New kid in town

[Oddball]

Hi all just thought I would say hello being as I have just signed up lol.Anyway been in to tanks now for about 18 months or so and so far I have a tamiya tiger 1 /king tiger and a leopard mk1 that I am restoring I have also had a h/l tiger 1 now sold and a h/l pershing that got set ablaze during an assault on an airfield and have video footage of it as I mounted a mini cam to my tiger 1 and it will be appearing on you tube when I get round to editing it will post a couple of pics up when able to work it out lol
look forward to chatting with you and swapping ideas
Andy


my King just after painting this was my first and I know I over did it with the spots ( I am still learning lol )








and a couple of my Tiger 1 still working on the weathering


and the dead pershing R.I.P. lol

[fv432]

Welcome aboard Tigermki 

nice couple of tanks you got there (except the pershing LOL )

Kind regards Rob

[Matdragon]

hi tigermki, first and foremost thanks for rejistering to our forums!

hope you enjoy your time here, and swapping ideas is what we do!

thanks,

Matt

p.s. nice tanks, that pershing looks pritty well ... spent

[BIGMIG]

Hello Tigermki,
        Now that last picture is what I call a battle damaged tank. ,and welcome aboard.
                              BIGMIG 

[BREL]

I liked the muddy Tiger, welcome to the forums

[Militarymight]

love the mud effect on the tiger how did you create that
I have just bought some rust creator that when applied to, plastic will simulate actual rust in colour and texture. I have bought 3 packets so i can test one and sell the others in my shop.[/font][/font][/glow]

[Matdragon]

oh hi milatry might!

thanks for registering to our forum, hope you have a great stay here... and welcome aboard!

cheers,

Matt (forum creator / admin)

[Oddball]

Thanks for the welcome people .OK the mud is real mud I dried it out then mixed the dust up with waterproof PVA glue then applied with a stick and a brush this is how it turns out


you can make it thick for building large areas or add water to the mix and wash the tank in it to give the matching used effect
For rust I use a collection of old rusty nails soaked in water overnight to colour the water then use a paint brush to apply it the the selected areas and allow little runs to occur for staining then a coat of clear varnish to keep it in place




Hope this is of help to somebody  

[Oddball]

Since the dead pershing has created so much interest I thought you would like this pic given to me today from someone else that was at the show



R.I.P. PERSHING

[fv432]

love it that poor old pershing got well and truly "SMOKED"