Re: 1 Kompanie PzAbt 101 Tiger 131 Walter Hann Project Diary
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:55 am
Updated 28-11-2019
Ok Peoples ... had a break from the build .... it was that time when she who must be obeyed said those 3 little words " Lets Decorate please"
Zimmerit applied to sides
Back onto my build over the last week off work , first on the list of jobs was Zimmerit for the hull sides , although not correct following the original photo of Tiger 131 I decided to add some damage to the zimmerit in selected places . A coat of white primer added to hull to act as a base for black outline pre shading Using a pin drill, I ran around the features and restored a little detail as this Hull has had several coats of paint
And then it happened Just after adding the first coat of Dunklefuggle Tamiya XF60 Dark yellow the door bell rang........................ And what did he have for me ? Well Tanks-for-the-Memory had got in touch and kindly
offered his spare copy of Patrick A Stansell's book "The Modelers Guide to the Tiger Tank"
Ampersand Publishing 2003. He wanted no repayment and not even a mention. Well that shows
what a Gent and a top class bloke he is. It is without doubt one of the best
reference books for detailing the Tiger I and II on a chronological order. Thank you so much.
There are contained within its pages the following details on how the Tiger 1 evolved with drawing illustrations of the following :
10- Types of Hull layouts of tools and accessories.
6 - Types of Hull left side layout for the track draw cable location and placement.
7 - Types of Engine deck access door / rear Hull layout
4 - Types of Engine starter plate on rear Hull
6 - Types of rear Hull (back) layout
3 - Types of front drive sprocket Hub Caps
6 - Types of Turret configurations.
11 -Types of Gun Mantlet Manufacture variations
10 - Types of Loaders Hatch variations
4 - Types of Escape Hatch variations
5 - Types of Stowage Bin
And a 1000 other little small detail changes made along the way during the Tiger 1 evolvement, it is a gold mine of information, so much so I had to look again at what I had done so far. The detail obsession then kicked in !
Just like pandora's box, once that book was opened , there was no going back .................
.
Ok Peoples ... had a break from the build .... it was that time when she who must be obeyed said those 3 little words " Lets Decorate please"
Zimmerit applied to sides
Back onto my build over the last week off work , first on the list of jobs was Zimmerit for the hull sides , although not correct following the original photo of Tiger 131 I decided to add some damage to the zimmerit in selected places . A coat of white primer added to hull to act as a base for black outline pre shading Using a pin drill, I ran around the features and restored a little detail as this Hull has had several coats of paint
And then it happened Just after adding the first coat of Dunklefuggle Tamiya XF60 Dark yellow the door bell rang........................ And what did he have for me ? Well Tanks-for-the-Memory had got in touch and kindly
offered his spare copy of Patrick A Stansell's book "The Modelers Guide to the Tiger Tank"
Ampersand Publishing 2003. He wanted no repayment and not even a mention. Well that shows
what a Gent and a top class bloke he is. It is without doubt one of the best
reference books for detailing the Tiger I and II on a chronological order. Thank you so much.
There are contained within its pages the following details on how the Tiger 1 evolved with drawing illustrations of the following :
10- Types of Hull layouts of tools and accessories.
6 - Types of Hull left side layout for the track draw cable location and placement.
7 - Types of Engine deck access door / rear Hull layout
4 - Types of Engine starter plate on rear Hull
6 - Types of rear Hull (back) layout
3 - Types of front drive sprocket Hub Caps
6 - Types of Turret configurations.
11 -Types of Gun Mantlet Manufacture variations
10 - Types of Loaders Hatch variations
4 - Types of Escape Hatch variations
5 - Types of Stowage Bin
And a 1000 other little small detail changes made along the way during the Tiger 1 evolvement, it is a gold mine of information, so much so I had to look again at what I had done so far. The detail obsession then kicked in !
Just like pandora's box, once that book was opened , there was no going back .................
.