Hi everyone

Here are some photos of my Dragon Elefant with Zimmerit

Second kit I ever finished. It was actually a fun build, the kit is superb. Only AM items used are Aber Fenders and Friul tracks

It's depicting a Elefant of the s.Pz.J.Abt.653 in Galicia 1944









Thanks for watching ^^

Cheers

Fabulous model and even more impressive as you say it's only the 2nd you have ever finished.

Weathering and overall colours look spot-on. Great stuff!

Gary

Simply amazing for your second model. That's something I would be proud of after five years of building.

a great job to be proud of

Very nice looking. Great job.

thank you very much fellas. The effort wasn't in vain: the Elefant won me silver in the category MV3 on the 'Belgian Scale Modellers Convention 2011' two weeks ago. My initial Tiger I won me gold btw

dunno if someone is interested but photos of the show report can be found on my Photobucket page:
http://s1114.photobucket.com/albums/k523/GewoonWouter/Belgian%20Scale%20Modellers%20Convention%202011/

Cheers

Congratualtions on your win - well deserved- great model.

Good set of photos from the show too thanks

Very well done - I like how the weathering all blends together. Great camo. Congrats!

This is your second kit ? wow !

The Elefant looks fantastic and you should be proud.

Model No.3 will be a masterclass, you should do a build log !

thanks a lot fellas, it's always fun if fellow modellers like your stuff ^^

Steven: actually there are some builds of mine on site here, my third build for instance can be seen here http://armorama.com/forums/162342&page=1

Cheers

Very nice model. Camo and weathering is spot on. Is this the kit with the zimm molded on, or did you create it by hand?

thanks Brandon ^^, indeed, the kit I used here is the Dragon Elefant with Zimmerit moulded on. Made life a bit easier. Though I want to give it a try someday to do it myself...

Cheers

@GewoonWouter – Wouter,

Super job on the Elefant. Really like the weathering on the running gear, looks realistic. A very well deserved congratulations. Will you be setting this one on a diorama?

Keep up the excellent work and thanks for posting and sharing your build.
~ Eddy

Hi Eddy, glad you like it mate, thanks

I'm not really planning a dio, but I do want to make a simple groundwork with a figure next to the Elefant to show the size. And maybe some jerrycans added...keeping this simple

Cheers

@GewoonWouter – Wouter,

A vignette sounds simple enough, so I’m looking forward to seeing it. Till then enjoy the holidays.

~ Eddy

This looks like a very good representation of the b&w's I've gone over before, especially with the weathering applied. I'll second your win being very well deserved
Oh and I have to ask, is that a bootprint near the hatch in the closeup?

Jeremy, thanks a lot chap! Makes me happy people like my stuff

And you got an eagle eye Sir! It's a muddy bootprint indeed. You're the first one to notice

Cheers

finally a bit of progres after a while

I made a start with the groundwork and the figure, jerrycan and barrel. This is how she stands now:




Cheers

So nice!

I am all pumped up on Elefants now, thanks for showing and sharing your work.









~ Jeff

she's looking good wout!

Looks great with the figure. My older Italeri will have the Tamiya tank crew at rest set and a mix of the DML tank crew, these are just 2 of the sets I use for all my German armor as they fit right into each vehicle very nicely. Six crewmen are a good day's worth painting!

great job