Hello everybody. I've been painting wargame miniatures for a long time, but recently decided to try my hand at a high-detail, somewhat larger-scale model than what I'm used to. Here is the result:







More photos HERE

I've learned a lot doing this model, and I have several new techniques I can apply to my wargaming miniatures, as well as future scale model projects. I would be happy, though, to hear any constructive criticism that more experienced modelers might have on how I can improve my next kit.

cheers
Cameron

Nice looking Kitty there Cameron!!! Well done!!!

That's one mean looking cat! And, this is your first 1:35 scale? You have mad skills!

Wow,that is a great whitewash,I've got nothing to offer except fantastic build

Please go back to wargaming, you are making me look bad.... Excellent weathering......well done.

It's hard to give advice to someone who already outbuilds me. Nicely done!

Wow. Nice build. Looks great.

Happy Modeling, -zon

Looks gretat !

Hi looks great. Did you use AK products? What color did you use to flick/spray the mud? Thanks

I have a set of AIM pigments. For the mud splatters I used water mixed with a dab of white glue, and Dark Earth pigment. I scooped up a glob on a paintbrush and blasted it onto the model with my airbrush.

Just an outstanding weathering effort. Very impressive.
Joel

So we have mud, rust, and even mold it would seem, staining the substrate of white-wash which is itself wearing off of a base of Panzer Grey. It is beautiful.

Thanks for the comments! I had a master-plan written out with each step, in order, so I wouldn't forget anything, but I had to violate it quite a few times. As far as I can remember, the layers are:

primer, hair spray, base coat, washes, gloss coat, decals, matte coat, more washes, dirt, another matte coat, whitewash, many more washes, pigment rust, pigment dust, streaks, graphite metal details, mud.

As you might guess, this took me a bit longer than what I'm used to with 1/100 wargame models.

Yeah, but isn't it nice to actually be able to see what you're working on?

It definitely is. And it's nice to work on a model with enough fiddly, fine-scale detail to reward the work you put into it.

This model wouldn't survive an hour of being pushed around on a game table though!

One of the best weathering paint jobs I have seen. Hope to do half as good!

my wife is going to blame you....well after looking at your Tiger make me wants to build another Tiger and I went out and got myself one.....GREAT MODEL...

Beautiful model Cameron, well built and very well painted and aged. Bravissimo!!!
Although it duplicates a tank Tiger I "early" with the marks S04 of the Schwere SS Panzerabteilung 101 of the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler", this model is not the same famous tank used by Michael Wittmann at the Battle of Kharkov in the winter 1942-43.

Myself and some members of my club we have reproduced the same tank, but that used by Wittmann, and one - the most beautiful, complete and correct - it was also published on the website of our member and friend Gian Luca Cocchi at this link: http://www.masterminiatures.it/gal/tiger-i-504.php

Best regards - Gianfranco

The instructions to the model kit say that these decals are for "Tank No. S04, sPzAbt 101, Russia, January 1944." The instructions show a dunkelgelb paint scheme, and kill-rings on the gun barrel. Were there still Tigers with the early turret hatch being used in 1944? I don't know. I will admit that I wasn't aiming for a historically-accurate, specific tank, so much as just to try out some modelling and weathering techniques.

I had originally thought to model the Tiger that was restored at the Bovington museum, but that wouldn't have allowed me to go crazy with whitewash camo and some of the other things I wanted to try.

Of course this is not even the Tiger I "early" used by Michael Wittmann at the Battle of Kharkov winter 1942-43. The most famous Tiger used by Wittmann was always an "early" with the brands S04, which he fighted during the Battle of Belgorod's sector at the end of 1943. However, because it is a tank of this production, the cupola of the chief-of-tank must be of first type also at the end of 1943-beginninf of 1944. Only with the next productions - "middle" and "late" - the tanks were mounted normally cupolas of a new type.
In addition, as can be seen in many photographs, many other details distinguish this particular tank.
However, many compliments for the beautiful work of painting and aging of your model. Only if one undertakes, try and try again with perseverance it can achieve these excellent results.
A very good exercise for other good, future works. Bravo!

Cheers and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Gianfranco