Tiger 131

[dalej2014]

Reference pictures of Tiger 131 from Bovington Tank Museum.

[Steven000]

Thanks for the pictures Dale, I hope to see it in real life one day.
Cheers Steven

[dalej2014]

Thanks for the pictures Dale, I hope to see it in real life one day.
Cheers Steven

You're very welcome. If you get the chance to visit Bovington, please do. it's an excellent museum with dozens of great tanks. Well worth a visit.

[boatman]

Reference pictures of Tiger 131 from Bovington Tank Museum.

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COR WOW MANY THANKS Dale thats the first real TIGER 1 ive ever seen will it run ? or is he just static ?
CHRIS an jen

[Tim Marlow]

Nice shots of probably THE iconic tank……i always think the track replacement cables look a little weedy though….

[Tim Marlow]

Very much a runner Chris. They have their own Bovington Tiger day where they show it off…..

[dalej2014]

COR WOW MANY THANKS Dale thats the first real TIGER 1 ive ever seen will it run ? or is he just static ?
CHRIS an jen

She's a runner mate - the only one in the world. They do a Tiger day at Bovington, where you can see her in action! Link here.

[dalej2014]

Nice shots of probably THE iconic tank……i always think the track replacement cables look a little weedy though….

They do look really thin don't they? Especially given the width of those tracks. Probably a really strong alloy, or something to do with the interleaved wheel arrangement?

[Tim Marlow]

Is it only me or does anyone else wonder why the Wehrmacht bothered with that Camo pattern though…..you can hardly see the difference between the shades…..I did it several years ago on a 250 using Modelmaster enamels and literally couldn’t see the colour difference when I removed the masking!

[boatman]

AH hi again Dale but i know this my be a stupid question but ive often herd them wheels in the tracks called road wheels so was it capable of running on these wheels with out the tracks on ?
chris

[Guest]

She's a runner mate - the only one in the world.

Of course, given that there are something like half a dozen left in all, it being the only runner is not all that strange

ive often herd them wheels in the tracks called road wheels so was it capable of running on these wheels with out the tracks on ?

No. In almost all tracked vehicles (there are a few exceptions), only the drive sprockets are powered: they pull the track around the wheels, and because of this, the track in turn pulls the whole vehicle forward. The roadwheels are essentially rollers on which the hull moves over the lower part of the tracks, which is flat on the ground.

If you break both tracks, the vehicle isn’t going anywhere (except maybe down, if it happens to be on a slope ). Break one track and the vehicle can turn on the spot, by moving the other track, but that’s it.

[dalej2014]

Is it only me or does anyone else wonder why the Wehrmacht bothered with that Camo pattern though…..you can hardly see the difference between the shades…..I did it several years ago on a 250 using Modelmaster enamels and literally couldn’t see the colour difference when I removed the masking!

There's camo paint? lol. Yeah, fairly pointless tbh.

AH hi again Dale but i know this my be a stupid question but ive often herd them wheels in the tracks called road wheels so was it capable of running on these wheels with out the tracks on ?
chris

As far as I know Chris pretty well any tank with road wheels can be towed without tracks, but the drive sprocket drives the tracks, so may not drive without them. Hope that makes sense? I could be wrong, and welcome more experienced members corrections, clarifications etc.

[boatman]

Of course, given that there are something like half a dozen left in all, it being the only runner is not all that strange :smiling3:


No. In almost all tracked vehicles (there are a few exceptions), only the drive sprockets are powered: they pull the track around the wheels, and because of this, the track in turn pulls the whole vehicle forward. The roadwheels are essentially rollers on which the hull moves over the lower part of the tracks, which is flat on the ground.

If you break both tracks, the vehicle isn’t going anywhere (except maybe down, if it happens to be on a slope :smiling3. Break one track and the vehicle can turn on the spot, by moving the other track, but that’s it.

OK Jakko thanks for that info but it is a bit misleading calling them rd wheels as that where my thoughts were wrong but cheers for puttin me right an Dale
chris

[Tim Marlow]

Not really Chris. Your car is probably front wheel drive, but the rear wheels are still road wheels….even though they cannot drive the car.

[boatman]

Not really Chris. Your car is probably front wheel drive, but the rear wheels are still road wheels….even though they cannot drive the car.

YEA POINT taken Tim thanks
chris