Tiger I, Early Production, by Academy, in 1/35 Scale, Part 1, Hull Construction 

Glad it helped you Titus, it's amazing how one brand of model will use the plastic from another. I bought a Paladin that was supposed to be a Tamiya kit, it was in a Tamiya box, only to find that it was an Italeri kit boxed by Tamiya with figures included from Tamiya molds, funny how it works in the modeling world. Good luck with your Tiger my friend! Take care. Johnny

Thank you very much George! And you're right, the air ducts to the feifel filters do not fit well at all. But I think they will work out in the end. Thanks so much for tuning in, I really appreciate it my friend! Stay safe and model on! Johnny

What a great compliment, thanks Jakob! Model on my friend. Johnny

Thank you Clayton😁

Yes, lots of road wheels Jeff! Thankfully they are molded nicely, not much to clean up. Thanks for watching, ttyl. Johnny

You got that right Steve! Thanks for tuning in, model on my friend! Johnny

Thank you Robert, my first Tiger, nobody forgets their first! lol, Johnny

Thank you so much Rob😀I've decided to go with the early arrival on the Eastern Front, Leningrad. Everybody does Zimmerit, but I think it was only applied from the factory from Aug. 1943 to Sept. 1944. I could be wrong on the dates but it was used little more than a year. If this was a Tiger with steel road wheels then it would be historically wrong to build without Zimmerit, because all of those tanks had it. Thanks for watching, model on. Johnny

@@hillbillymodeling you’re welcome my friend that’s very interesting to no about the zimmerit nice to be different keep up the great work 👍👍

Thanks David! 😁

Hi Michael, I see that you are a Tiger fan. It was a beast of a tank, but the transmission was far too delicate for the weight of the vehicle. Thanks for watching, stay safe! Johnny

Hi Treyz, thanks for commenting. And yes, like you, I'm replacing the tracks. You could probably get away with the rubber band ones, but there are too many good options out there to have your build suffer that, lol. Good luck with your Tamiya kit, they are really nice kits, and model on my friend! Johnny

@@hillbillymodeling just a quick update just got done building the Tankraft tracks and they are awesome! Don't know if you have tried these before ? Cheers Trey

@@treyzmodels422 No I haven't used Tankraft tracks before, but I have seen others use them and they do look great! I'm sure yours will be fantastic on your finished build. Johnny

Hi Carl. Those poly caps are made of a much harder material than Tamiya's are. I just left them on rather than risk breaking something. Thanks for watching my friend, take care. Johnny

You ain't a kidding Charlie Mac, 48 of those suckers! LOL. Johnny

Hi Norman, thanks so much for joining me on the channel, I really appreciate it my friend. Modeling should be fun and relaxing. I got back into modeling in 2020 during the lockdowns, so I'm learning as I go, I hope you find the videos useful. I try to build some of everything, even aircraft, but haven't built a Spitfire yet. But I will, lol. Good luck with your "experiments" and enjoy the hobby. We learn by doing. Take care and model on!! Johnny

@@hillbillymodeling Will do sir.

Hi Mikey V, the sprue goo really does work my friend. Thanks for watching, stay safe and model on! Johnny