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Return of the Tiger
Texas, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 01:49 PM UTC
Ron Goins provides an in-depth look into his build of the DML kit #6406 Tiger I Late 3-in-1 with Cavalier zimmerit.
Return of the Tiger
If you have comments or questions please post them here.
Thanks!
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 04:17 PM UTC
Very nice model and article Ron.
Thanks for taking the time to do it.
Character is what you do when no one is looking.
Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.- Mark Twain
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world.--Thomas Carlyle
England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 02:49 AM UTC
As I said on the build thread, excellent work Ron and now a great article too.
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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 03:57 AM UTC
really good weathering!!! outstanding job.
modeling is my only outlet! but i would'nt have it any other way
Virginia, United States
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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 04:03 AM UTC
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Ron, just a great build a weathering. My only comment is in regards to the kit. Namely, it's a pity that the reissue no longer has the PE exhaust guards. These guards were very often dented and riddled with holes from small arms and shrapnel. One could easly achieve very convincing damage with the PE guards, but I imagine this is much tougher to do satisfactorily with the plastic parts. Again, your build is just great, so thank you for taking the time to do the write-up and show us novices many ways in which we can improve our work.
Dave
"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now.
We've finally found him. We're surrounded.
That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them." - Chesty Puller, at Chosin

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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 05:03 AM UTC
Top build, paint job, weathering and article Ron. All to your usual high standard. Should be a very useful article, and one that will get a lot of hits over time!!
IPMS Stockholm
"The problem with common sense, is that it is not that common"
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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 05:42 AM UTC
Great build Ron. I just picked up 3 of them.
"Treat 'em Rough", Current Builds--Wingnut Rumpler
I am frequently seen with blood shot eyes from staying up past my nap time to get the right colour scheme on my latest WWI model?
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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 08:53 AM UTC
Hey Ron great job ...
Hi Dave with a little work you can get the plastic one to look almost as good ...just take some time and a bit of patience .

Rick
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Posted: Friday, July 20, 2007 - 01:58 AM UTC
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Hey Ron great job ...
Hi Dave with a little work you can get the plastic one to look almost as good ...
Rick:
You can get the plastic to look good, I'm not so sure that
I can do it.

Anyway, not to hijack the current thread, but that looks like one heck of a Tiger! It's amazing to see that you've even put the small chains on the caps for the air cleaners. Also, the finish on the paint looks stunning - vou really managed to get depth and variation to the color. Indeed, Rick, that looks like a nice Tiger there.
Dave
"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now.
We've finally found him. We're surrounded.
That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them." - Chesty Puller, at Chosin
Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 08:27 AM UTC
Thanks guys i appreciate the comments Dave i agree the metal covers are nicer but like Rick as shown the plastic ones can be damaged too and normally im all about beating things up a bit but i was happy doing minimal damage on this one

sorry for the late reply i have been at the beach for the past week heh.
Ron.
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Posted: Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 10:55 PM UTC
Great Job on the Tiger. Ron.
Nice finish and all.
Have to look into this Shadowed Steel.
Now you say Model Master Amber for barrel is this correct?
Thanks
Luzon, Philippines
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Posted: Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:57 PM UTC
I'm so excited reading about your build. I just got my cavalier zim from the mail and I'm about to start my Tiger kit very soon and the timing of your article could not have been more perfect. My kit though is one of the first that came out so I have the separate track version.
good luck to both of us!
Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 11:14 AM UTC
Thanks Jeff, and to answer your question no "amber" is wrong it is supposed to be "insigia yellow" by modelmaster i do not know why i got those two mixed up like that thanks for pointing that out,. i wonder how much trouble it would be for Bill to change that
Thanks Noli, you will love the original release, right after this one i built another for a friend using the original release and it is awesome, there is lots of extra's, have fun and share with us if you can.
Ron.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 12:09 PM UTC
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Posted: Monday, August 13, 2007 - 10:22 PM UTC
Thanks for the reply.
I need to redo mine that is why I asked.
Killer looking Tiger you have their.
Berlin, Germany
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 04:07 AM UTC
This has been very helpful to me as I build my Tiger I 3-in-1. Many thanks!
Virginia, United States
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 04:35 AM UTC
You do us proud! The article, photos and your skills created a superb model. Well done!
DJ Judge
COL (R), USA
"Tanker Boots do not a Tanker Make."
Indiana, United States
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 01:38 PM UTC
I am glad to see this thread got pulled back to the front. I looked at it again, and immediately went to my stash. I think I need to do one of these, sometime soon.
"Treat 'em Rough", Current Builds--Wingnut Rumpler
I am frequently seen with blood shot eyes from staying up past my nap time to get the right colour scheme on my latest WWI model?
Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Friday, August 08, 2008 - 09:19 AM UTC
Thanks guys for the nice comments im glad this article is still of use it was a wonderful kit to build and still one of my favourites
Ron.