Work in Progress (First attempt)

[merlin3977]

Hello all,

Well, i've made a start on one my two projects; the Tiger 1. I was going to wait for all my nice metal bits but just couldn't bear looking at a plain grey tiger! am now waiting in eager anticipation for my uprated gearbox, metal road wheel set, turret mods, Graupner motors and all the other little bits and bobs i've spent my hard earned cash on! I attacked the tank with a number of different tools and materials and carried on over the weekend getting ahead of myself rather than wait so bear in mind it is a work in progress and i'll be retracing my steps quite a bit over te next few weeks!

Any way here are some in progress shots:

The Start........

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Didn't want to buy etched grilles so made my own (not historically accurate though)

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No More goodies to add so cracked on with painting what bits i had:

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Bit of damage work (that button thread really does cut well!)

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Bit more work to the chassis after basecoat and before first attempt at painting (p.s. used Krylon ultra-flat camo for basecoat as it's the best canned paint you can buy in my opinion) have used it on loads of airsoft guns and you can literally paint grease with it it's so good!

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Got rid of silly BB light and filled with green putty (how i love the smell of toluene in the morning!)

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First ever airbrush use!!

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And now for some Vallejo Panzer Green...

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[mcevoyi]

hi there merlin

keep up the good work ... its always great to see a modeller doing there kit bashing

iain

[xrad]

great start there! a few coats of washes/filters and dust and it will be a fine model.

[[ICE]monkey]

great start, good job with the air brush
regards, ice

[Saxondog]

Very Good start with the Tiger, like the paint scheme. Waiting for parts always is a bummer. Sax

[torpedochief]

Looking like a winner! Some folks have that natural touch, and some of us gotta work for it. Looks like you have the touch! Looking forward to seeing that bad boy on the move!

Don

[merlin3977]

Thanks for the positive comments guys. Appreciated! Am now just waiting for my metal wheel set, gearbox and barrell/turret mod and i can set about trying to finish it off. I've got a feeling this will be one of those models that i continously alter bit by bit. I also got a little carried away the other night on fleabay and have ended up winning a Tamiya Tiger 1 for a very good price! i only put a cheeky bid in and no way expected to win it but hey ho. I've had to get it delivered to my office as i don't want the wife to see it yet or she will kill me! Looks like i'll be working on three tanks simultaneously now! Have to say that i've really been bitten by the tank bug and have a feeling i won't be sticking at just three models.......