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Offline delbruck

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Re: Converted Winter German Tank Riders
« Reply #15 on: 07 November 2017, 02:21:58 PM »
Wow, those are amazing - although I don't think you can drive a King Tiger with your out the front hatch.

Offline Sascha Herm

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Re: Converted Winter German Tank Riders
« Reply #16 on: 07 November 2017, 02:30:34 PM »
Wow, those are amazing - although I don't think you can drive a King Tiger with your out the front hatch.

Thank you Delbruk ;) I thought that too and decided they stopped and discussed, with the pointing Grenadiers speaking to the Commander, to continue into another direction  :)

Offline moiterei_1984

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Re: Converted Winter German Tank Riders
« Reply #17 on: 07 November 2017, 04:31:46 PM »
@Sascha: Exceptional work! You've put quite some work into all those small details and it really has paid off.

Judging from the pic below it was possible to drive that beast through open hatch:



I bet just like with other tanks there was a device to lift up seat and instruments to the required height.

Offline vodkafan

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Re: Converted Winter German Tank Riders
« Reply #18 on: 07 November 2017, 05:20:01 PM »
I like this sort of project. Thanks for all the WIP photos.
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Offline Sascha Herm

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Re: Converted Winter German Tank Riders
« Reply #19 on: 07 November 2017, 05:23:49 PM »
@Sascha: Exceptional work! You've put quite some work into all those small details and it really has paid off.

Judging from the pic below it was possible to drive that beast through open hatch:



I bet just like with other tanks there was a device to lift up seat and instruments to the required height.

Thank you kindly  ;)

I used the picture below as a sort of reference when I started the project. You can clearly see the tracks spinning and the Driver looking out of an open hatch and thought it would be alright if I model it that way  ;)

Offline delbruck

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Re: Converted Winter German Tank Riders
« Reply #20 on: 07 November 2017, 06:23:56 PM »
Nicholas Moran "Inside the chieftains hatch" toured a Panther on you tube. Apparently there were controls that allowed you to drive with your head out the hatch.

Personally, I don't think it makes much difference either way, the converted models are very nice and very creative.
« Last Edit: 10 November 2017, 12:06:22 AM by delbruck »

Offline JamesValentine

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Re: Converted Winter German Tank Riders
« Reply #21 on: 08 November 2017, 01:14:03 PM »
stealing  ;D

Offline LordSpode1879

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Re: Converted Winter German Tank Riders
« Reply #22 on: 11 November 2017, 09:15:51 AM »
All about the detail ....spot on I'd say! So evocative of those shots of the Ardennes .......nicely done!
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