Re: Tiger 1 road wheels [TANKS]

[Loren Bellinger <Hauptmann6-at-cfsipgames.com>]

Both were MG34s. 7.92 Mauser.

rftrans-at-msn.com wrote:
> Does anyone know what caliber the MG carried by the Tiger I was? (Not 
> the MG on the turret, the one on the front.) 
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* rftrans-at-msn.com <mailto:rftrans-at-msn.com>
>     *To:* tanks-at-rctankcombat.com <mailto:tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>     *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2006 9:17 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: Tiger 1 road wheels [TANKS]
> 
>     Hey I'm new here. I'm building a 1/6 scale Tiger. Bout all I have to
>     say.
>      
> 
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* Steve Edwards <mailto:sedwards-at-awger.net>
>         *To:* tanks-at-rctankcombat.com <mailto:tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>         *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2006 8:30 PM
>         *Subject:* Re: Tiger 1 road wheels [TANKS]
> 
>         burn995-at-aol.com <mailto:burn995-at-aol.com> wrote:
>          > Tom down here in in Tenn.(transplanted from PA four years
>         ago).Bought the
>          > tamiya tiger 1 1/32 scale model for detail refrence on my 1/6
>         tiger. I noticed
>          > that the road wheel arms are in oppisite directions.left side
>         face aft and the
>          > right face fwd. Can anyone tell me what this does for the
>         tank and if it really
>          > matters on the scale models.Hope to have some photos worth
>         putting on the
>          > sight soon.thanks
>          >
> 
>         http://tiger1.info/EN/TorsionBars.html
> 
>         Like George said... made for a tight, clean install.
> 
>         I don't recall where I read this, but (supposedly) the fact that the
>         tracks were the same for both sides (but hung running in opposite
>         directions) had a slight affect on straight-line running. I
>         guess the
>         suspension arms hanging in opposite directions could also have
>         contributed, but I seriously doubt this would affect a 1/6 model.
> 
>         Tigerfibel, anybody?
> 
>         http://wwwzimmerit.com/main/pagineweb/tigerfibel.pdf
>         <http://www.zimmerit.com/main/pagineweb/tigerfibel.pdf>
> 
>         - Steve "YMMV" Edwards
> 
>         P.S. Panther and Tiger II combat tracks were asymmetric -- there was
>         a definite left and right track.