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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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latest project : King Tiger
Iron_Duke
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Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Joined: July 07, 2004
KitMaker: 59 posts
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Posted: Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 07:00 PM UTC
hello all....this is my latest project. kit from Dragon, I built it straight from the box. feel free to comment...







Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: June 29, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 07:17 PM UTC
Excellent work Iron_duke. Paintscheme looks awesome.
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Shah Alam, Malaysia
Joined: October 06, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 09:33 PM UTC
nice work.. ..the painting and weathering looks really good...!

a couple of things though... the figs right arm/hand is resting in mid air...! and the tracks on the turret are too clean- they could use some rust or weathering...

ta
HILBERT
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: August 07, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 10:07 PM UTC

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and the tracks on the turret are too clean- they could use some rust or weathering...



NO! No rust on tracks.
Tracks don't rust if they are in use.
they only rust if they are laying around somewhere for 60 years.

Looks cool Iron_Duke.
I like the camo scheme..

Greetz Hilbert




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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: February 18, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 10:31 PM UTC
Good job man, keep on going
Stormbringer
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: January 20, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 09, 2005 - 02:44 AM UTC
All i get is 4 red X's

Pete
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Texas, United States
Joined: August 13, 2004
KitMaker: 540 posts
Armorama: 388 posts
Posted: Monday, May 09, 2005 - 06:01 AM UTC
Looks real good out of the box, goes to show that you don't need all the extra goodies to make a nice build (sounds good but I still buy it all anyway :-)) I agree with the tracks, instead of rust though maybe a light dusting of some pigments.
Regards,
Robert
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Ohio, United States
Joined: June 14, 2003
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Posted: Monday, May 09, 2005 - 10:40 AM UTC
Iron_Duke,
Very nice looking build. Not sure about rust or no rust for the tracks on the turret, but those on the running gear sure look great.
Personal preference on my part, but I think the upper parts of the tank need just a wee bit of dust, dirt, grime or something.
Joe
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Metro Manila, Philippines
Joined: July 29, 2002
KitMaker: 1,460 posts
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Posted: Monday, May 09, 2005 - 10:56 AM UTC
Hi Guys,

Goodlooking KT. I agree with the others, a little bit of weathering would give it a more realistic look...

BTW, I'm just curious about KT camo. Did they use softedge or hard edge camo scheme? I read somewhere that only one battallion used soft-edge camo scheme. Just clarifying..

Cheers
Iron_Duke
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Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Joined: July 07, 2004
KitMaker: 59 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 01:57 AM UTC
thank's for comments and advices, this forum realy help me a lot to build better model. cheers
warvos
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West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
Joined: June 06, 2004
KitMaker: 350 posts
Armorama: 141 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 06:55 AM UTC
Wow, that's one impressive tiger!

The mud on the lower hull and roadwheels looks very realistic. Not all thanks were covered with mud and dust all the time, so I think the weathering on this one looks just great.
I can see some light paintchipping on the turret and hull, which really adds to the realism of the model.

I do agree on the floating hand thingie. maybe you should just turn the fig a few degrees so the hand can rest on that hatchcover.

Which paints did you use ?
Iron_Duke
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Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Joined: July 07, 2004
KitMaker: 59 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 06:44 PM UTC
I used Tamiya, both acrylic and enamel
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