Ian Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Well here we go... My first serious foray in to the dark world of WWII German AFV modelling. So to start my 'new direction' I though I'd go with something that everyone has seen before just to try my hand, see where it goes. This is the Academy Tiger IE 'Early Production' kit just falls together no issues whatsoever (yet - not tried to put the running gear on of course), I won't bore you with the build as for me, this is about the 'colouring in'. I started with an overall black shadow coat as usual. Next I undercoated with a very light misted Tamiya flat brown coat followed by 'Deck Tan' for the highlights and just a spot or three of white for the high, highlights. That done I left it for a day to dry thoroughly. For the basic 'Dunkelgelb' I mixed Tamiya XF4 'Yellow Green' and XF60 'Dark Yellow' in roughly 30/70 proportions and thinned it with around 30% Iso - unfortunately when I shot the first coat it spattered intermitently so I added more Iso to my mix and got a much smoother flow. As it's very mild here in NZ just now, the model dried really fast on a sunny window-ledge and was ready for camo in an hour. I had a picture in my head of how I wanted the stripes and 'meandering lines' to look, so took a deep breath thinned some 'Field Grey' and shot it freehand using my trusty Iwata BR with the difuser tip removed to get a very fine line. There are some touch-ups and errors but not too many - for some odd reason I simply cannot get the camo on the barrel to work, but I'll keep plugging-away at it. Once I'm happy with the camouflage I'll shoot a couple of coats of 'Klear' to seal it all in then get the (few) decals on. Please feel free to make any comment, criticism or ask a question. More soon. Ian. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Very nice, I like your post-highlighting, I'm thinking of doing something similar for my Firefly. Thanks for the stage shots, they've clarified a few things for me. What's wrong with barrel? Seems fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Looks smooth and fine for me, a nice base for work... Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridge Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 there's not such a thing as "too many tiger I" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Welcome to the dark side. Nope, you can never have too many Tiger I's. And this is looking like a good one. Rearguards, Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Looking gd , nice tigger If a man tires of Tigers he tires of life With apologies to Samuel Johnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Very nice camo indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Camo looks very good. Nice base colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Thanks all, very much appreciated. I'll need you lot to 'hold-my-hand' on this one as believe it or not, after all these many, many years this really is the first Tiger I've ever attempted... As this is written, the decals are on and sealed under a coat of Klear. I'll add the pin-wash next then a couple of brown-based filters. Stay tuned. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razzie43 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Update time: Varnished (two coats of Klear), and kit decals (cut apart and reorganised to make a different vehicle number). Pin wash with a 50/50 mix of Paynes Grey and Raw Umber followed by chipping. Next will be more chips (sponge method) then I'll leave it alone over the weekend and next week start with an oil-dot filter to get some rain streaks in. As I said before your feedback and suggestions are not just welcomed but encouraged - will need all the help you can give me. AFN Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Nice chipping, very detailed with 2 colors..., cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 First time using Tamiya aerosol Flat Coat - I like it !! Ready now for (sponge) chipping then oil-dot filter. Have a good weekend everyone. Ian. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoin6661 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Personally Ian I think the chipping is a tad overscale and a bit overdone, no tank crew would have allowed it to get to that scale without sorting it out, would you go into battle or fly in an aircraft that is rusting and leaking. It's the same with oil and fuel stains/leaks we often see, they just would not happen, due to the fire risk and signs of serviceability issues. I was an aircraft engineer and it's the same when I see weathering on aircraft models, apart from the extreme weathering you see on some Japanese aircraft stationed in the Pacific islands in the late war, chipping and staining didn't occur because aircraft and afv are extensively serviced by ground crews or the vehicle crews. I think some sponging on some heavy wear areas, some leading edges and some light chipping/scratches would be sufficient..... Just my opinions mate, as always up to you the builder how you want it to look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Yep I accept that, I'm trying to reduce the effect with the oil-dot streaking/filter that I'm in the middle of applying now. Good point and well made, matey. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Lovely neat looking build, and tidy job on the coats and camo and klear. As for the chipping, the two colour method does add that extra dimension, but I personally wouldn't use it on every chip. You said you are going to apply more chipping using the sponge method, and that will create single colour chips. Unfortunately the difference between the sponged chips and the brushed 'two colour' chips will be very pronounced. I think the sponged chipping should be the main method, and the brushed two colour chipping should be greatly limited I suppose it all depends on the dot filter though, as you say. It may tone down the chipping and bring the sponged and brushed chips together. It will be interesting to see what effect the filter has. Rearguards, Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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