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Johnf wrote:Zimerit is fine. What did you apply it with. I Have to apply some soon. Noy looking forward to it.

Hi johnf, here are a couple of pics of the tool i made to form the zemmerit pattern, If you want it, PM me your address, and I will send it to you, Its unlikely I will use it again and if I do I can knock up another. Doug.

STEINER wrote:Nice Tiger and a great job of the Zimm. Its not easy applying the milliput and as you have found out weathering/painting can be pretty labour intensive. Well done.

Actually I found this method quite easy and quick using the tool I made, as long as the milliput kept wet to stop it draging, I also dipped the tool in water for each stroke.

If anyone decides to make one of these tools, I would recommend using a gear with finer teeth, this one came off a 380 motor, it was all I had.

One more thing, the turntable the tanks sat on, is an actual record turntable I stripped down, I lifted off the t/t and removed the bearing mechanism, fitted into a base, in this case, a wooden cross, formed with inch square lengths of wood about 6" long, and fitted the bearing into a hole drilled in the centre, a modelling turntable of this size would cost a fortune.

Very good mate, do like the soil effect, you might have to come round and instruct me on my tiger! (and drink my tea!)

barkmann wrote:Very good mate, do like the soil effect, you might have to come round and instruct me on my tiger! (and drink my tea!)

only if you put the teabags in the cup BEFORE the milk!

Love it, a thoroughly great job on the weathering, makes me wonder whether I should add a bit of soil to my tiger.

Smart job, Innovative and resourceful. Really well done and I'm sure the Zimmerite thickness and texture varied greatly so the idea of a standard thickness or pattern being absent means it is as professional as possible.

The exhaust guard damage is a nice effect as well. I like the look very much,and certainly the light will play hell on the tone. I have pictures of my Tiger taken at the same time just different light and the result different tone of Gray,even blue in some light.

Saxondog wrote:Smart job, Innovative and resourceful. Really well done and I'm sure the Zimmerite thickness and texture varied greatly so the idea of a standard thickness or pattern being absent means it is as professional as possible.

The exhaust guard damage is a nice effect as well. I like the look very much,and certainly the light will play hell on the tone. I have pictures of my Tiger taken at the same time just different light and the result different tone of Gray,even blue in some light.

Thanks for that Sax, Im looking for a 1/6 scale German half-track, an Sd.Kfz. 251 in kit form , plan pack, or just 1/6 scale drawings, any Ideas, Doug.

subdvr wrote:Love it, a thoroughly great job on the weathering, makes me wonder whether I should add a bit of soil to my tiger.

Go on, you know you want to, a simple mixture of green scatter (used to make green fields on model railways) mixed with children's ready mixed poster paint, brown, I mix it to a paste, not to dry, and paint it on with my finger, tried a brush, a waste of time, plus as I have said before, it washes off with a wet rag or sponge if you don't like it, even when its dry. the little clumps of foliage is real moss, collected from a wood.