burncpt Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Hi all, I'm only subjecting you to this because it's my first ever attempt at something which keeps its wheels on the ground, and a bit of an experiment in the kind of weathering you folk are so good at. It's the Tamiya kit, gifted to me years ago by an extremely talented modeller who thought I should have a crack at armour. Covid-19 was what got the motivation up enough! After Halfords primer, it's almost all Humbrol enamels through a cheap art-shop airbrush or my Hansa 381 for the camo pattern. Pinwashed with oil; tried a dot-wash with mixed results; more success with sponge-applied rust and paint wear using a red shade and a dark purple-grey, and enamel rust-stains. I tried not to go overboard as I had a feeling most Tigers didn't last long in the field before breaking down, getting stuck or getting blown up... Mud was artists' gel mixed with pigments and actual mud, and liberal amounts of pigments to 'dust' the lower parts of the hull. Decals were a b@*#%*d and a coat of Humbrol Clear reacted with water or the Solvaset to make white stains everywhere, which I have now incorporated as pants weathering effects Luckily the large numbers were the least affected but still haven't come out perfect even after 6-7 applications of Solvaset. My top moment was sweating over how the hell to paint the centres of so many wheels accurately, as they would look terrible with even the slightest smudge over the rubber tyres. In the end, attaching them to a cordless drill via a sanded pointy bit of sprue and holding a brush up to the spinning wheel produced perfect circles every time with no masking! Win! How do others achieve this? Hope the whole lot is acceptable anyway, it's been 6 years away from modelling, but it's just like riding a bike, no? Chris (Sorry for all the white-balance issues, I found it really hard to get the dunkelgelb a consistent shade through all the pictures so to get as close as possible I had to adjust it afterwards which made the background go crazy colours)! Edited December 28, 2020 by burncpt 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 That looks great Chris well done mate 👍 👏. Shame you have photo bucket slap bang in the middle of every pic but still a great looking build 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Very Nice early Tiger !! Try using Imgur instead of crappy Photo Bucket Edited December 24, 2020 by Longbow Spelling mistake corrected for Andy J, the Grammar Nazi. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burncpt Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Do I? Doesn't show on my screen... I guess that's how they trick you. It's been a while since I posted, is there a way to avoid the watermarks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burncpt Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Tried from OneDrive but it doesn't really work unfortunately. Hey ho! Edited December 24, 2020 by burncpt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Very nice big cat ,well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Very nice build.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 24/12/2020 at 15:13, burncpt said: is there a way to avoid the watermarks? Yep! Dump Photoracket!! There are several other hosting sites out there. I use Village Photos. Not everyone's choice, but I've never had any problems with it. Great Tiger BTW. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DByrden Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 RIght-click on the image, pick "View image" or whatever your OS says for that, and when you have nothing but the image on screen, the watermark will be gone. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High-Lander Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Looks great 👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenad Ilijic Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Nice work! I am painting road wheel centers with a help of PE mask. It saves plenty of time. Had a similar problem with decals on my last build. Something stained the clear coat. Not sure what exactly, but my main suspect is dissolved decal glue. I used Gunze's Mr. Mark Setter Neo and Mr. Mark Softer on Gunze's Mr Hobby, Aqueous Premium Clear Semi-Gloss. Or maybe I didn't wait enough for cleat coat to cure. Anyway, very frustrating. Cheers, Nenad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 It's not a bad bl**dy Tiger, in fact, it appears to be a darn good bl**dy Tiger, not that I know much about them but it sure catches the look of them well. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burncpt Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/26/2020 at 9:49 AM, Bullbasket said: Yep! Dump Photoracket!! There are several other hosting sites out there. I use Village Photos. Not everyone's choice, but I've never had any problems with it. Great Tiger BTW. John. Done! Reuploaded from Imgur. Hopefully will be better/show up more of the shortcomings of my modelling skill! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burncpt Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/27/2020 at 4:00 PM, Nenad Ilijic said: Nice work! I am painting road wheel centers with a help of PE mask. It saves plenty of time. Had a similar problem with decals on my last build. Something stained the clear coat. Not sure what exactly, but my main suspect is dissolved decal glue. I used Gunze's Mr. Mark Setter Neo and Mr. Mark Softer on Gunze's Mr Hobby, Aqueous Premium Clear Semi-Gloss. Or maybe I didn't wait enough for cleat coat to cure. Anyway, very frustrating. Cheers, Nenad I wonder if the decal glue is the suspect. But I have a feeling it's Humbrol's water-based Clear somehow, or maybe my lack of patience to let it cure. I haven't tried the Gunze ones but Solvaset is my favourite modelling product of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burncpt Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, stevehnz said: It's not a bad bl**dy Tiger, in fact, it appears to be a darn good bl**dy Tiger, not that I know much about them but it sure catches the look of them well. Steve. Thanks Steve, comments much appreciated. I never checked in on the armour pages until now but it seems there are many more 'looks' modellers can go for with the same subject than with aircraft. I still prefer things with props but the creativity in vehicles is crazy! As a side question: on the model, it's easy to accidentally swipe the headlights off turning the gun barrel when it's depressed. Did the real vehicle have some kind of mechanism to prevent this? Seems like they could have just stuck them on the front plate instead 🤔 Edited December 28, 2020 by burncpt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Very nice job, every inch a Tiger. I put my roadwheels on a cocktail stick or something similar depending on hole size. I move the stick through my thumb & forefinger so it rotates. I put the loaded brush on the turning wheel & keep the brush still. Works pretty well. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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