Torro/Taigen kit Tiger

[ronnie42]

Bucket, water jerry can and fuel drum . Classy hobby ? do a plastic kit of drums and jerry cans but always out of stock.

Plasticard fuel drum ,up scale copy of 1/35 ones. A bit of strut to give the illusion of a wooden button to stop rolling about.

[ronnie42]

Hi Jimbo thanks . Its this that bothers me cleaning rods seam. The camera picks up the detail thats hard to spot on the model. Found a fix , superglue Aber PE on and they will look like metal ends. Much easier than doing it the proper way with styrene tube, brass bolt cut for threaded part and a brass tube at other end.

[ronnie42]

Every tank needs a number, and its better if its paint on . No matt white so trying matt black , Zimmermit and decals just don't work.

Little bit of overspray, take you time and a lot of light passes usually works.

[ronnie42]

Some more paint and found a pic , put rubber wheels back on, fitted star sprocket covers don't know about the idlers so early ones back on . stencils for the other 2 numbers, rear bin perfect but the vision slit and gun lifting point are close and its rough as the stencil was a pain to fit . Hope it was the same on the real tank.

[Jimster]

I love the attention to detail. It’s the little things that give a model character and being focused on a prototypical appearance is most commendable.

[ronnie42]

Hi Jimster Thanks , now i know why the Tiger 1 is a popular build. Every time you look for a detail something else crops up. No wonder all the 1/35 manufactures have so many different kits. Trumpeter are supposed to be releasing a 1/16 Tiger1 i should try and put a pre order in. Some of the books on the Tiger 1 are very expensive due to being out of print. Managed to find a Tank Art 1 for 35 € , Amazon were up at 100 usd.

[ronnie42]

Painting the jerry cans , rack and jack. cleaned up convoy light.

[ronnie42]

Some dried light mud on wheels and a Flat clear coat to start .

After clear coat stencil numbers look better

[ronnie42]

Tools in 1/16, now every manufacturer seems to do them in different sizes and shapes.

Have 3 here for German tanks all different, and another odd sized one sitting on tank .

I need to fit tools as in this pic.

Tools need some chopping to fit.

[ronnie42]

Made a start on the tools , getting them right size and fit.

Looks better , other side and a loop of wire next.