Hello all,
Looking for comments on this build. What did I do right? What did I do wrong?
Thanks for taking time to help out.
God Bless You,
Joe
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Wow, Joe, that is some serious weathering. Looks like that Tiger was hit by a sand-blaster. Perhaps a bit of the original paint/cammo would be in order. Still, a nice piece of work.
Ironmike

Hi mike,
Thanks for your input. It was painted overall grey with no additional camo colors. The panzer grey is what is showing.
God Bless You,
Joe

Looks pretty good! A well worn Tiger at the end of winter. Couple tips: the tracks are too taut, they should say onto the road wheels within a couple wheels of the drive sprocket, and not sure if it is the light but the rust on the exhaust shield looks too red.

Cheers
Colin

Wow that's some super effective worn finish. Well done!

If I were to improve one thing it's the light in front. I think that should show a dark slit and not have it filled with the white camo.

Hi Joe,
I can see that you've really put some effort into your Tiger. A couple of things really stand out, though. I'll share a couple of tips.

Muzzle Brakes really suffer a lot of pressure. Keeping paint on the parts where the muzzle blast touches is impossible. I served in an M-198 Battery whilst in the USMC. During operations, the parts of the muzzle brake where the heated gases touched were bare metal with a little sooty grime on them until we cleaned them off. The sides that didn't get touched by muzzle blast held paint pretty well.

All of your engine vents are bright white on the inside edges. I would expect them to either be the original color, or to be a little dirty with oil, engine soot, and grime.


Again, your Tiger looks really good.

Gaz

Hey guys,
Thanks for the input.

Colin,
The red is somewhat accentuated in the picture but looking at the model again, it should be toned down. And the track sag would help a good deal as well.

Nick,
That light is a small thing but will make a big difference when the slit is painted.

Gary,
Muzzle brake and inside of the grills will benefit greatly from your advice.

Thanks to all of you for helping me to be a better builder. I appreciate your time in lending a hand.
God Bless You All,
Joe