I'm new here and to RC Tanks!

[Kroenen1944]

That worked! Pictures are visible! Terrific commander, nice weathering on the hatch!

Thank you kindly he was my first large scale figure I normally paint 28mm figures, the weathering was also first time on something this big.

[Ecam]

That is why many of us are drawn to this scale. Older eyes need larger canvases...

Well done on your Early Tiger I. Your weathering and finish is so much better than what I can pull off. You are going to fit in here just fine!

[Kroenen1944]

That is why many of us are drawn to this scale. Older eyes need larger canvases...

Well done on your Early Tiger I. Your weathering and finish is so much better than what I can pull off. You are going to fit in here just fine!

Thank you. yes my eyes appreciate looking at bigger things thats for sure! I used to paint eyeballs on 28mm figures can't see their heads now hahahaha
In reality the weathering is rarely this heavy.......at least i don't think it is!
Its also a long way from historically accurate....i try and stay away from all that.....life's too short
here are the last few images I have.

[Ecam]

In reality the weathering is rarely this heavy.......at least i don't think it is!
Its also a long way from historically accurate....i try and stay away from all that.....life's too short

True for close up pictures or magnifying glasses, but in my opinion for a shelf display or viewed by a spectator on the field I think heavy handed weathering looks better. All of my builds are thirty footers...

Truly excellent work! Many of us can/will learn a lot from you. WELCOME aboard!

[Herr Dr. Professor]

What fine work on that Tiger, Kroenen1944. I hope you will want and be able to join with us regularly, as I am sure I can learn from you. I tend to a somewhat lighter touch to weathering, so in photos of my tanks, the weathering does not always show up distinctly. My rationale is that most tanks of WWII vintage did not see action for all that long such that rust did not develop until after the war when vehicles of all sorts sat rusting in equipment yards, dumps, or right where they were abandoned. I do believe desert tanks suffered paint scuffing from sand, and certainly mud, dust, footprints and paint scuffs from crew use were common throughout all of the theaters of WWII. I have see few contemporary MBTs, but the ones I have seen may get rather good care. Nonetheless, your Tiger is superb!

[Kroenen1944]

Truly excellent work! Many of us can/will learn a lot from you. WELCOME aboard!
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Thank you so much, its truly appreciated. Happy to share what little I know.
its great to be ..."part of the ship, part of the crew"....Like old Bootstrap Bill

[Kroenen1944]

What fine work on that Tiger, Kroenen1944. I hope you will want and be able to join with us regularly, as I am sure I can learn from you. I tend to a somewhat lighter touch to weathering, so in photos of my tanks, the weathering does not always show up distinctly. My rationale is that most tanks of WWII vintage did not see action for all that long such that rust did not develop until after the war when vehicles of all sorts sat rusting in equipment yards, dumps, or right where they were abandoned. I do believe desert tanks suffered paint scuffing from sand, and certainly mud, dust, footprints and paint scuffs from crew use were common throughout all of the theaters of WWII. I have see few contemporary MBTs, but the ones I have seen may get rather good care. Nonetheless, your Tiger is superb!

Thank you Kindly Herr Doktor. Yes I'm hoping to be around a while. I have a project about to start a "VW kafer" which I will be starting a thread on soon...and I've got to paint my Kroenen figure, both full figure and half figure. Oh and a War daddy Brad Pitt! 1/16th is now my scale.....its so much better than painting armies!

As for Tanks and weathering............I totally agree with you. it would be very unlikely for a tank to be around long enough to rust! I visit the Tank Museum in Dorset frequently, and there is not much sign of wear and tear compared to what us painters like to add. And again you are correct. The worst tank i've ever seen for rust and paint chips was one captured from the desert Storm op. an Iraqi tank...I think it was either T54/55 T62 or one of those Chinese copies...but it was in a real state. probably not helped by the fact it had been mostly buried in the sand.

Of course the other thing about German ww2 armour especially, from a painting point of view is, Camouflage was often added in the field, and in a hurry. They used their hands, brooms, rags.anything to slap it on. The finish was mostly pretty terrible. Yes a few ambush schemes are amazing, they likely had airbrushs and time...and enough fuel to dilute the paint. But most of the time its pretty hit and miss. But if you are painting a model, you can't really do that!....and we won't mention RAL colours
My belief is Official Colours are only kind of....officialish when mixed with water and exposed to the elements!

I was careful to do my camouflage stripes in a vague kind of way. I used a lot of filters (very thin washes) and made the effort to dirty and paint chip the finish, mainly to bring down the sharpness of the the 3 tone colours in the camo. Netting softens the hard edges, and makes the bulk of the vehicle harder to define. So it looks more like the crew painted hahahahahaha
Anyway, really pleased so many of you like my humble first efforts at something so large.
Ultimately all this is about having fun, learning and sharing.

[MrChef]

Welcome to the forum Simon! Another Tiger brother, Good to see. Well done paint work and weathering there sir.

[Model Builder 4]

Hi Simon and welcome to the forum, here is a link to my revell VW that I rc'd ( viewtopic.php?t=28883 ) that may be of some help to you, I've read your reply over on my desert kubelwagen thread and will reply later on what electronics and parts that are available for these small builds, at the moment I'm just off to work, gotta make that cash for more projects

Cheers,Lee.

[Kroenen1944]

Welcome to the forum Simon! Another Tiger brother, Good to see. Well done paint work and weathering there sir.

Thank you kindly MrChef. Tigers are pretty cool.