New scribing tool arrived. Got the weld seam cut out on the turret. Pantherman
Academy Tiger 1 early version
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I wish. No that is the kit weld that I have to match with my daughters clay.
Might have a go at that tomorrow. I will post photos of my efforts for everyone to smile at. Pantherman
So I'm fairly happy for a first go at this. Kinda found my rhythm near the end.
Filled the channel with the clay, used the cocktail stick to gently push it up a fraction as I went along the weld line.
I plan to prime the tank with the German red brown vallejo primer as it would have been done in the factory. So the red clay should blend in. Then a few light coats of dark yellow before the winter camo. Pantherman
Got some primer and a topcoat on today. It's mostly dry fitted at the moment.
Made a start cleaning up the wheels. Pantherman
Made a start cleaning up the wheels. Pantherman
I will do some close ups of the welding I tried for the first time. Pantherman
Photos as promised. The paint effect is something I'm trying out on builds where I'm going to weather them. Pantherman
The welds turned out great. Nice work
Thanks Tim. PM
Got the base coat and a gloss coat done. I'm very happy with the welds now that they have been painted up, they look very similar to the Academy one's.
I noticed that Academy also missed out the front weld on the hull top at the front so I had a go at that one as well. Pantherman
I noticed that Academy also missed out the front weld on the hull top at the front so I had a go at that one as well. Pantherman
I also made a start on the wheels and the crew.
There are 2 crew from the kit and 2 resin figures I have added. They all need alot of cleaning up so hours of fun to be had. Pantherman
There are 2 crew from the kit and 2 resin figures I have added. They all need alot of cleaning up so hours of fun to be had. Pantherman
He was going for the Xmas cake but I got there first. Pantherman
Jakko
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How are you going to use the loader, though? As he's the wrong way round for loading a Tiger main gun.
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mustang1989
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Love the weld seams that you've managed to pull off on that turret @Pantherman . Learning a great deal in this thread.
Many thanks. I have thought about trying the welds for a while and it was much easier than I expected. Pantherman
Jakko
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So he'll be chucking an empty case out?
Got it. PM
Got the first coat on the lads. They then went out drinking and came back legless..... Pantherman
mustang1989
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Man......you make me wish I would've opened up my rear hatch and gotten that loader guy. Great idea and going to be a nice addition to the build.
Thanks. PM
I have been neglecting the Tiger while trying to finish the Bismarck so have made a start on the camo. Pantherman
Some more progress on the winter camo. I'm thinking about just leaving it as it is because it looks rough and hand painted which is what I was trying to achieve.
Let me know what you think. The scheme is just randomly done and im not too bothered about how authentic it would have been. Just playing around with it really. Pantherman
Let me know what you think. The scheme is just randomly done and im not too bothered about how authentic it would have been. Just playing around with it really. Pantherman
Never done it... but watchin'!
Jakko
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Not much need for winter camouflage in North Africa, no … 
(Fun, but really totally unrelated, fact: here in the middle latitudes of western Europe, we sometimes get North African camouflage free of charge. A couple of times every year, southerly winds carry dust from the Sahara all the way here, something like 2000+ km, which rain then brings down to the ground so it covers cars, roofs etc. in a thin brownish layer.)
(Fun, but really totally unrelated, fact: here in the middle latitudes of western Europe, we sometimes get North African camouflage free of charge. A couple of times every year, southerly winds carry dust from the Sahara all the way here, something like 2000+ km, which rain then brings down to the ground so it covers cars, roofs etc. in a thin brownish layer.)
So the start of the camo is done and I have added the decals and tools. Now sorting out the wheels. Next will be making some mud to sling around.... Pantherman
Also just a little addition. I used my new decal pad for the first time and it was brilliant. Kept the decal ready for use for over 40 minutes when I realised I had to repaint the gun barrel darker so the decal can be seen. No water sloshing about and no decals floating off and settling on top of others. Pantherman
I wheely had some fun with these, took around 14hrs to get here though. Pity I'm going to weather them and chuck a load of mud over the lot...... Pantherman
