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Tiger I Normandy 1944
ANT1969
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Budapest, Hungary
Joined: April 08, 2013
KitMaker: 216 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 10:37 PM UTC
Hi all!
I'm new member in forum and let me show you my first diorama. It finished summer of 2012. The Tiger kit is AFVClub 35079 and upgraded with Eduard PE and zimmerit, RBModels gun barrel and Friulmodel metal tracks. The Tiger painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylic and weathered with 502Abteilung oil wash and MIG pigments.
The figure kit is Zvezda 3614. These figures are my very first figures. The "erbsenmuster" uniforms painted with Gunze acrylic and Revell enamel colors. The faces painted with Vallejo "face and skintones set" colors.
I'll hope you like it.



















































horsetank
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Florida, United States
Joined: January 19, 2011
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Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 01:13 PM UTC
Great job I like the weathering
BBD468
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Texas, United States
Joined: March 08, 2010
KitMaker: 2,465 posts
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Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 02:36 PM UTC
Fine job Antal! One of my favorite Tigers, that one is....well done sir.

Gary
retiredyank
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Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
KitMaker: 11,610 posts
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Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 10:54 PM UTC
Awesome job! The cigarette and jerry cans really grab my attention. I never thought about using cotton, for cigarette smoke. I've never seen stains added to jerry cans. Attention to the small details is excellent! It supports the dio as a moment in time. Was it typical to leave the inside of the hatches white? I thought this was long gone, by the invasion of Northern France.
ANT1969
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Budapest, Hungary
Joined: April 08, 2013
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Posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 02:52 AM UTC
Thanks for everyone.
Matt, in my opinion the cotton wool is the easiest way to make cigarette smoke.
The inside color of hatch (and all interior) is not white but ivory. As far as I know this was the standard interior color of german AFV's.
And another small detail: the flame which made from Humbrol Clearfix and painted with Gunze H92 clear orange.
retiredyank
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Posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 05:00 AM UTC
The inside of the hatches were painted, soon after the war started, so as not to make a target or attract attention from the allied forces. If I am wrong, please somebody correct me.
fuzzhead
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: April 18, 2013
KitMaker: 71 posts
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Posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 05:01 AM UTC
lucky you gets my first post

very nice work it has inspired me even more in this hobby this shows the detail can make a model and that is what you have done here you have shown several aspects of the war here

great work
strongarden
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Florida, United States
Joined: May 14, 2012
KitMaker: 730 posts
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Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013 - 01:58 PM UTC
Beautiful! Great weathering job on your Tiger.
And Thanks for the tip regarding the cigarette and smoke!
Dave
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Kentucky, United States
Joined: May 27, 2007
KitMaker: 327 posts
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Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013 - 06:17 PM UTC
OUTSTANDING
ANT1969
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Budapest, Hungary
Joined: April 08, 2013
KitMaker: 216 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 07:16 AM UTC
Very thanks Everyone!
srmalloy
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United States
Joined: April 15, 2012
KitMaker: 336 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 07:50 AM UTC
I didn't notice it in the other comments, so I wanted to take notice of how well the tight layout conveys the degree of visual obstruction faced by combatants in the bocage country, where sight lines were dictacted by the hedges and engagements could happen suddenly at point-blank ranges.
Holyfenix
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California, United States
Joined: April 29, 2014
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Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 05:16 AM UTC
Sorry for the necro post, I was just browsing through old posts seeing what was possible as I am a total newbie and this one really caught my eye.

Great detail and an awesome dio. Makes me more excited to get started in this hobby.
plasticman
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: June 06, 2006
KitMaker: 152 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 10:33 AM UTC
Great job Antal, the figures look awesome. Cant wait to see the next dio
MadModeler
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Nova Scotia, Canada
Joined: July 26, 2012
KitMaker: 454 posts
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Posted: Monday, May 05, 2014 - 10:36 PM UTC
I really like the camo on the Tiger. Looks great. Keep up the great work.

Cheers,
Tom
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