Blimps Tiger 1 synopsis.

[blimp]

My Tiger - started many moons ago

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Asiatam hull ( yes , the 'original' it's that old ) Now has Henntec tensioner , steel 'boxes with drive shaft bearings , Hull top bracing strip
plus some magnets to keep it together . All the usual stuff

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Ditto the HL upper mods - re centered turret ring ,opened hatches , 'late' engine deck details.
I also removed the mud guards , with a big hacksaw no messing about here , I'll have proper carnage , me.
According to refs the hull is 1mm too narrow - so the sides were then skinned with .020" / .5mm styrene , CA , trim , quick , simples ,job done

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Next the turret , a Taigen recoil jobbie , courtesy of Dave 'n Julie @ Forgebears emporium . Again this too received the cut 'n shut treatment to correct the shape , with the later '40mm' roof etc. plus a scratched new lower part with recentered ring.

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The Mantlet was also narrowed to suit , the trunnions were recentered more to scale - a packing piece is needed here. and a bit of fettling with the recoil unit because this new fulcrum point alters the elevation a little .

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Steel wheels- oh yes ,lots of them .

So , for a break I did some more painting.

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- All this will fade under a filter and weathering .
Time for a lay down , back soon . B.

[MrChef]

You've definitely done some great work here. I'm glad you came back to share how it all came together.

[blimp]

Cheers Mr Chef , some more . . .

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Little blocks of styrene for the Mudguard mounts and cable hooks from heavy duty packing staples An idea I pinched from another forum member

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Hull front , with home made kugelmount , the visor is getting a good seeing to as well . . .

Now , ETCH BRASS-and other shenanigans

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I used Voyager P .E. sets # 16009 Mid production , # 16011 Fenders and # 16012 engine grills .
16009 is quite comprehensive , and has a nice metal track cable that comes with resin ends , these would be too fragile so I used the solder 'paint' to do the entire cable , then slipped on a piece of brass tube , bent the wire back onto itself and resoldered it permanently.
after checking it for length I did the same at the other end . It helps retain the shape and gives a realistic metal look

Fenders.

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[AND NOW . . . . ZIMMERITT !

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This is a test piece - Milliput , about a pea size at a time . Spread out almost paper thin , levelled with water until smooth
Now the secret - I 'obtained' a tool from a Hobby boss kit - a kind of 1mm pitch etched saw edge thingy , (maybe a used saw blade might work)
Then I coated the milliput with dish washing soap - it stops the milliput sticking and dragging damaging the finnish , stopping frequently to wash the tool .
Leave overnight , and rinse off with water , loadsa bubbles ! when dry -

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more anon , TTFN. B.

[John Glover]

Well done on the zimmert . Excellent result. Can you buy the application tool by itself.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Bravo, blimp: I made mental note of the heavy box staple trick and your Zimmerit method. The surgery on the turret and gun mantlet impress me.

[blimp]

Hello folks , me again .
Sorry John , I haven't seen the tool as a separate item but will dig around and let you know .

Other bits -

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For the rear panel I decided to go for the minimalist look , the heat shields had to go .
The original HL exhaust covers were built up with green stuff , cast texture was done with dissolved styrene and some sprue 'rivets' made the lifting lugs .

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Not happy with my first attempt , I re-did the foundry marks with 2mm. Slaters No's and letters.

Jack

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I sourced the correct size C hooks B| [/center] [attachment=2]C-hook types.JPG

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Back end , with new brackets etc.

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with paint , probably my favorite detail.

[PainlessWolf]

Good Afternoon!
Apologies, just a Quick reply for John Glover! Look up this Tool set and see if this might be useful for 1/16 scale stuff. Galaxy T09B21 Zimmerit Mark Tool Horizontal Lines/Waffle Pattern Tool I found this thing on Evil Bay.
regards,
Painless

[blimp]

Final bits .

The voyager fenders are fully posable - and fragile , I may glue/solder them.

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Adding the missing rivets to the turret bin , spare aerial tube from brass , and engine screen.

- the Voyager engine mesh panels are slightly too big , so I re-framed them with scrap PE and added pins for better location.

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Turret was Zimmed by hand , to give the typical henschel look.
Voyager clamps , fire extinguisher holder and cleaning rod holders fitted.

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I tried to get Taigen tow cables , no luck so I reworked some Mato ones , replacing their iffy ends with HL parts.

Paint

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Sorting the clasps and tool positions

The paint job was a base of light homebrew Dunkelgelb , some light chipping/wear - followed by a coat of future floor polish ,coz I'm cheap then a thin filter of grey/umber , finished off with matt clear.
The dirt is weathering pigment -just sprinkled over clear coat in places like the missing mudguard areas and under the fenders /lower hull etc.

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Radio gear is HL's TK 7.0 , no need for fancy servo's here. The Taigen Xenon flash was replaced with an ordinary LED. I.R. No I.R. - yet.
So that's about it. Thanks for looking . B.

[Jimster]

That jack is absolutely beautiful. Love your modeling style!

[John Glover]

Thanks Painless.