M3talpig Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 It's all done at last ...........a few Aber kits and a Tamiya early production kit no-216 and some scrounging around on the interwebs for info and i finally got there........ Hope you like And now the finished article.......Tiger 100 of the 502nd as seen during the fighting around the Leningrad sector 1942 65 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Absolutely fantastic mate. All round top quality.👏👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 In yer' own time Mr P... A super piece of work, top class !.. 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Beautifully done, it looks very convincing. Steve. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I agree with what others have said, this is top-notch work! Vytautas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I also agree with the others, It's some top quality work If it was on the front cover of a model mag, I would buy the model mag, just to read about the build of this Tiger 1 Matt 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Looks awesome with great weathering and detail! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 That's a class build Steve, and the finished article is brilliant. Nice one. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Outstanding. One of the best 1/35 models I've seen for quite a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 That's a masterpiece: it looks cold ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) A superb build and finish. Edited April 5, 2021 by Trevor L 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo1966 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Love it!!! Are you still going to put it on a base? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Juliet Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Bravissimo!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 45 minutes ago, Geo1966 said: Love it!!! Are you still going to put it on a base? Yes have ordered a figure last night for scale and will be starting the base later today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Terrific build! Your efforts with this have really paid off. Looks so realistic.. (Couldn't find a sign that says "Brilliant Job") 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 29 minutes ago, echen said: Terrific build! Your efforts with this have really paid off. Looks so realistic.. (Couldn't find a sign that says "Brilliant Job") Thanks echen appreciate your kind words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Absolutely awesome Tiger Steve!! Incredible modelling as always! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Excellent build and finish Steve...fantastic job indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenad Ilijic Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Wow, it's so realistic! I couldn't find any differences comparing a photo even after intentionally trying to do so for some time Top job! Nenad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Stunning work matey, the final reveal was well worth the wait, fantastic build and again total quality all round Whats next ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 04/04/2021 at 20:47, Stef N. said: Absolutely fantastic mate. All round top quality.👏👍 Thanks Stef On 04/04/2021 at 22:43, stevehnz said: Beautifully done, it looks very convincing. Steve. Thanks Steve On 04/04/2021 at 22:47, vytautas said: I agree with what others have said, this is top-notch work! Vytautas 20 hours ago, Cerberus said: I also agree with the others, It's some top quality work If it was on the front cover of a model mag, I would buy the model mag, just to read about the build of this Tiger 1 Matt Thanks Matt high praise indeed 14 hours ago, sanfrandragon said: Looks awesome with great weathering and detail! 14 hours ago, Bullbasket said: That's a class build Steve, and the finished article is brilliant. Nice one. John. Thank you John 13 hours ago, IanC said: Outstanding. One of the best 1/35 models I've seen for quite a while. Thanks Ian very kind 13 hours ago, Richard E said: That's a masterpiece: it looks cold ! 12 hours ago, Alpha Juliet said: Bravissimo!! 4 hours ago, PlaStix said: Absolutely awesome Tiger Steve!! Incredible modelling as always! Kind regards, Stix Thanks Mr Stix 3 hours ago, Carius said: Excellent build and finish Steve...fantastic job indeed Carius your a gentleman thanks 2 hours ago, Nenad Ilijic said: Wow, it's so realistic! I couldn't find any differences comparing a photo even after intentionally trying to do so for some time Top job! Nenad Thanks bud i did try 41 minutes ago, Dads203 said: Stunning work matey, the final reveal was well worth the wait, fantastic build and again total quality all round Whats next ? I'm feeling the need to do some U.S armour next......something heavy.............. already sitting in the pile........but somebody is already doing one .......so not sure whether to do a thread on it or not. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 A "Septic" tank ? ...Nein !..Elefant or Tiger 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, M3talpig said: I'm feeling the need to do some U.S armour next......something heavy.............. already sitting in the pile........but somebody is already doing one .......so not sure whether to do a thread on it or not. Were you thinking of a Takom T29E3 maybe? Matt Edited April 5, 2021 by Cerberus Reasons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Cerberus said: Were you thinking of a Takom T29E3 maybe? yes i was but it might be a little boring...as i will be doing it as it would have been seen during mobility trials at Aberdeen proving grounds...which means boring ole olive drab and no markings to speak of.......the thing is i don't do paper panzers and if i do do experimental vehicles they have to be done as they really appeared ....no fictional paint or ficticios scenarios ...i don't have a problem persay with it but my OCD will be screaming in my ear "this didn't exist" all the time im doing it. I love what PanZair is doing with his and i wish i could bring myself to do something similar but i just can't....and yes before you ask this is something that does affect my everyday life as well and drives my wife bloomin nutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernst Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Absolutely beautiful model, great to see the reference and some w.i.p. pics included. Cheers, Ernst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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