Tamiya 1/16 King Tiger - Anyone Build It?

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Craig - 20 Apr 2004 02:06 GMT

I'm going thru my instructions now and am curious as to how many of the
screws needed for construction show up on the exterior and if so what
means you used to hide them.

did you use CA, epoxy, etc. instead? I'm building a static model so
strength is not an issue.

thx - Craig

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Masa - 21 Apr 2004 18:18 GMT

I built it a year ago. Here is my way of constructing.
http://www.naritafamily.com/howto/kingtiger/photo_frame.htm

Masa

> I'm going thru my instructions now and am curious as to how many of the
> screws needed for construction show up on the exterior and if so what
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> thx - Craig

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Herbert Ackermans - 24 Apr 2004 23:24 GMT

> I'm going thru my instructions now and am curious as to how many of the
> screws needed for construction show up on the exterior and if so what
> means you used to hide them.
>
> did you use CA, epoxy, etc. instead? I'm building a static model so
> strength is not an issue.

I've built mine in RC-state. That requires for the hull to be detachable
from the runninggear. For this, 2 screws are on the engine deck that are
visible.

Otherwise, most screws are hidden. Along the running-gear are screws on the
underside of the tank visible where the suspension is fitted.

If you are going for a static one, you can leave of those screws on the
engine-deck, fill the holes and glue the upperhull to the bracket.

Are you going to improve any detail on the tank or just build it from the
box?

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