Building A Tiger Tank Model! Takom 1/35 Otto Carius 217 Tiger 1 Mid Production | Number 2200W

Nicely done, Jason! You may know this already, but for all the viewers who don't know yet, I want to point out that the brushes of all Tamiya caps w/brushes are interchangeable! Meaning the brushes are not an integral part of the cap and can be easily taken out and switched around. That way you can have a smaller brush for your Tamiya cement AND keep the white cap! And you wouldn't have to explain that again in your next video 🙂 Cheers

Bought the triple big box...this video very timely 😂 greatly appreciated 🙏 very good tips cheers 🍻

Great build, good to have one to follow pointers taken on board. Cheers

Excellent video mate

One of the best info builds i hav seen yet, Keep up the info like this on all your builds everyone will be watching your builds

Thanks for the advise, I will use all of it.👍👍

I assure you, Testers glue, Contacta and Tamiya's standard glue are hot glues. They are melting the parts together. CA and PVA work the way you're suggesting.,

perfect tiger. Now i want this kit

Been waiting for this video.!.Like the interruption by your cat and of course your cat wanted to see a Tiger.!Thanks for the upload a great build with good tips on this kit..🇬🇧👍

I love these videos that cover a kit's flaws and how to deal with them. Gorgeous Tiger I! I have the mission models bender as well as a Hold N Fold (which predated the MM one). The groove in the MM is designed to register the edge of a razor blade once the part is secure. I've never had any difficulty getting a crisp bend that way no matter the size of the PE.

I bought all five Tiger kits, thanks for the info as I’ve just finished a Das Werk 1/16th Panzer III. The plastic seems to be the same, and I found the instructions to be diabolical.

Dragon's panther kits did have smart tracks, which had hollow guide horns so unless it's an issue peculiar to tiger tracks, then it certainly is possible to have a set of tracks with hollow guide horns.

I too have that old Mission Models photo-etch bender. Bought it I think back in 2006. Haven't used it nearly as much I anticipated when I bought it. Great model, great work constructing it. The zimmerit is no doubt the best I have seen to this point, be it molded on or aftermarket. I admire your skill with assembling small parts, and there are many on this kit. Look forward to seeing it painted & weathered

Great work and fantastic video! Very helpful

Inspirational

Another excellent video! I really like your patient, and pragmatic approach and the fact that you include some of the "mistakes" makes your content more relatable. Some great tips in here and I look forward to seeing the painting and weathering. I have the Tiger 1 Big Box 2 (two kits and Michael Wittman figure) on preorder.

I have found that I will work with what I am given in the kit. Out of the box building perhaps.

This is a nice kit but probably not one for the novice. Its years since I built a Tiger 1 but I think I should revisit this subject as the kits have improved so much. I recently built the Takom Chieftain where all the track links were individual but without pins. They were a real PITA to do to get to look correct and the timing of the glue setting was critical, too soon and the came apart and too late and the track would not lay right. I think if I were to do it again I would drill out the end section of track to put a small metal pin in to hold the track and make it into a temporary workable track.

I went with after-market tracks on this kit, as I ALWAYS lose track horns when I mount the tracks on the roadwheels. Frustrating, especially when they're eaten by the 'carpet monster'.

Your getting the track wrong on the sprocket will help me to be more forgiving of my own mistakes. Thank you.