Andy K Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Interesting that the Tiger etch set includes the armour plates for the engine grills, In my references I've only seen that on Panthers in Italy and late war King Tigers and don't recall it being fitted to the Tiger I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) Edit: Yes, the etch is for the King Tiger, but since Steve and Andy's post I've not been able to find any pictures of it in use on a King Tiger. Any links? I still think I might not use it, just to simplify things a bit. Edited August 28, 2012 by Parabat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I have an drawing of it in Achtung Panzer Number 6 and it show the plates fitted from December 1944 so that would probably be the final production model. If you want to get serious about German armour, pick an actual vehicle as it can be a nightmare sorting out all the diferences between early, middle and late production versions.....I KNOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Ha ha, cheers! Good advice there, I fear I'm already dropping too far down the rabbit he already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Two years later and things are finally moving on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Friul tracks painted up metallic black to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Camo is on! Needs some serious weathering to tone it down though. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nice work on the camo mate! How did you get the dotted effect through the different colours? Looks bang on! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Looking great! Has it really been sitting on your shelf for more than two years? Which colours did you use? I can't wait for the next installment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubster72 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 A brownish filter will blend the camo together nicely & reduce the contrast. This is looking very nice! Cheers Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 A man who builds at my rate.....Bravo sir! Seriously that's a lovely scheme and as dubster says a few filters and some rain-streaking will tie everything in nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Thanks guys, I will have a think how I'm going to proceed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Nice work on the camo mate! How did you get the dotted effect through the different colours? Looks bang on! Dave I just used a 02 paintbrush and some thinned Humbrol enamels to do the dappling. It's a challenge to not make a predictable pattern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Looking great! Has it really been sitting on your shelf for more than two years? Which colours did you use? I can't wait for the next installment. I used (all Humbrol enamels) 83 for the yellow base, 116 for the green and 160 for the red brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I used (all Humbrol enamels) 83 for the yellow base, 116 for the green and 160 for the red brown. Thanks. I like your choice of colours. Have you made any more progress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 great camo work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpy Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Very Nice, great paint work.. If I might ask, was the camo masked (if so, with what) or was it free hand? Either way, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Thanks guys. Lumpy - I started out with the yellow base, then tried freehand spraying the green. It was just too much, with quite a lot of overspray. So I bit the bullet and brush painted the brown and then brush painted the green. I used a 001/002 brush for the dapple splotches. You can't really see the green on brown dapple or vice versa, but it's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpy Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Brush Painted!!! Double Kudos to you Sir. Thanks for the reply, Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 That is superb camo Parabat and brush painted! I'm a brush painter so am hoping I can emulate (to a degree) your talent when I get around to trying some larger armour. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Thanks Plastix, to be honest I just used the formula that a friend who only brush paints uses for Humbrol Enamels - stir very, very thoroughly and thin to the consistency of semi-skimmed milk. Use a clean brush and don't be tempted to do it in one go. Darker over lighter and Bob's your uncle. I did also spray the base yellow (took about 5 layers as it just wouldn't build up opacity). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Thanks for the tip Parabat - I've now got your build bookmarked. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 looking great- i have just finished my tammy tiger 2 with porsche turret and hopefully there is a 1/35 king tiger ardennes front in my xmas stocking! Am currently building their panther g late and painted it in ambush camo- may spray a light misting of ts3 dark yellow over the brush painted camo to tone it down a bit. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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