Tamiya 1/35 Tiger I Early Production

[The_Lancaster]

Hey All,

 

It may be the 23rd Feb but I have indeed finished my first build of the year! This is Tamiya's Tiger I in Panzer Grey... How original! 

I got hold of this kit from the local Hobbycraft as more of a test-run on some techniques with panzer grey that I wanted to try out on RFM's Initial Tiger I with the cheek bins. 

Taking inspiration from a Magazine build of Tamiya's new Panzer IV, I painted the tank using Tamiya's German Grey acrylic, which was then oversprayed with mulitple mottles of the lightened base colour, then drybrushed in order to create a finish which wasn't just 'block' panzer grey. I then weathered with pencils and oils. 

The kit itself is pretty much out of the box otherwise aside from a set of Tamiya's own engine grilles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Sam

[FrancisGL]

Hi Sam.

Very well done job, avoiding the gray panzer "block"...lol
The tonal differences help bring the model to life, and the "brute" looks great.
The figure adds a lot to the vehicle, although it looks a bit blurred by focus.
Cheers and TC
Francis.👍

[Bertie McBoatface]

That's very heavy looking. Well done.

[Stef N.]

Very nicely done. I've got to do a lot of panzer grey to do so I will be taking inspiration from this. Well done.👏

[LeeM]

Nice job. The figure sets it off a treat.

[neilspen]

Tidy build and lovely finish. Tamiya never lets one down.