The Smythemeister's Tigger

[Jim R]

It looked good before but you and Tim are right. Comparing the before and after photos the Mk 2 camo has the edge.

[The Smythe Meister]

Does look better Andy. First shot is overexposed, by the way….labels on the containers are completely blown, making them unreadable. Was it a flash shot?

Cheers Tim,
No, nothing altered between either pic,(just done on my phone), only swept it up from the bench,and put it on "Expert" for the second one..
... must've been that I guess,!
Been posting from phone only for AGES now, but I did look in on my laptop the other evening... and was shocked how bad my pics look when viewed on there?!!:flushed:

[The Smythe Meister]

It looked good before but you and Tim are right. Comparing the before and after photos the Mk 2 camo has the edge.

Cheers Jim,yes,it looks much more subtle now I think :thumb2:.

[Scratchbuilder]

I do love what you have done to yourself, the image is neither tramp or vagrant, the knee bulges in the well worn trousers are a specialty of that great boutique 'Tramp About the Village, had the 'wild man' quiff done at the hairdressers 'Puff & Curl It', and oh! that rope belt just gives it that final touch of what not to look like when trying out your new wellies, now off you go and do not pass any mirrors or windows that will reflect your look....
Great work on the KT by the way, the camo works a treat and will look even better with the weathering.
Mike

[Graeme C.]

That's the height of fashion in Devon.......

[The Smythe Meister]

That's the height of fashion in Devon.......

WOAH THERE !!....
.... That's a bit harsh....:thinking:....
..... but fair!! :tears-of-joy:

[scottie3158]

Looking bodacious Mr.Smiffff.

[minitnkr]

The basic idea is to obscure the appearance of the vehicle amongst the local flora, which your work has done effectively. Much was applied in the field expediently, so almost anything goes using anything close to the basic colors. The factory applied "ambush scheme" is very difficult to replicate as it was a multi layered process of multiple masks whereas field applied were "as you like it".

[Graeme C.]

WOAH THERE !!....
.... That's a bit harsh....:thinking:....
..... but

The King tiger is looking good too!

[Mickc1440]

Nice work Andy on both versions

[The Smythe Meister]

Smiffy,
Nicely done mate. Adds a lot more interest.

Thanks Scottie, looks a bit more realistic this way I think :smiling3:

Nice one Andy, she looks load better with 'bits' missing..
(maybe you could bend and bash the other mudguard ?..up a little).

Cheers Chris, it's too late to doctor the mudguard now that it's all together really...the plastic is a bit thick,so would need heat treatment

My bold. That's the bit my wife doesn't understand!!! Why doesn't it look new?

Yeah, I've had several non modelling mate's look at some of my builds and say," it's good,but isn't it a bit scruffy?" :tears-of-joy:

It’s starting to look like a Tigger German style lol.

Cheers Lee.... glad you think so :thumb2:

Nice looking kitty

Thanks Mick :hugging-face:

Kee it coming Mr. Smiff.... she's looking the bomb!

Thank you Rick....seems to be taking forever,but getting to the interesting stages now

Coming along nicely Andy, the missing track guards add a bit of interest.

Cheers Graeme,of all the old pictures I've seen of these things in action, hardly any have all of these side plates in tact!

That's coming on very nicely indeed Andy!

Great work on those tracks!!

Andrew

Thanks Andrew,the tracks, despite my trepidation,were actually rather satisfying,and relatively easy to do
........

[The Smythe Meister]

Just done a catchup on your build. Ecellent.
The Zimmerit looks really good despite the calls for the real item....
Plenty of other work has gone on and the build is really taking off.
The report about a KT being found - forget it, it was one of those YT morons who found that someone had discovered a tank in a river, and then went off to dream about finding a KT just up the river from where this other tank had been found... I sent him an email congratulating him on his speculation and wondered if he could speculate a brain for himself.

Thanks very much Mike,the Zim was an absolute breeze to do

Oh Mr. Smiff,

I thought we have had the discussion about you posting pics of yourself on here, especially after a hard time at the spray booth...I know it is nerve wracking, but Andy, the Tigger is looking really nice in her coat of paint!!! Respect my friend and using recycled masking material makes it even better. Your blotchy stuff is better known as the ambush scheme utilizing the same 3 colors as used in the camo. I realize you used your artistic license on it, as it's your model. Normally it was applied a bit differently. Brown and green dots on the dk yellow and dk yellow dots on the green and brown. No biggie Buddy, as she looks good all the same!!!...

Prost
Allen

Thanks for that Allen, we'll have to blame Mr.Box art man for that....

I’ve got to say that looks fab Andy, I bet you’re pleased with that!

Once you get Into the weathering it’ll look even better….top job mate

Cheers Si,yes,family happy so far,hoping it'll come out better in the end mind

Wow Mr. Smiff!!.big changes since I last looked in. Keep it coming Sir! :thumb2:

Thanks again Rick, yep... it's a moving canvas this one!! :tears-of-joy:

Cracking job with the camo Andy.

Cheers Andy, it's getting there! :smiling3:

I do love what you have done to yourself, the image is neither tramp or vagrant, the knee bulges in the well worn trousers are a specialty of that great boutique 'Tramp About the Village, had the 'wild man' quiff done at the hairdressers 'Puff & Curl It', and oh! that rope belt just gives it that final touch of what not to look like when trying out your new wellies, now off you go and do not pass any mirrors or windows that will reflect your look....
Great work on the KT by the way, the camo works a treat and will look even better with the weathering.
Mike

..... and that's me in my Sunday best,on the way to Church

Looking bodacious Mr.Smiffff.

Thanks Scottie.... very down with the kids there mate :tears-of-joy:

The basic idea is to obscure the appearance of the vehicle amongst the local flora, which your work has done effectively. Much was applied in the field expediently, so almost anything goes using anything close to the basic colors. The factory applied "ambush scheme" is very difficult to replicate as it was a multi layered process of multiple masks whereas field applied were "as you like it".

Good info thanks Paul,bit tricky deciding how big the "dashes" should be,but I've settled for what you see now :thumb2:

The King tiger is looking good too!

Thanks Graeme... I think!! :tears-of-joy:

Nice work Andy on both versions

Cheers Mick.... by the end of this build I'm not sure just how many incarnations this will have been through!! :flushed:
..... well,I think I've answered everyone there,if I have missed you out,I do apologise :sad:
Thanks to ALL for your continued support,advice,and banter....it means a lot, I'll have quite a big update to put up this evening, until then....
.... "Happy Modelling" :smiling3:

[The Smythe Meister]

OK then Chaps.......
The belated update..


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And then ere tiz on the tank..

Pics ain't great great,but I'll get some better ones up tomorrow,... there's much more to do, obviously,but for now,these will have to suffice :thumb2:.

[scottie3158]

Looking good matey

[langy71]

Impressive...Most Impressive !!...