PlaStix Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) This was my third tank build for the MTO GB and again I thoroughly enjoyed making it although there were a couple more minor issues with it's construction than previous Tamiya 1/48 builds or the AFV Club Tiger 1 I made for the same GB. I made this kit to represent Tiger 1 No. 731 'Norbert' in Tunisia. Kit: 1/48 Tamiya Tiger 1 Initial Production Paints: Humbrol, Revell and Citadel all applied by brush Extras: Stretched sprue aerial and some Hauler PE WIP: Here Diorama RFI: Here ....and a few on my chipboard tabletop with one of my sandy backgrounds behind - (this isn't the diorama base): Finally one photo showing how 731 appears on the diorama: I have posted the photos of the full diorama in the Diorama section which can be found here. I thoroughly enjoyed building this tank and thanks must go to all the Britmodeller members who offered advice and support throughout my project. It was a great GB to take part in and, if you haven't checked it out out I would recommend a quick look! Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix Edit: 04/01/17 - some more photos of Norbert on the diorama, some of which have had some Photoshop work on them: Photoshopped image - Norbert on the left: Photoshopped image - Norbert on the right: Images without any Photoshop work: Edited January 4, 2017 by PlaStix 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Another very elegant build Stix, the hairy brush work gets better and better with each build. Great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Very nice finished, very surprised by the good result achieved with brushes only... Cheers Plastix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 46 minutes ago, Gremlin56 said: Another very elegant build Stix, the hairy brush work gets better and better with each build. Great work Hi Julian and thank you very much for your kind comments. Hope you are having a Very Merry Christmas. 26 minutes ago, FrancisGL said: Very nice finished, very surprised by the good result achieved with brushes only... Cheers Plastix Hi Francis and thank you very much too. Needs must - it has to be done with brushes as I don't have an airbrush or anywhere to use one! Hope you are having a Very Merry Christmas. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijs302 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 A very nice tiger it realy makes me want to start one , and your brush work is top notch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hey Stix, this one is truly another work of art for sure. Thanks for sharing it with us. Bob H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 On 25/12/2016 at 8:32 PM, ijs302 said: A very nice tiger it realy makes me want to start one , and your brush work is top notch Thank you very much and definitely do!! On 26/12/2016 at 6:42 PM, Bob Henry said: Hey Stix, this one is truly another work of art for sure. Thanks for sharing it with us. Bob H. Thank you very much Bob - very kind of you to say again! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 I have added some extra images of Norbert on the diorama at the bottom of the first post. A couple of extra samples: Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Nice Tiger Stix and I like the figures. That's a very busy dio and very atmospheric. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I definitely like the images. Thanks for posting. Bob H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Cracking build and diorama Stix beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Excellent diorama my friend. I like that a lot in all aspects. Cheers Edited January 5, 2017 by Carius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 On 04/01/2017 at 4:38 PM, Bullbasket said: Nice Tiger Stix and I like the figures. That's a very busy dio and very atmospheric. John. Hi John and thank you very much for your kind comments. On 04/01/2017 at 11:29 PM, Bob Henry said: I definitely like the images. Thanks for posting. Bob H. Hi Bob and thank you very much. I Was quite pleased with how the Photoshopped images turned out. On 05/01/2017 at 2:00 AM, beefy66 said: Cracking build and diorama Stix beefy Thank you very much Beefy. Most kind. On 05/01/2017 at 11:09 PM, Carius said: Excellent diorama my friend. I like that a lot in all aspects. Cheers Thank you very much for your very kind comments Carius. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Norbert looks great, especially with the crew. Nice job with the fenders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Many thanks Bernd. I was actually quite pleased with how the fenders worked. I'm getting a bit better at convincing myself to damage them to get them to look more realistic. I'm always nervous in case I spoil them! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Applying "damage" isn t easy but your fenders looks good. Have a peaceful Sunday, mate. Its snowing here, no need to get outside, guess some good modelling will be part of the day. I have seen that Bm has some really tempting GBs this year, hope i will have better luck in taking part as in 2016. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 On 08/01/2017 at 8:21 AM, BerndM said: Applying "damage" isn t easy but your fenders looks good. Have a peaceful Sunday, mate. Its snowing here, no need to get outside, guess some good modelling will be part of the day. I have seen that Bm has some really tempting GBs this year, hope i will have better luck in taking part as in 2016. Snow eh? Does sound like the perfect excuse for staying in and building kits. Hope you managed to get some done and I hope you get to enter some GBs this year as well. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Still winter here ;-) I am in the Matchbox GB and i am tempted for more. Hope it will come true. 2016 wasn t a real modelling year for me. Bernd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 A superb Tiger I, and a very impressive diorama as well! Fantastic modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Wow, this is fantastic. It looks fantastic on the diorama, especially the way you've photographed them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 wow beautiful work Stix! I always love to watch your dioramas, you can add so much of life into the compositions... excellent work cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 1/9/2017 at 8:20 PM, BerndM said: Still winter here ;-) I am in the Matchbox GB and i am tempted for more. Hope it will come true. 2016 wasn t a real modelling year for me. Bernd I hope 2017 is a proper modelling year for you too! 2016 ended well with your Airfix Spitfire! On 1/9/2017 at 9:55 PM, HL-10 said: A superb Tiger I, and a very impressive diorama as well! Fantastic modelling Thank you, that's very kind of you to say. On 1/10/2017 at 6:08 PM, Mark4700 said: Wow, this is fantastic. It looks fantastic on the diorama, especially the way you've photographed them. Thank you very much Mark - most kind! On 1/12/2017 at 7:27 PM, Wolwe82 said: wow beautiful work Stix! I always love to watch your dioramas, you can add so much of life into the compositions... excellent work cheers Thank you very much Wolwe for your very kind comments. Thank you again to everyone who has taken the time to comment. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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