hi guys, here's my latest build a german king tiger.. it's an old tamiya kit which i shelf for a long time...finally done with the painting and weathering..


Shot with Canon PowerShot A650 IS at 2008-08-05


Shot with Canon PowerShot A650 IS at 2008-08-05


Shot with Canon PowerShot A650 IS at 2008-08-05


Shot with Canon PowerShot A650 IS at 2008-08-05


Shot with Canon PowerShot A650 IS at 2008-08-05


Shot with Canon PowerShot A650 IS at 2008-08-05

before weathering...

Shot with Canon PowerShot A650 IS at 2008-08-06

let me know what you think about it...i rarely build german tanks and its one of the first in the series i'm building. hope you like it. enjoy viewing.

Looks very nice, Ed. Nice job on the camouflage.

I can see you already have another King Tiger in the making. Are you building a whole company?

Thanks for sharing

hi jesper, i've gotten hooked on the german tanks lately so i got myself 2 KT dragon kits..it was quite a challenge building it specially the individual tracks. the tamiya kit was basic when it comes to building. the elastic tracks make the difference. easy to install and has sharp details too. i think i'm ready for the dragon..can't wait to finish them all. thanks for the kind words. ed

A very smart build,
I'm especially impressed if its one of your first goes at German armour.

Keep it up, i'd be interested to see how you pogress with the more detailled dragon kits.

James

Ed-- great job as always.
DJ

hi guys, in a week or two..i might post some progress pictures on my KT dragon. thanks guys...very much appreciated. ed

Hi
Really nice King Tiger really like the camo and weathering great job!!
Thanks Lee

Very Nice Build, especially like the paintjob. milvehfan

Hey Ed,
Very nicely done!!
You don't see too many clean builds here on Armorama, you'll probably get a few of the guys telling you that it needs more weathering.
To each is own I say.
Well done !!
Cheers

jjumbo

A really good KT. The finish has an atmospheric quality to it. I can imagine it lurking in a tree line somewhere. Top one!

Really nice job on your KT , thanks for posting it Bob

Looks good! I did this kit a couple months ago. The only thing I have against it are some nit picking accuracy problems. Great tank!

Nice choice for your first German tank Ed. Well executed. Nice paint scheme too.

Nice job, Ed. I like the subtle weathering. Keep up the good work.

Do you mind telling what colors you used to paint it as well as outlining your weathering process? That is exactly the effect I want to achieve on my KT.

Thanks,
Samuel

hi samuel,..hi everyone, thanks for your kind words. i just followed the colors on the instruction sheet. i used tamiya acrylic paints. i sprayed it dark yellow all over. i freehand spray painted the pattern of flat brown and dark green. distance between the tank and the airbrush depends on how soft you like the edges of the pattern. the spots were handpainted alternately..with the arrangement of dark yellow,flat brown and green respectively. i used thin paint brush. the subtle weathering was done with tamiya weathering 'make-up' kit. they come in handy fixing and weathering paint jobs. thanks again for the kind words and comments. ed