|
|
|
|
| Type: |
PzKpfw VI-I Tiger |
Armament: |
88mm |
| Built: |
September 2003 |
Armor: |
100mm |
| Builder: |
Darren Baker |
Rating: |
40/4 |
| Status: |
Operational |
Battles: |
0 |
| Owner: |
Darren Baker |
Points Earned: |
0 |
| Call Sign: |
??? |
Points Given: |
0 |
| Notes: |
|
|
|
|
Using a 1/16th scale Tamiya Tiger I as a template I started to build my
own 1/6th scale Tiger I for paintball battles. No easy task I might add.
My original plan was to build it out of aluminum, then I priced it out
at a few metal shops around. Baltic birch ply seemed to be a perfect
choice all of a sudden. High number of plys and very tough.
|
|
|
|
Click Photo For Enlargement (70 Kb) |
|
|
|
The Tiger I is a nice model to scratch build as there aren't any
compound angles to deal with.
|
|
|
|
|
There is a mix of 1/2inch and 1/4inch ply in the hull as you can see the
front plate is 1/4" while the rest of the hull is 1/2".
|
|
|
Click Photo For Enlargement (91 Kb) |
|
|
|
Click Photo For Enlargement (84 Kb) |
|
|
|
My 1/16th scale Tiger will fit rather nicely in the center hull of this
thing. The two compartments on the sides ought to be real handy for
something.
|
|
|
|
|
Finally things are starting to get interesting, my hull is mobile after
a few changes and I love it.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Click Photo For Enlargement (67 Kb) |
|
|
|
|
This is the beast, a 1/6th scale version of the german Tiger I tank. So
far the hull is complete and running quite well under R/C control. I am
using two 24volt wheelchair motors, a Vantec controller and two 7.5 amp
hour batteries. The radio is a Futaba 6XAS PCM radio on 75Mhz surface
frequency.
|
|
|
Click Photo For Enlargement (48 Kb) |
|
|
|
Click Photo For Enlargement (104 Kb) |
|
|
|
|
A little paint and a few details attatched and it will be great. Everthing
is currently operational and all I need is another tank to shoot at. So
come on let's get a few canucks together and paste each others tanks.
|
|
|
Click Photo For Enlargement (51 Kb) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
