picked up two jagdpatherns this xmas, love the look you have done here.

Hi, I'm going to begin this campaign with the Hobbyboss Tiger I 1/16,

Danial, I came very close to picking that up for xmas. Very curious to see how it comes out for you.

I went with a 1/25th version. No place for the 1/16th to put.

Post lots of pics please.

Well, I'm going to begin with the TIger.
This kit was prepared to have a battery engine so youu need to cover the holes and you some putty,

Okay this is my entry as of now. It might change depending on some other campaign struggling.

Tamiya Tiger 1/25th.

Here a correction I must do to the kit.

Some really nice builds in this campaign.

Gaz: I really like your camo, particularly how subtle you’ve made the distinction between the colors. You mostly can’t tell where it happens, just that some parts of the tank are brown and some are green. Masterfully done, sir.

Zon

Continuing with the Tiger, here I'm going to prepare the suspensions,

Thanks for the come along Daniel.

Your definitely putting much more into that build than I would have. And it seems your tackling all the build issues other seemed to have about it.

This is another prblem with the kit that I have to repare,

More advances on the Tiger,

More advances on the Tiger I,

Thanks Dustin!

For those who didn’t see my aborted progress on “Big Cats IV” in 2016, here’s a re-post:

I have an F4F Wildcat, an M-18 Hellcat tank destroyer, a PzKw. Tiger, even an Aichi “Jake” floatplane on a cat-apult in the stash...


...but I thought this big 1/13 scale Monster Scenes Feral Cat might be a fun change of pace for the “Big Cats” campaign!




You are right! Part of this feral creature's twisted story is told in a small comic that came with the kit:




At only nine parts (the body halves, haunches, a 2-part head, ears, and tail) the feral cat assembled quickly.

The kit was designed with a twist-on head that could be swapped with a companion piece (a Saber Tooth Rabbit no less!), but this feature left an obvious seam at the neck. I cemented everything in place and faired in the gaps with Milliput two-part epoxy putty.

There was a little putty left after filling the cat’s joints, so I used it to make an extra artifact to place inside the nasty cat’s cage for additional “atmosphere”:

More advances on the Tiger,

After assembly I painted the cat’s cage black, and the cat received a coat of Tamiya rattle-can gray primer.


I’m not sure how to paint the little devil up... maybe some combination of browns and tans?

Tim,
That is one feral looking little beast! I can't imagine how to make realistic animal hair.

Gaz

Gaz, I'm with you there! I don't do many figures... and even fewer animals - so I'll just jump in with a brushed on base coat of Tamiya Buff (XF-57) acrylic over the Tamiya rattle-can gray primer.

I thought I’d use the complex markings of my own cat Katya for inspiration:

Maybe a series of varying darker brown stripes over the tan base, green eyes, pinkish nose..?

We’ll see...

I applied a rough pattern of Tamiya Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79) stripes over the cat’s tan base, partially overlapping these with stripes of Tamiya Hull Red (XF-9). Then the face, chest, and feet were highlighted with lightened Tamiya Deck Tan (XF-55).

So far so good...

As I waited for the cat’s stripes to dry, the “accessories” got their finish.
The poop is Tamiya Buff acrylic with a Raw Umber oil stain to darken it, and the cage key was painted with black acrylic drybrushed with Testors Metallic Gold 1144 enamel.

Hello everyone,
It is nice to see some great builds coming along. Looking forward to seeing the 1:16 Tiger! The actual cat is pretty cool too. It has been a while since I posted an update on the Meng King Tiger. In fact I have not been working on it for a good month or so. I think I have hit some kind of burnout where finding the time for modeling between work, family, and other hobbies has been difficult. In order to reignite the excitement I have shifted gears and am re-enlisting into this campaign with the Tamiya ausf D Panther. The whole kit is only 4 sprues so I will not get bogged down in the parts count, plus it is a subject I am really interested in. I will post pics as it comes along. Here is my starting pic.

Bryan,

I've done that very thing in past campaigns where I got bogged down with a build - and it works like a charm! I look forward to your progress with the Panther.

Hello,

I'm in with Tamiya's 1:48 Tiger Initial



with Aber meshes and a metal barrel by RB Model.

With the addition of green eyes (Tamiya XF-5 Flat Green with XF-3 Flat Yellow) and a wash of Grumbacher Raw Umber artist’s oil overall, the nasty Feral Cat is painted.

After a final coat of Testors Lusterless lacquer spray to knock down the shine, I applied dabs of Future gloss acrylic to put the malevolent gleam back into his eyes.

Now to cage the little beastie...

Tim,
That is phenominal!