The Smythemeister's Tigger

[The Smythe Meister]

Thanks all guys, I'll reply to your posts individually tomorrow, but it's getting late now, so here's my recent progress...

...as apposed to tother side of the Zim,I decided to use a rounded blade,and a punch to take out the unwanted bits .. it came out much "cleaner"....

.... next up...


Quite impressed with this Zim stuff..

I then added some paint and pigment type stuff...

... And the inner wheels..


At least they all touch the floor.
... Then I needed to get the camo on the outer wheels..

Painted in yellow,then masked and sprayed Green,then masked again before adding the brown... Which turned out this..

Then,glossed,pin washed,and added-


Quite happy so far,and enjoying it immensely.
So there you have it so far, thanks for looking in,and yes, it's early doors,but a nice foundation so far

[Waspie]

Some pretty good progress there. I do like the 'muck' that's been applied. (That'll be paint and pigment to you!!) :smiling2:

[JR]

That paint work on the wheels is really neat Andy , hope you're pleased .

[Mini Me]

Keep it up Mr. Smiff and you're headed for the "Dog's"!....Matron has sent JR on a little Spy mission to see how you're getting along on this project.....seems you have fallen into favor with the "Committee".

[The Smythe Meister]

That's coming on very nicely Andy!

An a bit disappointed that you've not done DIY zim but understand why.... Especially as I'm currently covering a 1/72 StuH 42 in DIY waffle zimm....:tired::disappointed:.... It does look really good actually.

Keep up the great work!

ATB.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew,this type of Zim is a bit of a cop out I guess,but does look nice under paint imho:thumb2:

Nice work Mr Smith.
I've done the DIY zim some time ago. Very messy with those Trumpeter tools , think that is a better way , certainly looks it .

Cheers John,as you say,this is certainly a clean and simple application

I'm with the rest of this crowd.....keep at it Smiffy, looking better and better with each update. :thumb2:

Thanks Rick, I'm akeepin' at it

Definitely looking pal, good choice with the zim

Cheers Mick,I think so too :hugging-face:

looking good Andy, a suggestion if I may be so bold, have you thought about chipping off various bits of the zim, mainly around the edges of the front glacis plate, just to give it the 'lived in look' ? (#zimlooksbetterwhentrashed)

Hi Chris, didn't think of that,maybe too late now,but it's a good idea so I'll take a look and see if it's doable

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[The Smythe Meister]

Some pretty good progress there. I do like the 'muck' that's been applied. (That'll be paint and pigment to you!!) :smiling2:

Thanks Doug, you won't see much of it at all, especially on the lower hull sides though

That paint work on the wheels is really neat Andy , hope you're pleased .

Cheers John,must admit I'm happy with them so far :thumb2:

Keep it up Mr. Smiff and you're headed for the "Dog's"!....Matron has sent JR on a little Spy mission to see how you're getting along on this project.....seems you have fallen into favor with the "Committee".

Wow there Hoss!!.... A bit premature for that kinda talk Sir!!:tears-of-joy: Plenty of time for Mr.Cock up to make an appearance yet you know!!:dizzy:

[The Smythe Meister]

The wheelie stuff is all together and painted up,just needs Matt varnish and some "Muck",(just for you Doug).......


Now then......

:astonished:.....

6 of those sprues,90 links per side...see you in a couple weeks!!:tears-of-joy:.... To be fair, there's no clean up required,and the detail is excellent:thumb2:.Ill be getting stuck into them this afternoon.....

[adt70hk]

Looking good Andy!

[Waspie]

You gotta admit, it’s the ‘muck’ that sets it aside!!! There you go, making me talk technical again!! :smiling2: :upside:

[Allen Dewire]

Afternoon Mr. Smiff,

Well, I finally caught up with your Tigger II build and have to say.........That's lookin' pretty damn good Andy!!! There are a couple of things I would like to know. Did you have any trouble applying the decal Zimmerit, such as it trying to fold under on itself coming off the paper???

And, why did you get the indy links or are you going to articulate the suspension a bit??? Just wondering Buddy!!! I'll try and keep up now and aren't you also building yet another wing thingy too??? Kids today.........

Prost
Allen

[scottie3158]

Mr Smiff,
All looking very nice indeed mate. The running gear and zim look the nuts. I built one if these a while ago and went for fruils they were hard work but looked good when done.

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking good Andy!

Thanks Andrew, it's such a nice kit that you just wanna keep pressing on!!:thumb2:

You gotta admit, it’s the ‘muck’ that sets it aside!!! There you go, making me talk technical again!! :smiling2: :upside:

HA!!... Don't worry Doug....I don't normally do techmic....tekni...teckna...... Clever, stuff anyway!

Afternoon Mr. Smiff,

Well, I finally caught up with your Tigger II build and have to say.........That's lookin' pretty damn good Andy!!! There are a couple of things I would like to know. Did you have any trouble applying the decal Zimmerit, such as it trying to fold under on itself coming off the paper???

And, why did you get the indy links or are you going to articulate the suspension a bit??? Just wondering Buddy!!! I'll try and keep up now and aren't you also building yet another wing thingy too??? Kids today.........

Prost
Allen

Allen,Allen... Allen...if you look back to the beginning of the thread you'll see exactly why I bought a replacement for the kit supplied rubber band tracks, one of em is terribly warped...also,as I'll be cutting a couple of the side plates away,the sag that these links offer is very welcome :thumb2:,
The Zim stuff has been very user friendly so far mate, haven't experienced that happening :nerd:
As for the Wingy thing,yep,my Beaufort is still ongoing.... Still masking up some clear bits before priming... then there'll be an update on that one too :tongue-out:

Mr Smiff,
All looking very nice indeed mate. The running gear and zim look the nuts. I built one if these a while ago and went for fruils they were hard work but looked good when done.

Hi Scottie,(Dawg!),
Thanks mate,Fruils are definitely hard work,but do,as you say,look excellent once done.There's also the price factor.... the cost of these Tamiya ones was reasonable,the Fruils price was.... eye watering!!:dizzy:

[Allen Dewire]

Ok Buddy, I thought you were going to try them out first. As an aside, you could pin them straight to a sheet of wood, sprinkle them with some Oregano, smear some BBQ sauce all over them and bake them in the oven, at a low temp for about 20 minutes. If it doesn't straighten them out Andy, at least you'll have a snack to eat while you assemble the indy links!!!...Just sayin'.............

Prost
Allen

[Si Benson]

Top work Mr Smiffff, she’s looking flippin gawjus :smiling4:

[Graeme C.]

All good here Andy, the hull & wheels are looking good. The indy link tracks are always better than rubber bands, especially when they are warped!