PlaStix Posted October 31, 2016 Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) Panzerkampfwagen VI, Tiger I (E), SdKfz 181 No.131 in Tunisia Possibly one of the most famous Tiger 1s, 131 saw service in Tunisia where it was eventually captured by the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment during World War II. It is now at The Tank Museum in Bovington and is currently the only operating Tiger tank in the world. This tank is the second completed model of a scene I am building for the MTO GB. The first photos were just taken on my chipboard table top with a desert scene propped up behind. I will eventually make a proper base. The kit was 'modified' from the base version to be more like 131 with the addition of a few bits and pieces here and there and the removal of some others. I have depicted the tank sometime in the days before it was captured. More details of the build can be found in my WIP thread - see below for details. Kit: 1/48 AFV Club Tiger 1 Ausf.E Early Version Paints: Humbrol, Revell and Citadel all applied by brush Extras: Skybow Tiger 1 tracks, plus wire and plastic strip for the grab handle and step that were a feature on the front of the hull The diorama I made in the the MTO GB which this tank forms part of can be found Here Some photos from above to show some of the details: One with the Tamiya Pz.Kpfw.III I have also completed for this project: The WIP for this project can be found here: Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix Edited December 25, 2016 by PlaStix 19
GREG DESTEC Posted October 31, 2016 Posted October 31, 2016 Fantastic Tiger. How does it compare to the Tamiya kit regarding build ability? The AM tracks really add to the finished model. More nice work Stix. Cheers Greg 1
JackG Posted October 31, 2016 Posted October 31, 2016 Great work! I really like how you painted up the exhaust shields. regards, Jack 1
PlaStix Posted November 1, 2016 Author Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) On 31/10/2016 at 7:19 PM, FrancisGL said: Nice kitty, i like a lot, , cheers mate Thank you very much Francis! 22 hours ago, GREG DESTEC said: Fantastic Tiger. How does it compare to the Tamiya kit regarding build ability? The AM tracks really add to the finished model. More nice work Stix. Cheers Greg Hi Greg and thank you. I think I actually prefer the AFV Club kit so far. The Tamiya kit has some quirks including the metal lower hull which is harder to work with than plastic. Also the tracks for the Tamiya kit look more complex to fit than the ones I have done before. The detail, especially the surface texture, is definitely better on the AFV Club version. I think the Tamiya kit will build into a nice version but perhaps not quite as good. Hope that helps. 21 hours ago, AgentG said: Beautifully done! Bravo sir. G Thank very much too G - most kind! 21 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Nice job mate 👍🏿 Thank you too Tony! 20 hours ago, JackG said: Great work! I really like how you painted up the exhaust shields. regards, Jack Hi Jack and thank you very much. A big thank you too for pointing me in the direction of the information to help me make the kit version more accurate to 131. Kind regards, Stix Edited November 1, 2016 by PlaStix 1
Badder Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 Great job as always Stix. Can you tell me at which stockists your magic hairy sticks will be available to purchase? Rearguards, Badder 1
PlaStix Posted November 2, 2016 Author Posted November 2, 2016 20 hours ago, Badder said: Great job as always Stix. Can you tell me at which stockists your magic hairy sticks will be available to purchase? Rearguards, Badder Thank you very much Badder. The brushes tend to be available at some mystical model shops but I think I got my current ones from...........abracadabra..........Amazon! They are this set: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Humbrol-No-3-Flat-Brush-Pack/dp/B0089W1M26/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478113316&sr=8-1&keywords=humbrol+flat+brushes I have found them to be really good. Kind regards, Stix 1
The_Lancaster Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 Great work, that's a really good. I like the dry brushing, thats something effective! 1
PlaStix Posted November 5, 2016 Author Posted November 5, 2016 On 02/11/2016 at 7:30 PM, The_Lancaster said: Great work, that's a really good. I like the dry brushing, thats something effective! Thank you very much for your kind comments. I think the dry-brushing is good with these 1/48 kits because the detail is quite finely done and enhances well. On 02/11/2016 at 11:48 PM, Paul A H said: Excellent Tiger, thanks for sharing Thank you very much Paul for your kind comments too. On 04/11/2016 at 9:25 AM, Vince1159 said: Another belter Stix,looks great ... Thank you very much too Vince - most kind! Thank you all for taking the time to comment. Kind regards, Stix 1
Bob Henry Posted November 6, 2016 Posted November 6, 2016 Another "Brushed" masterpiece !! You're brushing is better than my air brushing at this point !! Thanks again for posting. Bob H. 1
BerndM Posted November 6, 2016 Posted November 6, 2016 Flawless and perfect, Stix ! Both are very nice, guess the Bovington tank museum is an awesome place, not only because of the museums Tiger. 1
PlaStix Posted November 8, 2016 Author Posted November 8, 2016 On 11/6/2016 at 1:19 AM, Bob Henry said: Another "Brushed" masterpiece !! You're brushing is better than my air brushing at this point !! Thanks again for posting. Bob H. Hi Bob and thank you again. You are way too kind. On 11/6/2016 at 11:48 AM, BerndM said: Flawless and perfect, Stix ! Both are very nice, guess the Bovington tank museum is an awesome place, not only because of the museums Tiger. Hi Bernd and thank you too for your very kind comments. I haven't been to Bovington.....yet! I was down in the area a few years back but it was before I was into making tank kits so I wasn't even aware of the tank museum. At some point I will definitely go and probably take thousands of photos! Kind regards, Stix 1
PlaStix Posted December 25, 2016 Author Posted December 25, 2016 I have now managed to get the whole diorama project finished and the photos can be found Here. I will add a couple to the first post but here's one showing Tiger 131 on the base: Kind regards, Stix
PlaStix Posted December 27, 2016 Author Posted December 27, 2016 Thank you very much Bob! Kind regards, Stix
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