This is a fantastic looking build. I'm working on the same model. I don't think it will wind up looking as sweet. Two questions: who makes the brass machine gun? I remember buying one of these for a Panther tank yet can't remember the manufacturer. The tubing used to connect the discharge cannisters to the turret top, how did you do that? Dimensions and such?

Thank you.

Alex

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This is a fantastic looking build. I'm working on the same model. I don't think it will wind up looking as sweet. Two questions: who makes the brass machine gun? I remember buying one of these for a Panther tank yet can't remember the manufacturer. The tubing used to connect the discharge cannisters to the turret top, how did you do that? Dimensions and such?

Thank you.

Alex

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Hi, Alex!
Thank you!
As for the questions: the machine gun is an Armorscale product, I bought on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-35-ARMORSCALE-K35-013-2-x-BARRELS-MG34-TANK-VERSION-/130784153898?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1e7357d12a
On the other hand if you think of the orange tube, it made of 0,5 mm electric wire's insulation.

Regards
Antal

Thanks Antal.

Once again, great work. One other dumb question: the shackles for the towing chain. I have seen the ones offered by RB yet these don't look like them. What brand are these.

Thanks for letting me be a pest.

Be well.

Alex

Thanks, Rick. Somehow I forgot this...

Today I added the weld seams. My procedure: a thin styrene rod I glued to the surface with extra thin cement, and after the softening I pushed the sample with a modelling knife.

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Thanks, Rick. Somehow I forgot this...

Today I added the weld seams. My procedure: a thin styrene rod I glued to the surface with extra thin cement, and after the softening I pushed the sample with a modelling knife.

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Hi Antal

What did you use to soften the styrene rod?

Thanks

Hi, Andy!

Actually I am also satisfied with result, because it was my first attempt to make welds.
Otherwise, you started your DAK Tiger project? Is it the same Tamiya kit? Pictures, please!!!

Sorry to hijack this for one question ...Andy which PE set did you use to get the tops of the Fiefel air filters... I've only seen them included in a Voyager set that was over $100.00 dollars. This is holding up my early Das Reich Tiger build .

Rick

Sorry to hijack this for one question ...Andy which PE set did you use to get the tops of the Fiefel air filters... I've only seen them included in a Voyager set that was over $100.00 dollars. This is holding up my early Das Reich Tiger build .

Rick

Hiya

Sorry to keep talking colour, I realise this topic has been talked to death! I've yet to start my project, but for the first time I want a clear plan in mind rather than letting it develop during the build.

I'm looking at Tiger 121 and trying to get a decent match for Ral 7008. Unfortunately my paint of choice is Tamiya which doesn't appear to have a direct match for Ral 7008. (I realise if I switched to Testors for example I could get an exact match, but I don't want to start buying multiple brands any more than I already have).

Anyway, I'm seeing Tamiya XF-49 Khaki as a pretty good match, perhaps lightened with a little Buff? Am I miles off beam with this? I'm intending hairspray chipping to a base coat of XF-63 German Grey

My only concern is that Khaki does seem a little dark to keep the colour in scale? And if I'm honest Tamiya Khaki does appear a lot darker than almost every rendition of of DAK Tiger I've seen! But I guess that doesn't necessarily make it wrong.

My other thought was to paint it a basic dark yellow then tint it with multiple subtle enamel filters until I was happy with the tint. However I would have to do that after hairspray chipping and it would also tint the german grey - it could easily turn out to be a big mess that way.


Any advice would be gratefully received.

Ant - are you doing 121 now?

Thanks for your help

Andy