Hey Justin,
From what I can see, it looks pretty good but your photos aren't the best and it's difficult to say more.
Did you use any washes or weathering pastels?
I know you're not overly concerned with accuracy but I did notice a number of minor "errors" according to the colour print in Osprey's Tiger I book:
1) the smoke mortar discharger frames had been removed by the time the Tiger received it's panzer yellow stripes and spots,
2) the Gnome markings on the turret are too low, they should be higher and forward between the gun mantle and the turret lifting pintles, behind where the discharger frames are and
3) the Das Reich marking should be on the other side of the forward hull and there should be one one rear left mud guard.
I'm not trying to be a rivet counter, hope you take this as constructive criticism !!
Cheers

jjumbo

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Hey Justin,
From what I can see, it looks pretty good but your photos aren't the best and it's difficult to say more.
Did you use any washes or weathering pastels?
I know you're not overly concerned with accuracy but I did notice a number of minor "errors" according to the colour print in Osprey's Tiger I book:
1) the smoke mortar discharger frames had been removed by the time the Tiger received it's panzer yellow stripes and spots,
2) the Gnome markings on the turret are too low, they should be higher and forward between the gun mantle and the turret lifting pintles, behind where the discharger frames are and
3) the Das Reich marking should be on the other side of the forward hull and there should be one one rear left mud guard.
I'm not trying to be a rivet counter, hope you take this as constructive criticism !!
Cheers

jjumbo

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jjumbo, i take anything you say constructively, so no worries. about your points,

1.) you guys are impossible to satisfy with pictures ...im a modeller, not a photographer!! lol However, I will try to give my photos another shot and post them again.
2.) I will keep those gnome markings higher on future Das Reich Tigers...yes, there will be more of them
3) The pictures on the website I took my reference photos from, the Das Reich markings were absent on the left mud guard and on the radio operators side of the forward hull. Also, I thought I saw the smoke discharger frames on the turret, but i certainly could have mistaken them for something else. Thank you for pointing this out.

Thanks for the help jjumbo, and thanks for following along on this build!

edit: I used Mr. Hobby pastel "Dark Brown" on the tracks and roadwheels to replicate wet mud, and "Light Brown" in areas to replicate dried mud. I used a light coating of Tamiya's "soot" and "oil stain" around the exaust and engine covers respectively. I sprayed a red brown dark grey mix very, very lightly over the basecoat to lighten it up a bit. I also used Mr. Hobby "charcoal black" very sparingly around the entire tank, not really sure yet what it was for, but i noticed it made a difference. It made the tank darker (obiviously) but i think it added depth? I'm still trying to get used to my pastels and the weathering process. I didn't use any washes on this one. Perhaps the Dragon Tiger i will be constructing soon as I will have plenty of time to head to Taegu to pick up some oil paints i recently came across in a store similar to Wal-Mart.

i understand your frustration with the level of "constructive criticsm" its a abit on the harsh never the les you shouldnt take it too bad i had the same problem but keep on moddeling and as long as your satisfied so what