Sdkfz 181 Pzkfw VI ausf E early production
Since more and more interior tank kits are becoming available I couldn't resist building one. I chose the Rye Field Models Tiger I Ausf. E, early production, as my first go at this type of build. I will say that the Rye Field kit was a pleasure to build, for the most part. There were some errors in the instruction sheet, and despite being a "full" interior kit I had to buy an extra engine compartment set with some missing parts.
The build itself was spread out over several years. I'm one of those people who have lots of projects going at once. I hit a snag on one build, it goes into limbo and I make progress on another project until I hit a snag on that one. So I bounce around a bit but eventually come back around to get things done.
Such was the case with this build. I would have preferred to keep the upper hull top detachable. This proved unfeasible. As it was I had to do some serious clamping to attach the hull top, there was no way it was going to be detachable without some creative problem solving and I just didn't want to get that involved. That is why I took so many interior pics before sealing up the hull. The turret top is not glued down, though I think I might do so because it sticks up a bit.
I paired the Tiger with figures from Tamiya's German Tank Crew At Rest kit. I could nit pick it to death I suppose, but overall I'm pretty happy with the end result.
Pretty sure the result is fantastic, Guy @gzhatsk
Can you please add some pictures so we can see it ourselves
Greetings John,
I was having trouble uploading the pictures, all good now.
This is a really wonderful result, Guy!
Congratulations!
Thank you Spiros, it's always nice to hear words of encouragement.
What a lovely result that is Guy. I’m working on my first interior-kit as well ( T-34 MiniArt) and am enjoying it a lot. I wish in my build the upper hull will be detachable, we’ll see!
Thank you Harm,
Another thing I considered when trying to figure out whether or not to make the top detachable was breaking things. Every time I took the top off I would risk knocking some bit off, most likely those jerry cans on the back.
With some work it could have been done, I might try it on my next interior build. Let me know how yours works out.