Hi folk,

I would like to share my progress of one DML's King Tiger, and it was my first attempt doing a tank with camo.
It was done OOB (except for the tow cables, which I replaced the string provided with wires), using acrylic paint, camo by free hand and I have just completed the clear coat.

Next in line: washes, dry brushing and mig powders.

Pls comment!
Thanks for looking!
PS: Pardon for the poor photos, will provide better ones for the completed kit.

very nice freehand camo-blends nicely

Nice looking KT Dan, the pics are fine from what I can see and the came is well done.
Something to note if you build another KT is the set of two deep holes near the hinge should be filled on the KT as they only existed on the JagdTiger.

Very nice and very clean built and paint job. Next time you may want to add a cable for the front bosh light. It's very easy to do (just cut a piece of 0.3mm wire and bend it). I found that details like this make the model more reach.

Spit

Looks Good, Lah.

Looks great so far. Nice camo. Looking forward to more progress shots.

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the encouragements and pointers shared!




Thanks Mark, I will take note of that. In fact, I still have another KT sitting around.





Thanks Spit, I will try out your idea, for the next project.


But folks, can I asked how would one apply dry brushing for camo paintings? I was thinking of using the base color (sand), is that true for real tanks?

Thanks again, for looking.
Cheers!

Hey Backeast, that camo scheme looks killer man. How did you do it? Im fairly new to airbrushing camo's on my stuff. And how did you make it look so smooth around its edges? Any tips would be great.

Hi Gorgoroth,

I am humbled by you kind comments. Will here's what I did:
1. base color (Sand) and from what was recommended, always the lightest color first.
2. The green goes up next. I tried to sketch the patterns using pencil, but realised it was difficult to spray over them, without over spraying. So I only tried that for a few patterns and for the rest, I used my airgun and first draw an outline, before proceeding to fill up the centre of each pattern. At this stage, I found out that I need to balance the air pressure and how I mix the paint (15-18 psi, paint in milky mix).
3. The brown pattern's next and the procedure is the same as before.
4. When all is done, I did patching up (overspraying or out of line kind).
5. At this stage, with all 3 colors up, the contrast between the 3 colors was very sharp. I mixed some base color (sand, and very thin) and just spray over the over tank. This help reduce the stark contrast and produced a much better effect.

Hope this helps and I will look forward to photos of your project soon!
Cheers!