col68 1/35 scale tamiya king tiger (production turret)

[col68]

Latest update on my king tiger build everything is now base coats in tamiya dark yellow.
The maybach has finally arrived and is now assembled and painted and I've added a weld bead around the bow machine gun copula and a cable to the lamp Also I've added some battle scars to the front armour.

[col68]

Hi all
I've finally started on the ambush pattern using tamiya x-67 for the green portion of the camo

[col68]

And now I've applied the first coat of xf-68 once its completely dry I'll apply another coat of both colours and darken the dark yellow with some xf-4 and go over the exposed base coat.
In the meantime I'll give the wheels a coat of Vallejo steel

[Guest]

Starting to look the part now Col, nice tight camo painting

[col68]

A quick update on my king tiger build
All the camo has now had a 2nd coat and the random dot pattern has been applied
The road wheels are now completed and I have started on building the tracks.

[col68]

Hi all I'm amazed it only took an hour to complete both sides using patricks tape method.
They have had a coat of flat black and once its dry I'll give them a cot of steel before I start weathering them
The camouflage is now finished and the ancillaries fixed in place and painted

[col68]

Hi all finally got the tracks on and side skirts added.
I have got the first coat of gloss varnish down. I'll leave it overnight before I apply the decals

[Guest]

Glad my track method helped you out Col! The camo is looking very good, nice dots!

I would say those tow cables look a wee bit too shiny for my taste. And by late '44 if the crew hatches weren't painted in Dunkelgelb at the factory, most crews covered up the Elfenbein colour with Dunkelgelb.

[col68]

Glad my track method helped you out Col! The camo is looking very good, nice dots!

I would say those tow cables look a wee bit too shiny for my taste. And by late '44 if the crew hatches weren't painted in Dunkelgelb at the factory, most crews covered up the Elfenbein colour with Dunkelgelb.

Cheers for the info on the hatch colour Patrick.
The tow cables will get toned down with oils and pastels at a later stage

[grumpa]

Looking good Colin, like the camo..........Jim

[col68]

Ta jim

[col68]

Hi all last night applied the decals and two coats of klear and I've done a pin wash using oils on all the vertical surfaces.

[col68]

Does anybody have a picture of a open engine access hatch on a king tiger
Cheers

[Guest]

This is the Saumur Tiger
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And this is a Maybach engine
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When the hatch is open, only the carburettors are visible really.

HTH

[papa 695]

Great work Colin, but I can't believe I've not commented on the build so far.