Dragon 1/72 Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E Tiger 1 Initial Production

[PlaStix]

I've been struggling with finding time to do much modelling over the past several months, so, when the Panzer VI Tiger STGB 2 Single Type Group Build appeared in the GB calendar, I thought this might be the oportunity to get something made! The start of the GB also coincided with me having some holiday time to use up and the Easter break was available too. I decided to make a 1/72 kit that I thought I could get built relatively quickly. So, below, is the result of my efforts. 

I'd had this Dragon kit for quite a while and it turned out to be rather good. The original kit was released in 2010. The DS tracks were still okay. I know some people have had some real problems with DS tracks and I'd had one set where one run had crumbled before I got to use them fairly recently. But these seemed to work rather well in this scale. The kit also included some photoetched parts, which I think, added nicely to the detailing.

The other thing was that I'd wanted to make a grey Tiger 1 for quite a while. As usual, everything was painted with acrylic paints, which were thinned with water, and mostly applied with flat brushes. I use fine pointed brushes for any detail painting. The only extras I used were the mud texture stuff, 'European Mud' from Vallejo and a brush bristle for the aerial.

The WIP thread for this can be found: HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally, to hopefully show how small a 1/72nd Tiger 1 actually is!:

 

 

The Tiger STGB is still ongoing, with lots of rather good modelling going on. Make sure you check it out, or even take part, if you get chance.

 

Comments and suggestions welcome.

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

[echen]

Another great piece of modelling. I really like the weathering. The muddy road wheels and tracks look very realistic.

[Yg Models]

nice germany grey tone with mud

[Watto]

Really smart looking Tiger,in such a small scale that's very impressive👍 

 

Watto. 🍻

[Bullbasket]

Very nice Tiger Stix. Don't often see you in this scale in AFVs.

 

John.

[stevehnz]

That looks super. Your mud looks especially effective & really sets it off well. 👍 

Steve.

[Andy H]

A 'Goldilocks' finish - everything 'just right'. That's very nicely done indeed.

[Milan Mynar]

It is an excellent work.

[Nenad]

Great work Stix. The weathering is really nice. I think I never saw your model in 1/72.

[StuartH]

Superb work for the scale. The mud effects and how you've done the metal edging are fantastic 👏

[Model Mate]

That’s an excellent tiny tiger! It’s got that “real steel feel” for sure.

[PlaStix]

On 19/04/2024 at 13:26, echen said:

Another great piece of modelling. I really like the weathering. The muddy road wheels and tracks look very realistic.

Hi echen. Thank you. That's very kind of you to say. I think the Vallejo mud works best when it's used sparingly, especially in 1/72.

 

On 19/04/2024 at 14:01, Yg Models said:

nice germany grey tone with mud

Thank you for your comments Yg!

 

On 19/04/2024 at 15:06, Watto said:

Really smart looking Tiger,in such a small scale that's very impressive👍 

Watto. 🍻

Hi Watto. Thank you for your comments. I think it helps that Dragon's detail, on their kits in this scale, is pretty good.

 

On 19/04/2024 at 16:18, Bullbasket said:

Very nice Tiger Stix. Don't often see you in this scale in AFVs.

John.

Hi John. thank you for your comments. Yes, I don't often make tanks these days in 1/72, although, I really enjoyed this one, so much so I'm going to make another 1/72nd kit in the GB. GBs seem to help my motivation to build stuff.

 

I had made a few tanks in 1/72, when I was younger, but I started my main AFV transition from aircraft to tanks by making a couple of Dragon kits in 1/72, although at the time, I was still making aircraft too! This diorama included my first attempts at German Armour:

Once I'd enjoyed making these two, I was hooked!

 

Kind regards,

Stix

[edjbartos]

Excellent work Stix, as always your painting is exceptional, well done...

 

Ed

[PlaStix]

On 20/04/2024 at 00:38, stevehnz said:

That looks super. Your mud looks especially effective & really sets it off well. 👍 

Steve.

Hi Steve. Thank you very much for your comments. I do like Vallejo's mud products, which reminds me, I must buy some more!!

 

On 20/04/2024 at 02:05, Andy H said:

A 'Goldilocks' finish - everything 'just right'. That's very nicely done indeed.

That's very kind of you Andy. thank you.

 

On 20/04/2024 at 06:40, Milan Mynar said:

It is an excellent work.

Thank you very much Milan!

 

On 20/04/2024 at 11:07, Nenad Ilijic said:

Great work Stix. The weathering is really nice. I think I never saw your model in 1/72.

Thank you very much Nenad. I haven't done many 1/72 AVFs for a while, but I have made quite a few in the past.

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix 

[stevej60]

Cracking job Stix you still have the magic touch even in this smaller scale.

Quality work as ever.

[geoawelch]

Beautiful in any scale, Stix.

 

Cheers,

 

George

[FrancisGL]

Hi Stix,

Good to see another model of yours on the forum.

An excellent model as you usually show us, the finish for that gray, for me, is perfect, and with a brush, always something very commendable. I love it.
With a larger scale aspect, not even 1/48, it would look like 1/35...
Nice clay, very authentic.

Cheers

Francis.👍

 

[Pedro1]

That's a very nice Tiger, Plastix! Braille scale armour rocks!

 

Peter

[PlaStix]

On 20/04/2024 at 17:45, StuartH said:

Superb work for the scale. The mud effects and how you've done the metal edging are fantastic 👏

Hi Stuart. Sorry for the slow replay, but thank you very much for your comments. I think the Vallejo mud products, if used carefully, really do add a touch of realism to a model.

 

On 21/04/2024 at 09:50, Model Mate said:

That’s an excellent tiny tiger! It’s got that “real steel feel” for sure.

Thank you very much Model Mate.

 

On 23/04/2024 at 22:43, edjbartos said:

Excellent work Stix, as always your painting is exceptional, well done...

Ed

Hi Ed. Thank you very much for your comments.

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

[neilspen]

The contrast of the grey finish is superb, even more so given the scale. Excellent work.

[Phantome]

Great job. I've been hoping Dragon re-release this kit to do a Leningrad Tiger but seems that will have to wait... (though I think Border has now released one)

 

Definitely seems like a better kit than their "budget box" early Tigers (Ausf H even if not labeled as such) which are kind of awful, frankly.

 

 

[PlaStix]

On 24/04/2024 at 17:16, stevej60 said:

Cracking job Stix you still have the magic touch even in this smaller scale.

Quality work as ever.

Hi Steve. Hope you are well. Thank you very much, most kind.

 

On 25/04/2024 at 02:15, geoawelch said:

Beautiful in any scale, Stix.

Cheers,

George

Thank you very much George.

 

On 25/04/2024 at 17:36, FrancisGL said:

Hi Stix,

Good to see another model of yours on the forum.

An excellent model as you usually show us, the finish for that gray, for me, is perfect, and with a brush, always something very commendable. I love it.
With a larger scale aspect, not even 1/48, it would look like 1/35...
Nice clay, very authentic.

Cheers

Francis.👍

 

Hi Francis. Hope you are well. Thank you, as always for your very kind comments.

 

On 27/04/2024 at 11:47, Pedro1 said:

That's a very nice Tiger, Plastix! Braille scale armour rocks!

Peter

Thank you Peter and very true!!

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix