Tiger Headlight Restoration

**Glenn66** · 10-08-2016, 04:47 AM

Well done. The camo would not be for me but I can certainly appreciate the amount of work you have put in.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-08-2016 04:47 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**mpw** · 10-08-2016, 06:50 AM

Great rescue job a few more years in the ground and it would have been lost for ever.. I think the paint scheme blends the old with the new very well.

Mark.

**Danmark** · 10-08-2016, 07:59 AM

Great save mate!!
I have an old Notek light that I have been meaning to do a similar thing to...

Cheers, Dan

**CBH** · 10-08-2016, 03:24 PM

A labor of love , great light .
I love camo but I think I would have went with dark yellow (Dunkelgelb nach Muster)

**The Devil's Bank** · 10-08-2016, 05:07 PM

After weeks of waiting and hoping to gets the different parts, I just wanted to get the Head light working again.

I was in contact with some interesting chaps, who had some great stories to tell.

It was really hard to get the Bosch glass, and I didn't think I'd ever get it to be honest, even Tigers in Museums don't have them.

Out of the blue, I received a E-Mail, do I still want a Bosch glass?

Erm, actually I do..

A chap had one, that he recovered from a swamp in the Ukraine

and it was for sale!

He was just digging in a big swampy hole and found bits and pieces and out came the glass..

A week later it was in my possession.

**harryamb2** · 10-08-2016, 06:27 PM

nice work.

**BlackCat1982** · 10-08-2016, 08:18 PM

Sorry I agree with Glenn66 that the camp scheme is a bit bizarre, but hats off to the work you put in putting this bit back together again, you just need the rest of the Tiger now.

**paulscoot** · 10-08-2016, 09:27 PM

History bought back to life

,I think that's really cool & what striking illumination for your display! Regards ,paul

**The Devil's Bank** · 10-09-2016, 06:06 PM

by BlackCat1982

Sorry I agree with Glenn66 that the camp scheme is a bit bizarre, but hats off to the work you put in putting this bit back together again, you just need the rest of the Tiger now.

It's just a spare of the moment three colour scheme, it looked too plain in it's overall sand colour..

When we had a good look at the damage to the headlight collar, there was bullet damage to it

The bullet is of a Russian type..

**James C** · 10-09-2016, 06:24 PM

What an interesting and informative thread from start to finish on this step by step restoration ,Just fascinating and the end result and display looks superb ,Well done
Cheers ,James