Looks like you will be in for some fun as "white" is a bear to paint.

I read some where and did years ago is start with a light gray and add washes of off white color to bring in the white adds the shadows that way.

MK sells a beautiful set of Tiger wheels just can't remember if Late or early I think they do both really a nice addition to any Tiger kit plus have the axles separate so can show a wheel off.

Well keep up the good work and enjoy the real Ramyon Noodles. with Kimchi of cause.

PS I bet getting cold now, that had to have been the coldest place I have ever been to in my life.
Minus 26 when I was there but felt like -40
Not to many days above 6 or 7 degrees.

Hey Justin,
You've a good head start with your Tiger build.
I noticed that you've marked the instructions indicating damage to the side skirts/fenders.
Are you going with the kit parts or some PE ?
FYI - some German parkas were made reversible with a pale gray aka "mouse gray" colour.

http://www.atthefront.com/g_uni_parka.htm
http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/04CamoClothing.html

I would suggest you vary the uniforms your figures are wearing, not to mention "dirtying up" the snowsuit pants a bit.
Looking forward to the finished product.
Cheers

jjumbo

I am going to try an attempt at using aluminum from a soda can to simulate the driver side fenders, and have them all banged up. The radio operator side (right) won't have but two small sections of fenders remaining, as proof by my reference photos as can be seen here:
http://tiif.de/thread.php?threadid=47&sid=0c9472f415b766113c36e18d35fab96d

The tank is S13.

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I am going to try an attempt at using aluminum from a soda can to simulate the driver side fenders, and have them all banged up. The radio operator side (right) won't have but two small sections of fenders remaining, as proof by my reference photos as can be seen here:
http://tiif.de/thread.php?threadid=47&sid=0c9472f415b766113c36e18d35fab96d

The tank is S13.

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Hey Justin,
I thought those pictures of S13 looked familiar.
Osprey's New Vanguard #5 "Tiger I Heavy Tank 1942-1945" has some similar shots and a colour print of S13.
The pictures show S13 was painted panzer gray and has the 5 S-Minenwerfers mounted.
If you look carefully, there's a rectangular patch welded above the "Balkenkruez" on the right side of the hull above the 2nd and 3rd sections of the side fenders that are damaged but not missing.
And wonder of wonders, Academy actually got the hull glacis right and included the periscope ports in the driver's front plate.
Hope that's of some help.
Cheers and TTo man-nap-ssi-da !!

jjumbo

Yo-bo-se-yo Justin !
Hey, I goofed on the date of those photos of S13.
According to Histoire & Collections "Tigers On The Eastern Front", they appear to be from December 1943 to January 1944 so a base coat of Panzer Gray is not correct.
And don't go by the S13 paint scheme in the Academy instructions, it's incorrect.
If you go with a whitewash, stick to a Panzer Yellow base coat with Red Brown stripes.
"TOTEF" mentions that the Tigers of the 2nd SS Das Reich had PY stripes painted over their PG in the Spring of 1943 and has a colour plate of S24 repainted in PY with RB stripes during Operation Zitadelle and the Battle of Kursk.
Yeah, it's her right front mudguard that's missing, it sure looks like she banged into something on that right hand side.
Hope that's of additional help !!
Cheers and An-nyong-hi chu-mu-sip-ssi-o !!!

jjumbo

I thought those pictures of S13 looked familiar.
Osprey's New Vanguard #5 "Tiger I Heavy Tank 1942-1945" has some similar shots and a colour print of S13.
jjumbo