Torro Heavy Metal King Tiger

[HERMAN BIX]

A magician never gives up his tricks !!
Looks like magic to me mate

[Markocaster]

WOW ! Is all I can come up with amazing work

[hotte8487]

A magician never gives up his tricks !!
Looks like magic to me mate

Thank you again Mr. Bix. A real magician has no secrets...
...and you self already know almost all secrets of model building.

[hotte8487]

WOW ! Is all I can come up with amazing work

Merci comrade!

[hotte8487]

As announced it goes on at the rear; as next were the already finished exhaust pipes mounted.



Also otherwise were all parts again mounted, here spade and towing cable at the left side…



…also the right side was completed, except the barrel cleaners.



Thereafter were the flash-LED for the gun brought in position and the muzzle break with a drop glue fixed on the barrel,…



…here a photo from the frontside.



The crowbar was finished and again mounted.



It was continued at the turret, he has received a bit dirtying…



…from top,…



…from left...



and from the right side.



Continued soon…

[hotte8487]

Thereafter I’ve made dirt splashes with a mix of thinned line seed oil and colour pigments at the lower hull. This also again very discrete and in a bright shade because the sandy combat area. Here at the hull front,…



…at the lower hull sides…



…and at the rear plate.









The complete view of the rear area.



Then followed the periscopes; in the commanders cupola were used the periscopes by Schumo-Kits. They were first primed and thereafter painted.



At all other positions were the periscopes from Torro used, these ones became also a painting. Photos…















At finish for today were again applied some light soiling’s at the turret roof, the engine deck and also in the area around the front hatches.







It goes on with some tool details, this then next time.

[HERMAN BIX]

What exactly is there left to say lads ?.............

I would be a nervous piss-wreck driving this around a battlefield that was not suitably insulated with bubble wrap & down feathers
The commanders cuppola pictures are just perfect. the slight tinge of rust staining, and paint loss in the right areas.....

You sure do have it going on Mr Hotte

[Soeren]

This tank looks really nice. I always wonder when you guys decide that the model is finished? I would imagine it can't be finished ever. another question, does the color look so bright in reality as well, or is it the pictures? I am oftentimes puzzled swing those light shaded colors, because in my imagination I would think camp works best when it is darker, because it gibe less light back for being spotted webn sitting in ambush.

[hotte8487]

What exactly is there left to say lads ?.............

I would be a nervous piss-wreck driving this around a battlefield that was not suitably insulated with bubble wrap & down feathers
The commanders cuppola pictures are just perfect. the slight tinge of rust staining, and paint loss in the right areas.....

You sure do have it going on Mr Hotte

Hello Mr. Bix,

many thanks again for your kindly words. I'm very glad that you like my kingtiger so much.

Many greets from cold Germany to hot Australia!

[hotte8487]

This tank looks really nice. I always wonder when you guys decide that the model is finished? I would imagine it can't be finished ever. another question, does the color look so bright in reality as well, or is it the pictures? I am oftentimes puzzled swing those light shaded colors, because in my imagination I would think camp works best when it is darker, because it gibe less light back for being spotted webn sitting in ambush.

Hello Soeren,

thank you too. It's ever your own decision, when your model is finished. Your imagination how your model has to look is decisive.
To your question. I can't explain this effect so good. The reason for using brighter colour shades is called scale effect.
I think that you can something find about this effect in the internet...