The Eva Project, p3 1:1 scale Tiger1 turret

65 - Initial construction of the mantel.	69 - Jiggy, in her black-panzer-uniform, checks-out the view from the comfort of the mantel !	67
70	71 - The discs and braces used inside the barrel.	72 - I went to all this work so that the sections of barrel will not droop, and later a simulated rifled-core could be added to the 88.
73 - Many hours of hard-work here!	74	75 - The barrel-sections on the lawn. Right hand side is the front tapered section.
77 - Barrel was built hollow, so I could later, somehow, simulate a rifled-core.	76	78 - Initial attempt at the muzzle-brake. This later proved to be incorrect!
79	80 - Covering over my mistake !	81 - Locking-collar of barrel in place.
82	85 - Some of the basic components for the loaders-hatch.	87
109 - The day of the big shift ! The now very heavy turret is moved onto a trailer and wheeled into the new shed…at last!	111	112
89	90	92 - An old model Tiger to show those interested what the tank looks like.
93	94 - At last I can view my work from a distance!	95 - The turret is placed onto 4x old-rusty 200 Ltr. Drums, as they did in the field for maintenance during the war.
96 - The large bolts are cast in bronze, and locking-plates made from aluminium.	97 - At home in the shed. The turntable, lower-left will later be used to form the replacement cupola.	98 - First mantel-rings in place.
99	100 - The white polystyrene mantel still awaits a covering of fibreglass.	101
102 - Inside the mantel-sleeve, rollers are later added to simulate the barrel-recoil.	103	104 - The mantel-collar before installation.