Very nice Tiggy, as usual Grant, love the look! Figures are geat as well, they suit her very well!

Just a (silly) question: how do you fit the driver into the gap? Is the upperhull a dryfit or does the figure just fit into the gap?

Cheers

Hi David,
Yes you're correct.
'He' will eventually be lower and more to the centre.
I've had it in that position once,but it was a struggle to get it out again.
I'll now wait until it's painted before I fix it permanently.
The head is also still loose and should lean back a bit more to look more stretched.
Hopefully like these:


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Hi Wouter,
The figure is this one from TaNK:


I've sliced a chunk out the 'his' left side so he will sit lower on the inside.
I also left the right arm off which makes it possible (just) to get it in and out of the hatch.
The missing right arm won't be seen because eventually the whole right shoulder will be hidden under the deck.
'n beetje zo:


Best,
Grant.

thanks for the info mate, will make life a bit easier when I want to fit a driver in a Tiger next time

Cheers

A little update.
The decal dilemma I mentioned on the last page has now been solved. Tom Nelson saw my plea for the extra Kagero '913' decals over at 'PlanetArmor' and very generously sent them to me, all the way from Oklahoma. So a huge thanks to him.

With the decals sorted out and the last bits and pieces done, the kit has eventually made it into the paint shop.
Primer's on:




Tracks and crew too:



As an experiment, I decided to paint the barrel 'Black Grey' before I give it all a coat of 'Dunkelgelb':


'934' doesn't look to have a Dark Grey barrel but I did notice how shiny and dark the muzzle looks:


Thanks for looking. Dunkelgelb and camo coming next,
Grant.

Nice work again Grant, lookin' forward to the next paintstep. Love the black grey barrel idea

Cheers

Looking fantastic Grant! Everything looks top shelf bro.

Gary

Great work on this Tiger I.... Very nicely done zimmerett...

Enjoying this build.

Thanks for the positive comments fellas, very much appreciated.
..and thanks to those who've popped in for a look.

Looking at the very few photos there are of these 'Totenkopf' late Tigers, I can't spot any specific type of camo pattern.
In fact the patches seem to look random and in some areas a little 'blotchy'.
The only conclusion I could make was that doesn't appear to be very much 'Dunkelgelb' left showing afterwards.

Anyway, the camo is on.
Only a couple of pics because the daylight here is atrocious. Plus the camo coat is still a bit shiny and in need of a good dull coat before I do anymore.
But this should give you an idea of how it will look eventually:





PS: For those interested, all 3 colours are from Lifecolor; 'Dunkelgelb', 'Olivgrün' and 'Schokolade Braun'.

Cheers,
Grant.

Hi Grant, I'm loving this build, and that paint job looks AWESOME. Looking forward to the next update.

John

Glad to see someone is building a Tiger here!
The camo looks great.
Dan

Great camo and I agree nice to see a Tiger !

Hi, my thanks once again fellas for your positive comments.... and to those who've looked in.

A little progress in the painting process:
All the tools, cables, fitting etc. have been painted and everything's had a dark wash. Except for the zimmerit areas, which don't look quite right with a wash IMO.
It all looks a little dark and shiny right now, but that will come good later:







What's a Tiger without a bucket hanging off it's jack..




Some might notice that the barrel looks to be sagging in the pics?
This is only temporary, it just came loose during the wash (along with 3 of the side fenders ).


Decals and final touches next. But that'll have to wait because I'm off away on holiday tomorrow...

Best, Grant.

Hiya Grant, paintwork is again ace mate, and the wash really sets it off nicely. Bummer about the issues with the barrel and trackguards, but no doubt you'll manage it. Lookin' forward to the update...

And enjoy your holiday!

Cheers

Hi,
a quick update; the decals are on. They are mix of makers.
The '9's and the '3's are from Kagero, (2 sheets needed, one from myself and one generously donated by Tom Nelson).
And the '4's are dry transfers from Archers white outline sheet.
The size and font were a match, only the Archers '4's were a much brighter white. Once fixed I toned these down with a very very thin dirty wash:







All the loose pieces have been reattached and it's all had a good flat coat.
Still quite a bit do, but here's how it's looking now:



Cheers, Grant.

Hi,

Good looking Tiger, is the "9" supposed to be a little higher than the rest of the numbers on the turret stowage box?

Maybe you could lift and reset the decal?

S

Grant,
Excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, thanks for the comments, always appreciated.
And my apologies for the late replies, but I don't really like to bump the thread unless I have some new pics to add





Hi Steven,
It wasn't exactly intentional to have the '9' higher than the other numbers.. But then, I didn't try my best to get them perfectly level either.
From the photos I've looked at I don't think these 'Totenkopf Tiger' turret numbers were painted (stenciled) with the greatest care in reality.
Not the best example, but the only one I have that is directly 'face on'.
This is the photo I assume 'Kagero' based there '913' decals on (and that they did an excellent job of) :


If you rotate the photo slightly to get the horizontals, they are really quite crooked:


I'll admit the bin numbers are a different story, should be easier to get level.
Unfortunately, the only two bin numbers I have pics of are '911' and '912'.
With '911' the '1's are at different heights. '912' looks pretty good, but not perfect:


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There's a little weathering done on the Tiger. I usually overdo this, but this time I think I've managed to hold myself back.
These pics are a couple weeks old now. At the moment I'm busy trying to get the track high points looking 'shiny metal like'.




Weathering casualty count at present:
4 wingnuts and 2 'modified' C-clamps, all M.I.A...


Grant.

I said:
"At the moment I'm busy trying to get the track high points looking 'shiny metal like'."

I finally got the tracks looking something like I wanted.
I had tried a couple of things first, but eventually went for Agama metal paste 'Steel', which can be polished with a soft brush or cloth once dry.
Hope you can see the difference from the photos in the last post:





Now I just have to replace the broken off wingnuts (you can see 2 missing on the rear hull C-clamp holder), and I can call this one done..

Then it's just the figures to finish

Grant.

This is looking sweet. I'm working on a Kursk Tiger at the moment .

Great Tiger Grant! Can't wait to see the figures.

That's VERY nice.....

I'm not a fan of unrealistic chipping, but if the crew store the tow cable tied to the hooks like that, surely they will chip the Zimmerit at the top edge.

David

Looking good and grimy Grant! How's things in Tiger land? Hopefully be back in the promised 1/35 scale world myself soon!

Cheers Phil!

Hi,
thanks for the comments everyone, all appreciated and noted.

I´ve eventually made a start on the figures. They´re far from finished but the main colours are on:






I´m not so charmed from the figure in the loaders hatch. I painted 2 heads for this figure and they both don´t look right.
I might dump this one and put the figure sitting RO hatch in the loaders hatch?

I mentioned above the difficulty of getting the Driver figure in and out of position.
Well, this time I damaged his cap peak getting him in.
And typically, I had just finished painting his cap camo

I might be able to salvage it.

"Looking good and grimy Grant! How's things in Tiger land? Hopefully be back in the promised 1/35 scale world myself soon!

Cheers Phil! "

Hi Phil, long time no zim
Everythings good my side thanks, usually story though, no time & too many builds.
Hope everything and everyone is fine by you.
Look forward to your styrene return.

Best, Grant.

That is a great looking tiger !

I really like the skill that you have shown throughout this build


S