Tamiya 1/48 Tiger

[JR]

That's better than snot Pete. Nothing like killing the mojo when you have that sort of problem, and when it's paint it always seems worse.
New colour and paint job looking good, hopefully the mojo is resurrected.

[stillp]

That'll do for today, I've got a headache now!

Pete

[Mini Me]

Nice progress here Pete......hope you are better soon. Rick H.

[Steve Jones]

Always nice to get the wheels and tracks out of the way. Good luck with the rest of the build

[stillp]

Now, where was I?
I've stuck a few more bits on the hull. Here's the inside of the driver's hatch:

Very nicely detailed, but if I left it open I'd have to scratch something for the interior, and/or provide a figure, so of course I'm building the kit with all hatches closed.
The Zimmerit arrived. I realised only a little too late that the Zimmerit has to go on before adding all the little bits to the hull, so on we go. They're stickers, about 0.15mm thick, which is about right for 1/48 scale. They need cutting out, and while there's a line printed on them to show where to cut, it isn't 100% accurate, so quite a bit of careful trimming was needed.

Looks pretty good though:

Actually you can ignore that last photo - there are two different patterns of Zimm in the pack, and that's the one for a scheme which I'm not using! Peeled it off and stuck it back on the backing paper, 'coz you never know...
There's quite a bit left over, as apart from the two schemes Tamiya give you some spare zimm.

The track/wheel assemblies came off for painting the hull - hopefully they'll go back on as easily. The tape around them might not have been necessary, but with all those road wheels I didn't want to take any chances!

The shields that surround the exhausts are stuck to a coffee stirrer for painting before fitting. I might add a touch of rust as well.
It's all sitting in the spray booth now under a coat of Tamiya XF60.
Cheers
Pete

[Tim Marlow]

You’re doing a great job on this one Pete. Such an iconic tank, and you are doing it proud.

[stillp]

Thanks Tim!
Pete

[Mini Me]

Tigers are just plain fun......no matter which version you are doing. Rick H. :thumb2:

[stillp]

Well, I've decided to stop this. Could be weathered a bit more, but since it still has the spare track links on the turret it must be nearly new!

I'll try to take some better photos when the daylight is a bit better, as well as needing to shift that dust from my camera's sensor!
Cheers
Pete

[Steven000]

Nice work Pete :thumb2:

[Allen Dewire]

Looks mighty fine Sir!!! The Zimmerit came out nicely too Pete. Great finish all around!!!

Prost
Allen

[Tim Marlow]

Looks great Pete. Loving the camo.....

[Steve Jones]

A nice base to start all your weathering Peter. Keep up the good work my friend