"did the PE grilles come withe the kit? or are you just cheating?"
Crap Luke you're right I'm cheating:I
But they're not PE it's that plastic screening that comes in car kits.
O.K. Basically OOB?

Mike T

Here's my Big Cat, Tamiya's 1/35 Tiger 1 mid production.

how do i put my photos into the campaign gallery?

Luke you go to the Campaign album:
http://gallery.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/23513
You have to make sure you're logged in then click the upload button in the top right corner .

here's my contribution:
Tamiya's Tiger I ausfuhrungE late version with Eduard's PE.

Well the PE on my 2A6 NL is driving me up the wall so i don't think it will get done for the dead line so i am going to concentrate on the 72 scale 2A4 and i have also bean working on a not so big cat

A 1/144 scale dragon 2A6


Not many parts but it dose have some P.E for the grills on the engine deck and for the turret baskets.


First coat of paint


And the finished article



I am going to put it on a small dio witch i will get done tomorrow or Saturday.

Finally my Jagdtiger is ready for paint!!! Finally bit the bullet and put the tools and clamps on today. I gave it a bath and it should be ready to paint tomorrow. I also figured out how to use the camera RTFM!!! lol! Tomorrow some paint pics.













I can't wait till tomorrow!

They're looking great your 99.9 % builds Ryan.

lol I moved into a new house so I now have to work at the kitchen table lots of room for the wifes horses but no workshop. so airbrushing is now a big event and must only be done when nobody is home.

are the tracks fixed on for good? how do you paint them like that?

Yup tracks and tools are all fixed. I wondered how guys did it to. I will post some in progress shots when I am painting rather than try and explain. It is actually easier than it looks. you need a good double action airbrush one that will spray really fine lines and a compressor at about 10 or 12 psi . I should have some pics on around 1 or 2:00 pst

First coat and I make sure that I completely cover all visible areas of the running gear and lower hull. I just spray at all kinds of different angles and adjust paint flow accordingly (tight space less paint) I started painting with tracks and tools on because I got sick of having a weak bond where things fall off later on. I tried taking pics while I was painting but I can't do both at the same time.






I knew I missed something. DOH!



should be starting to add some colour to the tracks in about an hour.

Ok tracks are mostly done first I spray my brown and black mix all over the place.



next I lightly and very carefully respray the wheels and other overspray spots with dunkelgelb






the rest will be done with a brush.

Good to see your painting progress !
Nice touch on those wheels!

Well my not so big cat is finished let me know what you think????

Here is my cat.

DML Jagdpanther Smart Kit.

Hello everyone,

This is DML'S Panther-D w/zimm,my submission for the Big Cats Campaign.It was an easy kit to build.Overall I was pretty happy with the outcome. I did have some issues,I'm not real good at the real small PE so I only used the screens and some stuff I could handle.Also I think Icould have lightened my colors,because the filters and washes darkened the colors somewhat.I also accidently installed the gun mantlet backwards.But otherwise I had a real good time doing this one.The much-maligned DS-Tracks were not bad for me,I prefer Friuls but who wants to add $40.00 to every job,but these painted and weathered and installed well enough for my liking.This was also my first real attempt at figures,they were ok to work on,I used Vallego paints and Mig pigments.The uniforms and equipment came out ok but the faces were tough.My hats off to you guys who paint facial expressions.But at any rate here it is,and any comments welcome.Thanks to John for running a great campaign.

Anthony

Wow, you guys are doing some great work on those Big Cats!!

David, that Leopard is going to look outstanding! Great job with the details.

Ryan, keep up the good work on that JagdTiger, its looking great.

That's a tiny Leopard Scott, are you planning a small dio ?

Great job on that JagdPanther Carl, I'm waiting for Dragon to release a Zimmerit version..

Anthony, great Panther too, I have that on stash, any problems or issues that I should be aware ?
Thanks for the compliments, I'm quite happy that everybody is enjoying so far !

Carl:

It''s hard to comment on your vehicle with these photos.

Anthony:

Nice work!

Lars

i've posted my pics in the campaign gallery, how do i get my banner thingy?

Thanks john i was trying to make it look a bit like the tamiya box art for the 2A6 but need to see if i can find a 1/144 scale g wagon/wolf can any one help??????????

scratchbuild?

Mite have to

Ok folks after putting my Parajumpers for the Airbourne Campain on hold for a while, I built this over the xmas/new year period and put the finishing touchs to the crew this weekend
Hope you all like








Its sadly now missing the left rear mud guard, as I snapped it of when returning it to its shelf, but hay ho more inadvertant combat damage?!