ProfSparks Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Hi All My first 1/35 Tiger! The parts are quite chunky, with some flat etch thrown in A nice touch is that the road wheels are numbered I'm presuming, as the ejector pin marks are on the same face, they won't be seen, and looking at other builds not much can be seen inside the tracks. Plenty of wheels But at least they're big enough to hold while doing the minimal cleanup The very first step is to assemble the drive sprocket depending on the version you are going to make. After some surfing through tiger1.info (https://tiger1.info/models/products-page/TAM35216 I decided on Not many pics of S45 out there, so I'll build it how Tamiya has it, mostly the "late" options. Unless, of course, you know different... Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glibble Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Nice! I will follow. I'm building the same kit as my first Tiger model too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Will follow along too. It will be an interesting build. All the best.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 21 hours ago, glibble said: I'm building the same kit as my first Tiger model too! Hi glibble, yay! How far along are you, which one are you doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Did that kit many years ago from memory cracking kit. Still got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glibble Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 11/9/2022 at 3:20 PM, ProfSparks said: Hi glibble, yay! How far along are you, which one are you doing? I'm just about to start decals and some detail painting: I'm doing the S33 tank in Kursk - the least accurate option according to tiger1.info😏 But I just want a strictly OOB tiger, so I don't spend 3 months researching ancient photos. By the way, just a small tip: The crank (A37) for the jack might interfere with the air pre-cleaner that you'll add above it in the next step. So please make sure the crank is pushed all the way down into the socket of the jack. I found out the hard way, and had to sand off a bit of the crank. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 Hi All Looking good there @glibble, camo spot on 👍 Thanks for the jack tip, how was your upper deck fit? I got the suspension arms on There's a locating dimple to set them all at neutral, but that can be removed and the suspension articulated if wanted. I started from the front with the clacis, but with everything snug and square I still got a small gap round the rear plate Not unusual for me, but not something I was expecting. Anyhoo, as I'm prone to knocking off little sticky-out details (and sometimes big details too), I figured I could add the front machine gun at a later stage by poking it in through the turret ring after painting, it just needed a handle, so half a cocktail stick was UV resin'd to it. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Hi All Exhausts and top plates assembled. Those five little legs sometimes felt like they needed five little hands to get them straight, but as the cement dried they fell into shape. They'll be quite shrouded from view anyway And so onto the intake side of things, the air pre-cleaner pipework. There's a length of woven tubing that has to be cut to length, but as it's prone to fraying at the ends, I put a couple of drops of UV resin at where the cuts would be. Once soaked in, and after a couple of seconds purple light, it was easy enough to snip through. Another bead of UV treatment on the cut surfaces meant they slipped onto their connections without coming apart I removed the locating lugs from the rear plate as the filters were sitting just above their locating bosses And that's basically the body and associated bits ready for paint Onto the turret next Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 The fabric texture on the air filters adds extra authenticity to a neat model. A final drybrushing will bring out the texture more. The UV resin was a clever hack! I suppose it could be used in other applications involving the edges of fabrics, such as truck tilt covers, tarps, and clothing on figures. Other modellers, please take note. 👩🎓 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Just occurred to me: the air filter 'boxes' and exhaust covers often benefit from a little bashing about. Being made of thin metal (I guess), they would get dented easily over the passage of time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 That's a great start! I'm planning to build this same kit for my fourth tank model and will be watching this with great interest Steve. Great tip regarding the UV resin, I may have to look into that for my build. Thanks! 🍺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Hi All The turret fell together with little fuss, perhaps a smear of PPP round the top plate There are quite a few wheels as they're three deep on the axle, but some can be paired up before painting I found that a short length of cotton bud shaft on a cocktail stick fitted exactly into the centre hole! I cut the side skirts into their separate pannels And off to the paint box. After a coat of Vallejo VA71.025 it looked slightly too greeny-yellow (almost Middlestone-ish), so I went over it again with thinned Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow It's better, perhaps slightly dark, so another round of something like XF-93 Light Brown (DAK 1942), possibly lightened with a flesh tone. I'll see how I get on. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Nice work so far, looking forward to the next update now Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Hello Steve Nice work so far. What make UV resin are you using, as mixed reviews on Amazon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 The Tamiya Tigers are a fun kit to build, and the basic shape is rather good. Here is S34 in bits, from the same unit. There is a good Gif of S45 crossing a stream in the Ukraine. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Seasonal Greetings All On 12/16/2022 at 2:51 PM, Longbow said: Here is S34 in bits, from the same unit. That's quite an evocative pic, an explosion enough to pop the turret. On 12/16/2022 at 12:42 PM, LeeM said: What make UV resin are you using, as mixed reviews on Amazon. Hi Lee, I'm using standard black resin from Elegoo I don't shake the bottle, don't wear gloves or a mask, and my room sits at about 15 Celsius, but I have decanted some into a Tamiya jar and covered it in black tape. The setting light is a UV 301A torch It was advocated for ejector pin marks over on the Aircraft forum, but I've used it for lots of duties, from filling gaps and securing rigging, to attaching small parts to cocktail sticks for painting. Anyhoo, some progress of sorts. A late night session in The Lab, and on a whim I applied some water based Flory Rust over a selection of Tamiya, Mig and Humbrol enamel based Rust washes while they were still wet, just to see how the interaction of water over oil went Hmm, might have to do a bit more experimentation, but as these will be mostly covered I'll let them be. I've eventually got round to doing the body camo. I followed the kit sheet numbers, and used Tamiya XF-61 Dark Green and XF-64 Red Brown. Had some issues with my thinning ratio and technique, so this might end up heavily muddied... (You might notice that I've placed the parts with the disasters hidden) Not the end of the world yet! Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Looking good !! Are you still doing S45 ? I have no idea how to post a Gif, or I’d have posted it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 2 hours ago, ProfSparks said: might end up heavily muddied My frequent remedy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Looking good so far. Personaly i don't have much experience with mixing oils and water. My go-to method for exhausts is just acrylic paints and a piece of sponge. Spray them in a dark grey. Then use the sponge to stipple white and then stipple with various rust tones. Finish of with enamel light rust streaks from AK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Thanks Steve, for getting back to me regarding UV Resin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 Hi All A small update, some tools and whatnots done with MiG Gun Metal and MiG Dark Brown Wash I've the main hull to work over with the wash, then the tracks will receive some attention, then put it all together. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 Hi All Some small assembly The rear was populated, taking note of the jack handle / air filter clearance You can see the major splodge on the RHS exhaust cover However, the rest of the pipework goes in snug And that's all that can be seen of the exhausts themselves. I'll try some smoke powder in there to take the edge off. Other cables and tools in position I've got the first line of wheels on to see how much will be seen of the lower bodywork. It's not a lot, but enough to ponder the addition of sand / soil / mud in there. Think I'll put off that decision for a little while. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Well Steve, for your first Tiger (one more than me I might add!) You're doing a cracking job! Paint and detailing is 👌 Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 Hi All While pondering the mud, I diverted myself with a couple of figures to ride along They're Frankensteins from Tamiya sets, and are mostly there to give a sense of scale. They got some Vallejo Game Extra Opaque 72.140 Heavy Skintone Some skincare in the way of Maskol And a uniform coating of Tamiya XF-65 Field Grey for their uniforms To reveal A couple of touch ups and we should be good to go. Also, while I was distracted, I started finishing off a couple of smaller projects to a) practice mud on, and b) stop them taunting me from the cupboard They're the 1/76 Matchbox / Revell M40 G.M.C and Sherman Firefly, and the 1/48 Hobby Boss U.S M4A3 (76)W Tank. The Matchbox I can recommend, the Hobby Boss not so much. Anyhoo, the passengers have been completed and I'm just waiting on the Firefly to mud to dry to see how it's turned out. Just as well you can't se much of their faces... Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Well Steve. That´s a truly one for the books. Amazing Tiger. The early version is second to none. Nice bonus with the added Panzer Grenadiers lurking behind the turret. Keep up the good work. ⚓🙌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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