The Smythemeister's Tigger

[Waspie]

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

Erm, this may sound strange even deviated. But I enjoyed doing the tracks on the Chally, even if I did but a couple of the links upside down!!!

[The Smythe Meister]

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

Thanks very much Si, I've gotta pull out all the stops on this one to get it past muster for Rach!!:tears-of-joy:

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!

Cheers Graeme, yep,a big improvement.... especially considering the state of that warped track!

Erm, this may sound strange even deviated. But I enjoyed doing the tracks on the Chally, even if I did but a couple of the links upside down!!!

Hi Doug,glad to hear it! As for the "upside down" links.... one word...
.... MUD!!:tears-of-joy:

Well,at last....the Metal barrel has arrived :thumb2:......

... and very nice it is too As you can see,it also comes with half a dozen shells....

....also very nice . Not sure what I'll do with them,but the plan is to put the Tiger on a little base,so I might incorporate them into that somehow .
Until this evening then......

[Scratchbuilder]

Love birds in the garden.. cats try and kill them...
...trying to feed feed hedgehogs in the garden... Cats snaffle their food..
... Try to keep a nice garden.. cats crap on it everywhere...
...
Please, SOMEONE,tell me what the attraction of having a cat is?!!

It's the knowledge that somewhere, someone is stepping out into their garden all dressed to the nines and stepping into the parcel your cat has left them.

[Scratchbuilder]

Yeah,I see that Jakko... Because Dog owners are held responsible for what their hound does...
... whereas a cat,and their "owner" seem to be immune to any responsibility... :astonished:

Listen it was not me under the lamp post three streets away with the woman from the chippy - its all lies I tell you.... Well my dog does it.....

[Scratchbuilder]

Andy,
Just had a catch up on your build.
You are forgiven for the zimmerit, the stick on stuff looks good, did I miss the maker?
The wheels are really good and the finish of the mud behind them sets them off.
Looking forward to more.
There was a report on YT that there has been a Tiger II found rusting away.

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
Just had a catch up on your build.
You are forgiven for the zimmerit, the stick on stuff looks good, did I miss the maker?
The wheels are really good and the finish of the mud behind them sets them off.
Looking forward to more.
There was a report on YT that there has been a Tiger II found rusting away.

Thanks Mike,the Zimmerit is from Tamiya's "Detail up Parts set" range,it's very easy to apply, you just need a VERY sharp blade.The instructions for placement to the kit parts are superbly done too :thumb2:.
I'll have a look for that You Tube clip

[Jim R]

Just had a really good catch up Andy. It's looking very good. Could well fulfill your wish for it to be you best. Mr Cock Up is being kept at bay. That zimm looks very good. Is a like 3D decals where the advice I've seen is to reinforce the glue with PVA??

[The Smythe Meister]

Just had a really good catch up Andy. It's looking very good. Could well fulfill your wish for it to be you best. Mr Cock Up is being kept at bay. That zimm looks very good. Is a like 3D decals where the advice I've seen is to reinforce the glue with PVA??

Thanks Jim. :smiling3:
The Zimmerit doesn't need any additional treatment, it has a very efficient self adhesive, just peel it from the backing paper and apply..... it's very satisfying stuff to use actually.

[The Smythe Meister]

OK then,I ain't gonna lie..
... those individual links are VERY time consuming,but not exactly taxing!!
I thought I'd get both sides done tonight,but no,this took some fettling!....

.. and it's STILL not sorted!!:disappointed2:,but it's getting there..
... Started chopping up the side skirts, with one of the best purchases I've ever made,....

.. it's well under way now...
So then,the rest... tomorrow

[Guest]

Those Tiger IIs always look better with a side skirt missing You’ll probably want to remove the last rib you left on the front section, though: those were part of the skirt piece behind it, in reality just a slightly raised edge to fit over the section in front.

[The Smythe Meister]

Those Tiger IIs always look better with a side skirt missing :smiling3: You’ll probably want to remove the last rib you left on the front section, though: those were part of the skirt piece behind it, in reality just a slightly raised edge to fit over the section in front.

Not sure I follow you there Jakko..
... Which Rib do you mean please?! :thinking:

[Tim Marlow]

You can see what he means here Andy….

The second plate overlaps the first one because it has a step formed at the front end. There is no “rib” as such…..

[Guest]

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These are not separate pieces on the real tank, but like Tim said, steps formed into each plate so it fits over the one in front, like you can see in the photo he posted. As such, the ledge would not be there at the rear of a plate if the one behind it is missing. (And, if you’ve got some thin plastic strip, you may want to re-add it the front of that same plate, where you did cut it away )

[The Smythe Meister]

You can see what he means here Andy….
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The second plate overlaps the first one because it has a step formed at the front end. There is no “rib” as such…..

This one:

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These are not separate pieces on the real tank, but like Tim said, steps formed into each plate so it fits over the one in front, like you can see in the photo he posted. As such, the ledge would not be there at the rear of a plate if the one behind it is missing. (And, if you’ve got some thin plastic strip, you may want to re-add it the front of that same plate, where you did cut it away :smiling3: )

Tim and Jakko,
Thanks very much for that, it's all become clear now :thumb2:,appreciate you taking the time it post the images up.
I do indeed have some various thicknesses of plastic card,so will add it to where I cut the wrong one off
Cheers again both

[Jim R]

Where would we be, Andy, if people like Jakko and Tim didn't have their encyclopaedic knowledge and were willing to share it.
Most importantly they do it in a helpful, non critical way.

Now, Andy, get on with correcting your cock up :smiling: :smiling::smiling2: