Guys
this model was made from an italeria tiger 1. i made the upper hull and turret from plasticard and used as many parts from the original kit.
I used an old plastic paint brush handle for the barrel which is a bit longer than the tiger one.
This model was my first attempt at a whatif model and its a bit rough and needs finishing
It was also the first time i painted rusty tracks and sooty exhausts
the turret shape was based loosely around a king tiger
the cammo was based on a kit photo i have and ive been told its the famous octopus cammo which i didnt know at the time
i just picked the scheme because i liked it
hope yous like it
regards andrew

Andrew

Again very nice work, and as an imaginary tank no one can tell you you're missing a rivet of the turret!!

Andy

Andy
Thanks
it was the first real attempt at a german whatif
i made it a few years ago
id like to do another one just the same except with more detail
to the same standard as my british whatifs and my e 100 b
it still needs a bit of work and a crew as well
One thing i like about whatifs is that you can do your own design.

regards andrew

Very nice clean build. I like the Camo and I must say, this is the only late war german tank and cammo that appeals to me Normally I hate three tone camoed tigers and such but yours is different. I'd say design more of them! Maybe some light tank would be cool ( hint;) ) I also have a question, how do you design them? Are you sketching the designs first or just throw together wat you have available or a bit of both. I am also quite curious will the crew be a 'whatif' also? I mean some guys looking like empire stormtroopers, or wearing some sort of power suits would look nice on your tanks ( I belive that some of the costumes in "starwars" were inspired by german uniforms and helmet design anyway )

Grzegorz
Thanks for your comments.
Usualy i do a few sketches and some times i make cardboard mockups,
sometimes i use whatever parts i have around at the time.

The first thing i do is decide what kind of tank its going to be
light medium or heavy.
This dictates the gun hull and turret size,
i always try to keep to 1945 technology and parts to keep it believable
as i only do ww2 tank whatifs.
I have loads of ww2 allied tank parts copied in resin.
To design a new tank what if you need a lot of reference kits that would be similar or close ,
and the main thing is to learn as much about general tank design
When you modify a standard tank as opposed to apure prototype
it has to be an improvement on the original and be something that could have worked in action
these are harder to d than pure whatifs
paint schemes need to be believable and can be hard to chose
German cammo is generaly easier while allied can be a bit harder
there were cromwells with 3 tone cammo in ww2 and lorry cammo can be used
basicaly you could stretch existing cammos or just do it one colour
at the end of the day its a whatif and it may as well have a whatif cammo scheme too.
The inportant thing is to have fun .

as for crews ill just use late 1945 crews both allied and axis you can buy or sculpt your own.
a good idea would be to put a joint british american technical team on a german whatif measuring it up or getting ready to move it to allied lines
which i plan to do on some of them.
hope this helps
regards andrew

Hi Andrew, Thank you for the extensive write up ! Sounds much more complicated than
building or scratchbuilding an existing tank, and requires hard work and good deal of imagination!

Best regards!
Grzegorz

your welcome
regards andrew