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I assemble everthing,tools,cables,all except the wheels,tracks and antennas,then I carefully handpaint them on the tank.I mask with small post-its.

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This is the correct answer although I apply antennas as part of the main assembly. You are wrong though about "whatver feels rights to you."

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Hey chief,what do you mean I'm wrong.Advice is advce,you take or leave it.Like another poster stated,others do it diffrent,are they wrong ? The OP has to listen,and evaluate what is right for him.

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There are right and wrong ways to do things. By qualifying your advice so tentatively, you are suggesting its ok to do it otherwise, even though almost all modelling gurus implore otherwise and that there are significant drawbacks to painting tools as subassembleis--with some important exceptions as I outline.
As I wrote, that sort of mentality is also likely to suggest to newbies they really do not need to get and learn how to use an airbrush, wasting their time and money until such time they suffer less than acceptable results and break down and get an airbrush.
A message board soliciting and offering advice should offer advice--not tell people its fine to do it however they want.

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Yeah whatever.Unless I'm talking to you,then don't concern yourself with my conversations with others.

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To the contrary, I will do as I please, within the forum rules and guidelines, of course.

Dustin as this is your first kit a few things to keep in mind. 1-Enjoy and have fun. 2-Enjoy and have fun. 3-Enjoy and have fun. Don't get bogged down in all the details of this model or that variant or that specific vehicle. A hobby is supposed to be a relaxing and enjoyable pastime designed to help relieve stress not increase it by fretting over whether or not your first kit is going to be an exact replica of the original. Despite what others are saying about accuracy, the need to make corrections, airbrush, etc., I would wager to say that when they first started they were not concerned about these things and that they built quite a few kits before they even started thinking about them. For now just enjoy the build and develop your skills. If you find that you want to pursue modelling more seriously then you can concentrate on acquiring more advanced tools, an airbrush, extensive research library, etc. Things can get quite expensive and you don't want to end up with a bunch of stuff if you decide that scale modelling isn't right for you. Remember the most important rule is to enjoy and have fun and the critics be damned!

Unless I'm talking to you,then don't concern yourself with my conversations with others.

Hey Dustin,

If you want to stick with the mid tiger, id like to suggest a subject matter that may interest you--the 506th. The unit's emblem features a tiger over a big W. And I believe it had some of the Sept zimmeritless tigers (Byrden may correct me, I am operating from memory).
Complete accuracy would require some tweaks, but from a distance and to everyone who does not obsess over such things, you'd have a nice facsimile of a 506th tiger that you can enjoy building, learn from and take pride int.