[ICE]monkeys tiger II

[[ICE]monkey]

hi all, as some of you know ive just got my hands on my first tamiya tank , it was on ebay and i had to have it as it was buy it now for £99, as its my first tamiya i intend to give it as much detail as i can
here is a picture as it came to me

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ive startad to give it a stripdown and rub down the paint

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i bought the lion roar/ impact photo etched kit for it , lots of realy small bits O.O


opened up the engine bay door using the thread saw method then added a handle made from copper wire also added the retaining catch as well as making the hatch latches

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started to give the turret some detail by adding the track hangers

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got abit more done to the new love of my life fitted the resin commander hatch as well as the resin exhaust armoured shields

[STEINER]

Looking good ice. Does it have the DMD Units, or are you going to add them. Any ideas for a colour scheme.
Looking forward to the next installments. Keep up the good work.

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i started on the photo etched kit today, i decided to start on a easy piece and went for the c clamp holders


after finding the c clamps not to daunting i went for a bigger challenge and picked one of the rear mud guards

sorry it doesnt look that detailed in the picture , a bit to much light shinning off the brass

[[ICE]monkey]

cheers for the comment steiner, yes i will be adding the dmd units, still havent made my mind up on a colour scheme yet, still looking at alot of reference pictures
regards, ice

[grim_marmazet]

Looking great Ice! Those photo-etch parts look so daunting when you first look at the sheets, but they get easier and easier the more you do.
One tip, soak them in vinegar for about 5 minutes, then rinse in cold water, its cleans the surface nicely for soldering. Also, annealing the hinges and rolled parts makes life so much easier.
Cheers,
Rik

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thanks for the tip rik, im soldering most of the joins but for the realy small stuff im using super glue