Your thoughts please?

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:30 PM

Hi chaps,
Yesterday,i picked up 2 King Tiger rounds that need some tlc.
My mate took one of them,i will keep the other.
My predicament is that i either keep both of them when Mick has done his stuff on them OR i save up for a top condition one that may be coming up but for 4 times the price of the two bought..
I know what my chick and my best mate say but i need your feedback.
Here is the one ive kept,no pics of the other yet im afraid.

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:31 PM

Its currently in a distasteful gold colour but is soon heading for the lathe for sanding.

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:32 PM

The driving bands are in ok condition for me anyway.

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:33 PM

i like the way the cap comes away rather than stuck down..

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:34 PM

inside the case there are no signs of filler coming through,so i will `red-lead` spray inside during the restoration.

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:34 PM

Proj...

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:35 PM

proj bottom

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:35 PM

stampings on proj..

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:36 PM

proj with cap in place..

**waffenamt** · 30th March 2008, 07:38 PM

I havent took a pic of the bottom with the primer as i cant see the stamps.i suspect though that there maybe some under that awful paint.
On rubbing a bit off the side of the case,it seems like there is not much evidence of filler.im told that the rounds have probably been water-found still in a recovered tank??