the individual tracks, I looked at one of the Takom kits and there are like a million pieces, ok maybe not, but lots in track pieces, is there an easy way to do them?

There's a fairly simple way to do individual tracks John.

Lay out a length of masking tape sticky side up & add the links - see the picture below of my Panzer III track
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Then using Tamiya extra thin cement or similar, apply it to the joins of each link. The cement flows in & begins to cure
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Give it 15 minutes or so & then bend the length of track around the tanks roadwheels, as illustrated again by my Panzer III
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The masking tape helps to keep everything together. Allow the cement to fully cure, then you can remove the track. Pull off the tape, paint & weather the track as desired.
Do the same with the lower run & when ready, join both together.
 

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Thanks Patrick, you make it sound so easy, I will give it a try.
 

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Yep, will take me a whole year to do mine anyway :D
 

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I have 2 new Takom kits coming in, I think they will be here this week
TAK02073 WWII German Heavy Tank Sd Kfz 182 King Tiger Henschel Turret w/interior without Zimmerit
TAK02074 WWII German Heavy Tank SdKfz 182 King Tiger Porsche Turret w/interior without Zimmerit
 
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