Here is my recently completed Dragon Tiger II. I used Eduard photo-etch, and Fruilmodel transport tracks. Painted in Tamiya acrylics and weathered with oils and pigments.

This looks excellent Jonathon. I like the base colour a lot. The chipping and the tracks are very well done as well. The rusty wash is a bit over the top for my taste ... a black wash might have better in some places to highlight the details.

I like it, especially the weathering. Is it supposed to represent a 1945 era vehicle? The lack of markings & lack of camo suggest this.

AndyC.

Beautiful cat there Jonathan, it looks like it depects one of the last ones that barely rolled off of the line and was abandoned or forgotten shortly after.

Thanks for the replies guys!
Andy and Jeremy hit the nail on the head. I built it to depict a late war cat made out of whatever stock was available. It was a fun build, especially the weathering.

nice too see something different. good job jonathan. i thought the weathering on the road wheels was alittle heavy, but hey, just look at a bulldozer at a construction site, i think your probally right on the money.

The weathering is phenomenal.

Fantastic, it looks like a beast that was used hard in its short life span. I like it alot.

Jonathan,
Very nice built, I like it a lot but for a take that wasn't used that much there is a lot of chipped pain.

You make a good point Sal.
I was actually trying to "refine" my chipping technique on this model from my previous ones. Before they looked like thin brush strokes, so I wanted to improve upon them and make them look more "chippy".

As Frank Glackin mentioned with the tracks being rusty, if the cat has been resting for awhile they would rust some, if on the move then they would shine up and high light the tops real good.
Like the look of the cat and it looks the part as one of the last big cats.

Cheers

Anthony

EX-PanzerCommander

Johnathon

Excellent bit of work, but I agree about the rusting - I doubt if the tank could have accumulated that much in a short lifespan. Although I can't see the back end of each side clearly, I think you need to add the fuel vent pipes.

Regards

Rob

You'd be surprised at how fast mild steel can rust up when neglected and left in the elements, but maybe you guys do have a point. Perhaps the color of rust is too dark, in which case a lighter orange colored rust would be more appropriate in this case. It really depends on how long it was neglected and to what elements it was exposed, which in this case would most likely be a lot of moisture via rain or perhaps snow.

Either way it is a striking vehicle colored and weathered the way it is, even if it is perhaps a tad impractical I would very much enjoy seeing it on my shelf.

The rusting is probably on the heavier side of weathering, but I never worried too much about it. I just wanted to depict a late war Tiger II that has seen better days not be historically accurate on the amount of weathering. This is only my second competed model since I returned to the hobby and have been wanting to try some of the various techniques I've seen. Anyway, thanks for the feedback guys! It gives me some "food for thought" on my next build.