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Toon King Tiger - Meng - ##Finished## and in the Gallery


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As you may or may not have seen, I am planning to build a 1/48 TIger 1 in this STGB but it's going to be a crossover project with the D-Day GB which starts in June. So that I don't get to far with the 1/48 Tiger before the D-Day GB starts, I am going to make this one as well over the first few weeks of the Tiger STGB:

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Obligatory box contents photos:

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Decals and poly caps:

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Sample of the instructions:

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Looks like it should be fun! I have made the Toon Sherman before and it was a fun build.

 

I will make it OOB although, at the moment, I’m thinking I may do something different from the suggested Panzer Grey scheme which I think was only used very late in the war in Kng Tigers when there were issues with the paint - depends on what you read and believe on various websites!

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

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Nice one Stix, someone that builds these told me there’s a company that build various aftermarket bits for these. I’m looking for the submarine one.

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You have to love a 'toon' - with a bit of 'shading' or 'weathering' - they look pretty fantastic.

 

I'm sure a few 'purists' will have problems with them - but for me it is all about fun - with my skill set it's my only option...

 

..so let's have some fun and great build mate - Steve

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On 17/05/2019 at 16:41, Ozzy said:

Nice one Stix, someone that builds these told me there’s a company that build various aftermarket bits for these. I’m looking for the submarine one.

Hi Ozzy. I'm going pretty much OOB with this one (except I'm not now - but not aftermarket) Yes the Submarine looks pretty good - hope you manage to get some.

 

On 17/05/2019 at 20:37, Hubba said:

I'll enjoy this, I've been looking at getting one of these for a while

Cheers, Andy

Hi Andy. They are good fun - I've only built the Sherman Toon a while back but it went together quickly and very well - I built it as part of one of the Blitzbuild GBs.

 

On 17/05/2019 at 20:50, BIG X said:

You have to love a 'toon' - with a bit of 'shading' or 'weathering' - they look pretty fantastic.

I'm sure a few 'purists' will have problems with them - but for me it is all about fun - with my skill set it's my only option...

..so let's have some fun and great build mate - Steve

Hi Steve and thank you for your comments. Yes - If it's not fun and enjoyable then, to me, there'd be no point in doing this hobby.

 

On 17/05/2019 at 20:53, Pete in Lincs said:

I have one of these, I'll have to follow your build for guidance.

Hi Pete. I wouldn’t rely on me for guidance but if you have one you could always build it here? Be good to see a couple of these and some of the Toon Tiger 1s in the Gallery.

 

Well......so much for out of the box..........research sometimes adds things I wasn't expecting! Like.........Zimmerit! While looking for alternate camo schemes, to the grey suggested by Meng, I quickly picked up on what I knew and kind of put out of my head - Porsche Turret Tiger IIs had Zimmerit- apart from a couple very early on. So I had a look through the bits of Photo-etch and Tamiya Zimmerit sheets I have to see if there was anything spare and suitable........nope!

So I was going to have to apply it myself if there was going to be any. Luckily I have a couple of Academy kits which contain their Zimmerit tool:

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So what fillers did I have?.......nothing suitable. I tried what I had and the results weren’t great. Then I remembered @MarkSH had demonstrated his use of No More Nails to produce very very effective Zimmerit in his thread for this GB. So yesterday morning I went up to the hardware store and luckily they had the same stuff Mark used. So this was my experiment with it:

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It wasn’t anywhere near as good as Mark's attempts but, for a Toon Tiger II, I figured it would do. My first go on the kit was on the front of the lower hull - you can see I had a go at some chipping of the Zimmerit:

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.........and it was a bit awkward with those two side arches sticking out but it was a reasonable first try.

 

So I built up the turret:

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.....and, as of this morning, this is where I have got to with the Zimmerit:

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I'm afraid I'm not in Mark's league but, for a Toon, it will do. My attempts at damaged Zimmerit were done with a scalpel blade - they may be okay when painted up.

 

I also glued the wheel hubs/axle pins in place in the wheels and got the running gear ready for painting:

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I've got a bit of Zimmerit work to finish - but - after some tidying up - I'm hoping to get some paint on today.

 

Comments and suggestions welcome.

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

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5 minutes ago, PlaStix said:

but if you have one you could always build it here?

Thanks for the invite, but mine is way down the to do list, I have two or three other projects to do first.

I may get to it before Christmas if I'm very lucky! Nice zimmeritt BTW, I hadn't even thought of that for mine.

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Hi Stix,

I can't see why anyone would have anything against Toon tanks, or Toon anythings for that matter, but some do. I wonder if they'd be against Toon X-Wings? That'd be a funny stance to take.

Anyway, it's good to see you have comprehensive instruction sheets, what with those hundreds of tiny parts and complicated construction! Follow them carefully and you shouldn't make a mistake like gluing an idler wheel where the muzzle brake should be!

 

Rearguards,

Badder

 

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9 hours ago, Badder said:

I can't see why anyone would have anything against Toon tanks, or Toon anythings for that matter

I dont have anything against the toon/egg styles of models personally. They aren't my cup of tea, so i most likely will never build one. However I can see why they're appealing. Though id like to see the Star Wars stuff or the Sub those might just win me over. 

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On 19/05/2019 at 08:21, Pete in Lincs said:

Thanks for the invite, but mine is way down the to do list, I have two or three other projects to do first.

I may get to it before Christmas if I'm very lucky! Nice zimmeritt BTW, I hadn't even thought of that for mine.

That's fair enough - I will watch out for your build in future. I wasn't planning on adding the Zimmerit but Porsche turret KTs do seem to have it.

 

On 19/05/2019 at 08:49, Badder said:

Hi Stix,

I can't see why anyone would have anything against Toon tanks, or Toon anythings for that matter, but some do. I wonder if they'd be against Toon X-Wings? That'd be a funny stance to take.

Anyway, it's good to see you have comprehensive instruction sheets, what with those hundreds of tiny parts and complicated construction! Follow them carefully and you shouldn't make a mistake like gluing an idler wheel where the muzzle brake should be!

Rearguards,

Badder

Hi Badder. I know they're not everyone's cup of tea but I like doing these occasionally for a change. I hadn't intended to do this one other than OOB but a combination of remembering KT's with Porsche turrets usually had it and seeing MarkSH's use of No More Nails made me decide to have a go. I may see if the idler fits where the muzzle break should go now.....just because.......

 

19 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

I dont have anything against the toon/egg styles of models personally. They aren't my cup of tea, so i most likely will never build one. However I can see why they're appealing. Though id like to see the Star Wars stuff or the Sub those might just win me over. 

That's fair enough Dennis.

 

14 hours ago, Hubba said:

Wow, that zimmerit looks really good. I've been experimenting with wood filler and it's come out sort of OK but the NMN idea looks like it could be a winner

It does seem to work quite well although the rear hull plate, with all those parts already attached, was quite difficult to do. But yes it certainly was a good find on MarkSH's part! The stuff itself seems to keep the shape well and is workable for a reasonable length of time.

 

8 hours ago, Hewy said:

That's a decent job you've Done of the zimmerit stix  you look to have got it really thin

Hi Glynn and thank you for your comments. It does seem to apply thinly and keep it's shape well - as I mentioned above - a very good find on MarkSH's part.

 

1 hour ago, Robert Stuart said:

Several people have said it already, but that No More Nails zimmerit does look the part Stix.

I can't take any credit Robert - all MarkSH's!

 

I did get more done yesterday but didn't have as much time on it. First off I got the Zimmerit application finished on the turret and hull sides:

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You can see I also added all the parts to the top of the turret - this is now ready for painting. Just thinking about it - I also got the rear turret hatch coated in Zimmerit and attached once set.

 

I also got a couple of coats of thinned Humbrol's Desert Yellow brushed, with a medium flat brush, on the running gear:

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I'm hoping to get some bits done each evening over this week.

 

Comments and suggestions welcome.

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

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On 20/05/2019 at 20:12, Ozzy said:

Nice start Stix, the zimmerit looks fantastic.

Thank you Ozzy.

I have done a little bit more including giving the wheels, idlers and sprockets a wash of very, very thinned Revell's acrylic Gunship Grey before applying, with a fine pointed brush, some very, very thinned Revell's acrylic Anthracite in and around any detail:

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I have also applied the same washes over the paintwork on the lower hull - including over the painted Zimmerit:

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These all need to be dry-brushed with a lighter version of Humbrol's Desert Sand next.

 

I have also given the tracks a coat of thinned Revell's Anthracite but they are not worth a photo as they don't look that different as to how they did to start with because they were black originally.

 

Comments and suggestions welcome.

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

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Good progress there Stix, your washes bring out your zimmerit - and other details - nicely.

2 hours ago, PlaStix said:

I have also given the tracks a coat of thinned Revell's Anthracite but they are not worth a photo as they don't look that different as to how they did to start with because they were black originally.

Hmm ...

"I want to see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as ... Anthracite "

with appologies to Richards & Jagger

 

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On 22/05/2019 at 15:46, Robert Stuart said:

Good progress there Stix, your washes bring out your zimmerit - and other details - nicely.

Hi Robert and thank you. :thumbsup:

 

I have been doing a bit more in the evenings - tracks dry-brushed with Humbrol's Gunmetal over the thinned Revell's Anthracite:

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Upper hull painted with thinned acrylic Humbrol Desert Yellow - brushed on with a medium flat brush:

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And then the upper hull was given an overall wash of very, very thinned Revell's acrylic Gunship Grey, a targeted wash of Revell's Anthracite in and around the detail (applied with a fine pointed brush) and then dry-brushed with a lightened version of Humbrol's Desert a Yellow:

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The same steps were done with the turret:

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Wheels now dry-brushed the same:

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Tracks have been given washes of very, very thinned Humbrol's Desert Yellow with some patches of very, very thinned Railmatch Light Rust and finally lightly dry-brushed with Humbrol's Gunmetal:

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I have also got some paint on the remaining parts and tools.

 

I may get chance to do some more later. Comments and suggestions welcome.

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

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Neat and tidy, precise and perfectly preformed, quality brushwork as always.

 

I am intrigued by the desert yellow and wonder which way you are going with the camo scheme? And are we looking at lots of mud? Because Toon mud is notoriously effective when there's a lot of it.

 

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Badder

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On 25/05/2019 at 17:22, Badder said:

Neat and tidy, precise and perfectly preformed, quality brushwork as always.

I am intrigued by the desert yellow and wonder which way you are going with the camo scheme? And are we looking at lots of mud? Because Toon mud is notoriously effective when there's a lot of it.

Rearguards

Badder

Hi Badder and thank you. It won't look like Desert Yellow by the time it's finished - it's just what I use as a base for most of my German armour. You'll be able to see the state of play at the moment with the camo on, in the photos below.....and yes....mud will be applied!!

 

On 25/05/2019 at 18:30, Ozzy said:

Looking good Stix, the zimmerit under a coat of paint looks good.

Hi Ozzy and thank you. I'm reasonably happy with the Zimmerit under the paint but, because it's a bit rough in places, I'm hoping some of the tools and equipment will distract from the rougher bits! 🤞

 

Over the long weekend I was intending to try and do a post each day but, as you can see, this wasn't to be. Other bits and pieces got in the way of posting on Britmodeller generally.

 

So there will be a lot of update photos - I took 'em so I'm going to use them!!

 

First off I got some basic paints on the tools and other bits that still need to be fitted in place:

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I also got some basic wear'n'tear weathering done on the wheels. You'll note the wheels look like Meng, perhaps, wanted them to have tyres - but there's no definitive line for the edge of what would been the rubber section - just an edge where the thicker outer rims slope down to the inner bits. King Tigers, as far as I am aware had all steel roadwheels - so my toon Tiger II has steel roadwheels with a thicker rim!:

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With the weathering (mud) on the wheels started I decided I wanted to get them and the tracks fitted in place - so with a bit of faffing about - I also got the upper hull fitted in place:

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At this point I decided it was time to get the camo done. I opted for a version of the camo based on one of the Porsche Turret King Tigers from sPzAbt 506 - Sd.Kfz.182 in Arnhem, Holland 1944. I used Humbrol 252 - RLM 82 Olivgrun Matt. The latter was stippled on to start with but very thinned, with water, and then the edge tidied up slightly with a fine pointed brush. Once dry I dry-brushed over it with a lighter version of the Desert Yellow base coat: 

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Once I was reasonably happy with the general paintwork I decided to get the damaged Zimmerit areas painted with thinned Revell's Red Brown - to represent the primer that had been exposed:

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Then it was time to add all the decals - all three of them! The version I based the camo on did not, as far as I can see, have any other markings than the Balkenkreuz on the turret:

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These decals were applied over the painted Zimmerit and settled down beautifully with only water. I had cut right up to the printed area with a scalpel blade before applying them. They have been given a thinned coat of Humbrol's matt varnish.

 

More work has been done on the tools and other parts - including some basic weathering started:

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The last couple of jobs yesterday evening were to fit the main gun and the front light:

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More weathering will be done next before I start adding the remaining parts. Been a really fun project so far!

 

Comments and suggestions welcome.

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

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