Sal, Man,they just look so clean and neat after they are primed
John & John again, Nice gifts Dude,are you going to put them under the tree? And John your camo nets look sweet,what did you use to make them?

KEITH, Glad you like the paint.It was hand brushed with Tamiya,yes thats right,Tamiya.Go back to page 12 about 2/3 of the way down for more info.
Started weathering My Jagd,here are some pics...

Model on,Jeff T.

Jeff,
Ah, yes, I do recall that part of the thread. I just got my builds confused. Too many similar paint jobs, plus I'm getting old.

So, what are the issues with brush painting Tamiya? Is it airbrush paint? I have a few jars of their paint and it seems to work well on small areas.

The weathering looks great! What a difference it makes.

Keith

When Tamiya changed from the large to small jars they seemed to mess with the recipe and now Tamiya paint has to be heavily thinned and several layers used to brush paint or it leaves brush strokes and creates too thick a layer of paint. Regarding airbrushing Tamiya paint; I think it is the best paint out there for airbrush application but they could do with a larger range of colours.

Sal, nice clean work on that red primer. By the way, maybe leave it like that, put some Xmas lights on it, at least until the end of the Christmas? It will be the Christmas KT! Just kidding. Waiting to see it painted.


Jeff.T, your JT comes along nicely, these tanks practically scream for wear and dirt! As for the camo net, a friend bought it for me from Tellford. They are like A3 pages in size and look quite convincing. This year he got me another one, for more modern vehicles. I don't know if they are both made from the same company, but definately from the UK.



Keith, thanks a lot. That's a nice KT you have there. I like the welding seam. I would go for that one, it will also look better after some weathering, because of the seam.

DANG Jeff...im still impressed you painted that with Tamiya! Its lookin' sweet too....well done sir!

Gary

I added the missing cables, track metal pads painted too.
Finished the equipment.

As you can see by the last pic, it's too dark so I hope to post the finished pics tomorrow.



I didn't wanted to get to dirty on this one because I really like the camo, it was fun doing it and I think it looks nice too , so I guess this one is finished..

Last pics tomorrow !! Stay tuned !

Jeff T, my mate! this is an impressive paint job. I bow to this build

Nito, I love it super nice paint scheme where did you get the inspiration?

Phil.

Thanks Philippe,
Well the only scheme I liked on the Tamyia sheet had Zimmerit so I had to find other schemes, even if they didn't match the unit I was picking, I wasn't trying to be accurate.

Searched here:
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/431/camouflageut3.jpg

Just wanted a camo with a Dark Green base .. and it turned out easier that I expected... just the round opposite tip of the brush with a little paint !

John even though the picture is a little dark I really like the look of the finished build and the 2 primed replacement fender parts add a nice focal point to the model. Don't forget to add a picture to the campaign gallery.

Thanks John! that is going to be usefull.

Finally some sunny morning, so I took some better pics, this time with cables & equipment.











Thanks to all participants, thanks to Darren for starting another great Campaign !!

I will be coming back to see all those nice builds for sure !

A Kingtiger campaign you say? Hmmm, wells seems that since I have swapped some stash kits for 2 Dragon Late KT's, #6254, seems like the perfect opportunity to participation in my 1st Armorama campaign.

When I finish the Panther in the midst of I will start the KT. As soon as on of them arrives I will post a box photo. With all the extras in the box not likely to be any Am stuff but some scratched details are not out of hr realm of possibility.

Anything else I need to do to make it official? Now to go back through 15 pages to see what's what so far.

Welcome to the campaign Marc, all you need do is register to the campaign by selecting campaigns at the bottom of the header and register your participation in this campaign.

John, Great finish on you KT 332 by the way what kit was that
I know I said that I was going to use Jay's Work mask but then I read that 332 didnt have the typical camo scheme so I decided to go with a brushed camo
So here is what my KT is looking like now



Still needs another coat of green before I add the brown

Gary and Phillippe,Thanks guys,as always, your comments mean a lot to me

John (Nitro) Great build Buddy.It looks fantastic.

Marc, Welcome aboard Man.

Sal,Camo looks sweet,now it's My turn to ask.What did YOU use for paint and reducer

My build is coming along well but I have no batteries for My camera I think they are all under the Christmas tree Should have some updated photos tomorrow.Jeff T.

John, You've done a Damn fine job with your KT! Camo is excellent!

Sal, Your makin' nice progress fella - looks great! Keep'er comin' Sal.....

Gary

Thanks Sal, Jeff & Gary !!!!!!

I've officially enlisted. Now I just need the mailman to do his job

Good morning Gentlemen,I spent most of the day messing with the last major hurdle in My build,THE CRANE.
This turned out to be the most challenging part of the process.The way Dragon had it set up there was no way it could work in real life.I had to drill holes,move parts around,it was just a pain in the butt
Somehow I managed to lose a bunch of pics showing all that I had to do,but here is an example.
There was no mounting bracket for the upper come along


There was a stowed crane part in the kit so I cut the bracket off
Then cleaned it up
That was just one of the problems.I had to drill a hole for the PE to pass through the winch block,cut the support pole to lenght to put the bracket on,change the way the lifting hook was attached,moved the lifting chain and pulley,and on and on.
So here it is
I think the way I have it now,if you had to use it,it might work
Paint it, do some weathering and I should be done Hope to have some photos up later in the day.Jeff T.

Great job Jeff !!!
I really like the detailing !

On your first pic of the assembled crane, the chain on the left side looks odd, it lack some weight, seems to be floating, it might be the angle of the photo, not sure.

Well well well Jeff, this is a joyfull sight this morning. Very good job on the crane Mister Tucker! I love the fact that you`ve scratch your way out of this one. Model on


Phil.

Jeff great looking crane
I use Tamiya XF-60 cut with a 50/50 with alcohol sprayed on with the air brush for the dunkelgelb and for the green I brushed on straight from the bottle cheap craft store acrylic paint called Apple Barrel #20756 English Ivy Green
Haven't made any progress yet this weekend had a big birthday party for my daughter yesterday 30 people @ my house

Thanks for the comments guys.

John,You are right about the chain,that was one of the other problems I had.In order for them to fit on the pullies,I had to stretch and twist them a little.I will see what I can do.

Phillippe,Yeh,don't know how I came up with that,most of the time all I scratch is my head

Sal,Ah,the old "craft paint on my model" trick. I have yet to try this,but I can see that is worth a try.
30 people? Woo-Hoo hope every one had a good time.Don't forget Christmas is Tuesday.

Don't know how much I'll post in the next few days,as our house is starting to fill up with gifts and people
So Happy Holidays Guys Jeff T.

Happy Holidays everyone !
Jeff, I hope those gifts fit your workbench

Nice work all... lots of pages of go through

Her is the pic photo f what I will be doing. Pics of AM stuff will follow when I decide what to get.



The scheme will be the same as the braille KT i recently finished.