Mark's Tiger 1 Ausf. E (late version)

[MarkSH]

Hi all,

 

I am going to join in with this:

 

 

I have bought some PE grilles by Aber which will be my only concession to aftermarket stuff. I have however bought a Tamiya Zimmerit applicator tool with which to spread and detail the "Zimmerit in a tube" (NO MORE NAILS), wish me luck.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[Ozzy]

Good luck and welcome Mark, looks a nice kit looking forward to see the zimmermit applicator in action.

[PlaStix]

Hi Mark. Great to see you here. These Tamiya kits make up into fine looking Tigers. Like Ozzy, I'm looking forward to seeing the Zimmerit application.

Kind regards ,

Stix

[Yetifan]

I’m building the same kit but have gone with the Tamiya Zimmerit upgrade set so will be interesting to see how it compares with using the tool

[badger]

I picked the mid version up from a charity shop about 12 months ago so will be very interested to see how you do the zimmerit.

 

All the best

Ben

[Badder]

Hi Mark,

That was my first kit upon return from a 35yr break. Lovely kit, falls together. I used a pyrograph to melt the zimmerit into it. Gassed myself. Silly iimedea.

In future I'll use the 'sticker' type zimmerit. (I have Tamiya's 'Late' in the stash) However, I am really intrigued by your choosing of No More Nails. I've not seen anyone use that before. I assume it cures fairly quickly so you'll have to add and work a small patch at a time?

 

Rearguards,

Badder

[MarkSH]

Hi all,

 

I'm glad that the Zimmerit method I've chosen to try has interested a few people, FYI I found a video made by The Salisbury Model Centre:

 

It seemed like a pretty cheap and easy process to me so I'm going to try and replicate it.....and I'm sorry, I will put my hand up to wanting to test it out to see if I was making a rod for my own back:

 

 

Like the video I used masking tape for both general tidiness and to create some chipped areas which leaves a quite nice relief effect.

I bought the Tamiya Zimmerit tools which with a couple of shims, fit nicely into my X-acto handle.

Anyway...I promise that's all I've done

 

In answer to @Badder's query, yes it does cure quite rapidly so a small section at a time, both of the above examples were completed separately in one hit.

 

Sorry for jumping the gun.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[MarkSH]

Oh I forgot to thank my dearest SWMBO for agreeing to let me visit the Tank Museum in a couple of weeks when we are in Dorset ostensibly for a quiet couple of nights at our favourite hotel to celebrate one's birthday!

 

Isn't she good to me!

[Badder]

Thanks for the video link Mark.

Hmmmm. That looks pretty bloomin' good to me! I've been steering clear of putty type zimmerit, purely because I wouldn't trust it to stick, but that No Nails seems to stick like ...er... glue. The Milliput, I don't get on with at all.   Still, I feel I should give it a bash. Not for this GB though.

 

Don't worry about jumping the gun, I've cut a panel from the rear deck of my Tiger and made a start on scratch building an engine. Only an hour or so of work TBH.  So long as you don't go over 25percent of the build, you won't get disqualified !

 

Reaguards,

Badder