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King Tiger Porsche - 3./s.Pz.Abt. 503

spikeymikey

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Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 03:04 AM UTC

Hi Alvaro,

No problem, I'm glad it helped. Thats the part I meant for sure. It should have a small screw-hole drilled in to the side of it. This pic might help but it's rather small. I'll also add some of the one I'm building asap - but it's all at the 'dry-fit' stage at present.

There's another KT thread somewhere on this site with a few good pics and the guy building it really sounds like he knows his stuff. I'll try to link you to it.

Nice to talk to you!

Mike.

spikeymikey

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Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 03:37 AM UTC

Alvaro,

Here's a another picture of the mantlet:

And here's the link to the thread. Great Zimmerit job on this tank:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/133774&page=1

You will find a closer shot of these I have posted on the second page of this thread.

Cheers,

Mike.

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Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 06:50 AM UTC

Thanks again Mike. Also Marco comment my post early. I don't do my homework !.

alewar

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Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009 - 01:37 AM UTC

Good weather, so I could paint a bit....

First add the turret tracks, just for a moment

Add .177 pellets for better "shake" of the acrilic paint. 4 per bottle

The camo scheme are my creation, based in actual ones, anyway, receive later a white wash.... I don't care also by a small overspray

More next time... Regards,

spikeymikey

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Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009 - 05:14 AM UTC

Looking good, Alvaro!

I'll post some pics when I get a bit further down the track with mine.

You added the sleeve after all. I just realised it's pictured clearly on the back of the box. I think it's better with it on.

Cheers,

mike.

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Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009 - 11:26 PM UTC

Thanks Mike, yes looks better with it in place. Well, waiting the next week end for winter "wash"...

Regards, Alvaro

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Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009 - 01:31 AM UTC

Q: I don't apply the winter cammo, as I not found the best way to do it. (I paint planes in winter cammo, as the IL2, but a tank, its different I guess).

So, looking the pics the tank don't look a lot chipped - as If I use a hair spray way, or salt. To me look plain white, - as result of the heavy snow on it?.

Any advice, before I took the way......will be apreciated.

Regards, Alvaro ....to paint or not to paint.....

alewar

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Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009 - 01:33 AM UTC

Hi all, well this week end I just test the method.

Hair spray = L'Oreal normal fix

Test subject = Airfix Spit XXIV

Paint = Tamiya flat white, diluted with tap water.

Tools = Toothbrush, scriber, toothpicks, brushes and "metal brush" (see pic)

Right side of the plane, ONE coat of spray.

Left side, 2 coats between 15 secs.

After 10 - 15 min of drying time I apply the white camo, after another 15' I add water and start to scrub with the brush, after the toothbrush and the scriber (nice to horizontal and "casual" marks!). In both sides, the pait was applied more translucent aft of the canopy.

Pics:

Side with 2 coats

Works to me

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spikeymikey

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Posted: Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:14 PM UTC

Hi Alvaro!

That looks pretty good - I may have to suss this hairdryer method out as I'm going to do 'Anneleise' also - eventually! I still have not had time to work on her much so it's not primed yet. I'm looking forward to seeing how yours turns out.

I been busy with a different sort of painting, I'm afraid - it's what I do for a 'living': If you want a peek cut and paste the link below.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhotos&albumID=57711

No Tanks, I'm afraid!

Cheers and good luck - it's looking good so far!!

alewar

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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 12:52 AM UTC

Hi Michael, well sometimes we need to work too...............Sadly here at work I can't see your pics, but I will check later.

Well, I add a pre-chipping over the camo and later the white paint. Following the spray tech, I don't reach the same results than with the airplane

So, I use a fine brush with our local "Windex", and also use my Aztek load with water . I use it as a "water-blast" to paint-off some areas.

Tell me if you found it overdone. Actual pics don't show "heavy" weathering....but....

I apply more white over the aft deck, as I think that I overdone the effect

spikeymikey

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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 08:12 PM UTC

Hi Alvaro,

I think that overhead shot of the aft deck looks pretty good! Like people have been walking over it.........and the turret top at the right looks nicely scuffed too. I wonder if the zimmerit texture messes up the process a bit? As it's such a rough surface? Keep going.........I'll let you know when I come to do it...........then you'll see a mess!!

alewar

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Posted: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 12:57 AM UTC

Hi Michael. I retouch those areas with paint, now waiting for redone the scratches.

I think that you don't any mess

I will scratch a bit - modify really - the scratch in the front part of the roof. Are a bit "identical" each one. Also I need to apply future for the decals - 314 and name. Later, add more camo to this areas, closer to the numbers.

Regards,

alewar

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Posted: Monday, December 07, 2009 - 12:12 AM UTC

Week end update:

I use "our Future" for the decals.

Gun Metal for the wheels and tracks

I love this tracks....( I know Marco...)

Left side ready!

And the other

More...more...stop.

Regards...

alewar

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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 12:53 AM UTC

Decals are comming!

3 coats of "our future"

I clean the decal of the water excess, and I add more "wax" on it.

Add more wax to the area and apply the decal. Use a #6 brush and roll over it to plain the decal to remove the excess

Tonite, the name on the barrell.

Regards,

jimz66

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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 08:38 AM UTC

Almost done now! Don't give up now.

alewar

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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 11:53 PM UTC

Thanks James, lets see what happend with the matt coat

Regards,

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Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 12:06 AM UTC

Alvaro, your King Tiger looking freat!!!

Sigue así estimado, queda poco para terminar
(Keep going, your kit is almost done!!!

Greetings
Adrian

alewar

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Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:09 AM UTC

Thank Adrian. This week end, matt coat and I will add the tools etc.

See you next week.

Saludos

alewar

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Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 10:54 PM UTC

Week end update

Decals done. Now I add some tools, but need a flat coat before the weathering.

Ooops, I forget to paint the lenses of the periscopes!

Regards,

Mattcooke

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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009 - 08:35 AM UTC

Looking good the whitewash. But you do realize though that the Anneliese didn't have a whitewash. It was painted pure white. It was damaged in France and sent back to Germany for repairs where they painted it pure white and put it back into action in Hungary. I made the same mistake. But I wouldn't worry about it. So far it's looking great. Keep up the great work.

Daniel

alewar

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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 12:27 AM UTC

I don't know about the pure white Daniel, I think that the white paint was a "common" distemper one. Anyway, I you said, I don't care a lot about.

Thanks for your comments of my work and the data. But keep it between us....the judges are looking around.....

Hope this week I could end it.

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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 12:54 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Looking good the whitewash. But you do realize though that the Anneliese didn't have a whitewash. It was painted pure white. It was damaged in France and sent back to Germany for repairs where they painted it pure white and put it back into action in Hungary. I made the same mistake. But I wouldn't worry about it. So far it's looking great. Keep up the great work.

Daniel

I doubt very much that it had anything but a whitewash coat, all be it very well done.

On application it would have been understood that at some point in the near future with the changing weather conditions that this white finish would need to be removed, so applying a durable paint finish such as the original base colour would not have been embarked upon.

They would have applied something easily removable in the field by the crew. i.e. whitewash removable with some water and scrubbing brushes/brooms. You only have to look at the two images at the beginning of this build blog posted by Alvaro to see the evidence,and that's taking into account the high contrast from a black and white photograph.

I think the coating as depicted is fine

Alan

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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 03:37 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Looking good the whitewash. But you do realize though that the Anneliese didn't have a whitewash. It was painted pure white. It was damaged in France and sent back to Germany for repairs where they painted it pure white and put it back into action in Hungary. I made the same mistake. But I wouldn't worry about it. So far it's looking great. Keep up the great work.

Daniel

Hi Daniel. Thanks for that comment about the solid white paint. You cleared up a mystery for me. I have seen some video footage and some still photos of what were certainly solid white German tanks and I always wondered about it. I believe there's a video of a tank on YouTube where what appears to be a white Pz Kpfw IV is also in the background.

Alvaro- Magnificent!

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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 04:29 AM UTC

Thanks Alan and Jim for your words and comments.

Regards, Alvaro

alewar

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Posted: Monday, January 11, 2010 - 05:57 AM UTC

I back after my summer (here) vacations. So, a few update - sorry guys, I don't do a lot of modelling....