Hobby Boss VK3001[P]
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Hobby Boss VK3001[P]
I’ve wanted to build a Tiger tank for a long time but didn’t want to bother with accuracy. Tigers are too well documented, and I would get bogged down trying match a photo, so I decided to build a VK3001P as a “Tiger”. I really like the lines on this vehicle, especially without the fenders.
The Hobby Boss is a basic kit detailed enough with a nice rolled steel surface texture. I omitted the fenders which required a bit of filling and cleanup on the hull sides. Some details were lost so I redid all the welds with epoxy putty and textured the surface with Tamiya putty thinned with liquid cement.
The tracks about killed me on this. They did not fit together so each knuckle had to be filed down to fit. It was a horrible and tedious process. I have a partially built Dragon Tiger 1 initial that I used for parts to replace some of the basic looking Hobby Boss kit pieces.
Edit: I need to add, every part on this kit needed trimming to fit. Wheels, turret, tow points, hull, you name it.
The Hobby Boss is a basic kit detailed enough with a nice rolled steel surface texture. I omitted the fenders which required a bit of filling and cleanup on the hull sides. Some details were lost so I redid all the welds with epoxy putty and textured the surface with Tamiya putty thinned with liquid cement.
The tracks about killed me on this. They did not fit together so each knuckle had to be filed down to fit. It was a horrible and tedious process. I have a partially built Dragon Tiger 1 initial that I used for parts to replace some of the basic looking Hobby Boss kit pieces.
Edit: I need to add, every part on this kit needed trimming to fit. Wheels, turret, tow points, hull, you name it.
Last edited by Bryan Krueger on 19 Jan 2023, 00:46, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Hobby Boss VK3001[P]
Can the tracks be replaced?
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I think there are some Fruil replacements but I decided to tough it out.
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Nice clean build Bryan and an interesting subject.
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ThanksBryan Krueger wrote: ↑18 Jan 2023, 21:02I think there are some Fruil replacements but I decided to tough it out.
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Very nice work Bryan The Tiger's ancestors are fascinating subjects. Will you finish it as a prototype or as frontline vehicle?
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I want to finish it as one of the 502 Abt at Leningrad.Philipp Gross wrote: ↑19 Jan 2023, 21:05 Will you finish it as a prototype or as frontline vehicle?
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I finished it as a what-if VK30.01[P]"Tiger" with the s.Pz.Abt 502 at Leningrad 42/43.
Additional images can be found here: VK30.01 [P] Tiger
Additional images can be found here: VK30.01 [P] Tiger
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And that's what happens when you wash your Tiger too hot
How did you paint the whitewash? And what did you use for the snow?
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How did you paint the whitewash? And what did you use for the snow?
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