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New member. Been a modeller for 40+ years, mostly aviation, with the odd foray into AFV stuff. Have bought my 11 year old son a heng-long 1/16 Tiger 1 for Christmas and started detailing it with aftermarket stuff and its getting a Dunkelgrau makeover which I'll post in due course!!

Greetings, polish70: with a moniker like that, maybe you are from Poland or Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Someone soon will remind you that few of the Tiger I tanks were Dunkelgrau, but, hey, it's your 11-year-old's. Now your next one, and your next one, and your next one...

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2024 1:41 pm Greetings, polish70: with a moniker like that, maybe you are from Poland or Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Someone soon will remind you that few of the Tiger I tanks were Dunkelgrau, but, hey, it's your 11-year-old's. Now your next one, and your next one, and your next one...

It's a long story but my wife is actually Polish (she has family in Wisconsin though ). Yeah, I'm using the excuse of artistic licence tbh as I'm not overly fond of the more common Tiger schemes and the Dunkelgrau option has a lot of scope for using paint modulation on such a big model. I'm actually planning on buying a tank for myself just so my son has someone to have IR battles with.....

"I'm actually planning on buying a tank for myself just so my son has someone to have IR battles with...." Good! When the time comes for you choice of your (first) own tank, we'll be a BIG HELP.

Welcome aboard! Grey German tanks are my favorite.

Jimster wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 6:18 pm Welcome aboard! Grey German tanks are my favorite.

Me too, I'm really not a fan of the more garish schemes!! If i imagine a German tank, it's always a grey one

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 3:59 pm "I'm actually planning on buying a tank for myself just so my son has someone to have IR battles with...." Good! When the time comes for you choice of your (first) own tank, we'll be a BIG HELP.

I'm torn tbh. Not sure if to stick to WW2 or a more modern opponent like a Merkava or Challenger

Welcome from Ontario!
You're painting it? Didn't you order the grey HL Tiger already resplendent in its dunkelblue grey plastic?

Mike.

There are many here familiar with R[eady] t[o] R[un] WWII, cold war, and contemporary tanks, so there might be a deluge of advice when the time comes. A toy addict, so bad that for over 20 years I have written monthly farm toy reviews, I will be eager to see the advice and what you choose. By the way, it is said that it took about five Shermans to handle one Tiger 1 (as in the movie "Fury"). You could, then, start with five Shermans.
O.K. I'll shut up.

It pains me to say it, but get a Sherman. I have a dislike of any WW2 stuff, Tigers in particular, there are just too many of them. Mr Chef does seem to have most of them. Shermans are apparently good runners, and a Tiger (yet another) would look silly battling with Challenger or Merkava. The Challenger is definitely not an easy tank for a beginner (even though it is my favourite tank, which I have a love hate relationship) , and I have no experience with the Merkava.
Anyway welcome to the forum from a grumpy, whisky drinking old Scot from Argyll and Bute.