King Tiger

[Sisko]

I know I know it isn't what if but considering my low output this year and all the fine stuff appearing on this board lately I just had post something.

This is the Tamiya 1/35th scale kit with Aber etched brass Cavalier zimmerit and a turned aluminium barrel.

To say the etched brass set is complete would be an understatement. the level of detail that you can go to is extraordinary but I don't have time or patience to go those extremes.

Any way this is my way of saying that I am still in the game.  

[Sisko]

Another veiw.



I am going with the overall winter white wash as I think that it will make a nice change frome the usual camo jobs that I see.

I am also going to muddy it up a bit and try a few preshading and weathering techniques.

[Sisko]

Ops forgot the pic

[BlackOps]

Looks good  I've never used any of the etched brass before but it really looks like it pumps up the detail factor quite a bit.

Jeff G.  

[Brian da Basher]

Sisko that etched brass and zimmerit™ really makes this one come alive! I couldn't agree more on your choice of a winter scheme for this one. Great work!

Brian da Basher

[John Howling Mouse]

Okay, silly question here from a guy who WANTS to build lots of armor but knows nothing about the best practices, etc.:

Wouldn't you normally paint attachments such as the cable, etc. separate from the tank itself?

Or did they just paint over everything, even tools and such, so that it all blended in?

:dum:  

[BlackOps]

If Sisko anything like me, I tend to stick everything down and paint the details last, probably not the smartest way to do it but it works

If he's not like me, maybe everything is just resting in place but not attached yet.

I always wondered about painting the little bits and pieces while everything is still on the sprues but then I figure it makes it harder to glue and then I'd have to touch it up anyway...besides I'm lazy and probably not the best person to recommend technique  

Jeff G.  

[Radish]

Quite often in real life, the tanks were painted with stuff already on, especially German stuff where the tanks were delivered in Panzer Yellow from the middle years onwards, and crews/units were supplied with paints to apply themselves as appropriate.

I ALWAYS apply stowage, everything (not crew or tracks usually though) before painting.
With the amount of filth tanks gather....dust, mud, etc., it coats the lot with an even or not so even coating, but the muck goes everywhere.

I love painting tanks.

I generally spray everything black, then apply coats in ever increasing shades of lightness....scrubbing it on, drybrushing, etc..

FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

Nice Royal Tiger!!!  

[Sisko]

Well everbody she is a finished.

This my first attempt at a winter wash job and Idecided to give it a real worn apperance.

Basically I sprayed the whole beast black and then used light grey mixed with white asa base for the winter wash. I then sprayed prgressively lighter coats of light grey focusing only the highlight areas. Finally I gave it an all over spray of white to blend it all in.

I then used a variety of techiniques to give the worn appearance showing the camo job underneath. These included dry brushing, rub through painting and painting and then using a cocktail stick to drag through the wet paint to give it a that scratched paint look.

The whole model was then given a wash with pastels to dirty it up a bit.

Overall I am happy with the result.

Okay, silly question here from a guy who WANTS to build lots of armor but knows nothing about the best practices, etc.:

Wouldn't you normally paint attachments such as the cable, etc. separate from the tank itself?

Or did they just paint over everything, even tools and such, so that it all blended in?

:dum:

John for tools and cables etc I normall glue them onto the hull and paint the camo over them. I then pick out the individual bits later with a brush. This makes it easier and I also do not lose all the fidly bits.

Winter white wash was usually applied with either brooms soaked in paint, spray guns or any thing that they could lay thier hands on. It could range from grey to white or any shade in between depending on what paint they had, sometimes they mixed different batches together so anything goes.

They also used to paint just straight over the top of everthing.



 

[Sisko]

Other side.

[BlackOps]

She finished up real nice...now lets go play in the snow with her


Jeff G.

[lancer]

Oh yeah, that looks the business. Nice job sisko

[Brian da Basher]

Great work! Thanks for explaining about the build and field applied winter washes. I think you've done a very lifelike, subtle rendering here Sisko. It looks very much the real thing. The scorching on the barrel is a nice touch.

Brian da Basher

[cthulhu77]

big ugly hulking monster of demolition...which translates into: "perfect" !  Nice job on that one.

          greg

[Sisko]

Cheers boys glad you appreciate.

Have a soft spot for the king tiger large hulking underpowered heavily armed and armoured beast.

Totally impractical and from a tactical and strategic point of veiw a total waste of resources but it looks cool!