Olaa guys

today i painted my king tiger from tamiya, and its not finish yet, i just want to know, what do u think about my "little" tiger ?
i try to depict more worn effects on this model. do u think i need add some rust ?
oohh dont worry about the foil near the fender, i'll take it off, its not work this time
thks for ur comments guys

wow, great weathering. did you use pastels or what? that thing looks like it hasnt seen a paint can since 1942. to me it looks convincing. pm me with your weathering technique please haha

Ricky.. that tiger looks great!! All that weathering... is that Tiger meant for the junkyard?? Keep us updated of further progress.. And really.. do share with us how you weathered that tank!

Wow...looks like one of those ultra-rare finds. "So mister farmer...what is that? That old thing? Just a broken down Tiger that's been there since the war. Came with the farm. My wife uses it as a flower planter."

Awsome weathering job for something that hasn't moved in 60 years. I can think of a few diorama ideas that would be awsome.

Now if your intention was a functional Tiger...tone down the weathering a bit. Though I guess it might pass for a tank that has been through one too many Russian Winter/Spring cycles without a proper clean up and fresh paint.

:-)

king tiger? looks like a tiger to me..anyways..love ur weathering...the rusty , decomposing metal...haha...
what do use for the weathering? share with us....

Damn, that thing looks like the one found outside Moscow with 5 shellholes in the front plate and turret, just add those and that thing will be the one found outside Moscow. My Tigers have been less subjected to abuse and were wll kept by their crews. Your Tiger is perfect for the battle hardened fronts of East and Ardennes, just prinkle it with white, and wham, its from the Ardennes. Great Job!

Ricky, I love it. It looks fantastic.

I'd be interested to hear how you achieved such a great weathered finish.

Cheers

Emm... That's a Tiger I - not a Tiger II...Jim

Very good work on the weathering, perhaps a bit too much for my taste - but beauty is in the eye of the beholder! It would certainly make a great abandoned vehicle

Great weathering on your Tiger. It looks like it's been sitting in some field rotting away since the 40"s. It also looks like some of the tanks I have seen at Aberdeen proving grounds too. Anybody who's been there knows what I'm talking about!

Looks good to me. But I won't add rust becouse it would then a bit overweatherd.
Ís this really 48 scale?? Then are there a lot detail in it.
I would suggest that you make the tracks very dirty.
and in a dio ofcourse

Amazing job! Some would say it is over weathered, but I think it looks great! Can't wait to see it done!

I have to agree with Tim, if your going to portait that tank as abandoned its perfect. Your technique is amazing, you must have practiced that once or twice, its just to realistic. If I could, if it won't take away from any praise that I may give you however, if there's one section that I can say that I don't like its around the 213 on the back of the turret. In the photo, there's this perfectly straight (I'm assuming) decal line. If you could possibly blend that one line in a little more I'd like it more. LOL, not that it matters what I like, its beautiful, but that's the one little area that catches my eye and it kinda boggles it a little. I just scrolled down again, its around your cross too.

Cupola's facing the wrong way. Rotate it anti-clockwise nearly halfway. One of the slots should face directly forwrds.

David

I have to agree with the others. The left side of the tank gives the impression of having burned....I'ld drill a hole in it to depict getting knocked out of action. Very stunning weathering on it though. Hope the tracks keep up the same standard

Hi guys
thks for the comments
i know this is the best place to make our hobby better

to answer the weathering first of all
i spray very thin tamiya buff through my AB
after that, i use very small amount MIG pigments, this is the first time ever i use this product, and the result very very beautifull ( this is not promotion part )
apart from using MIG, i still use pastel chalk to add some more detail, or sometimes i mixed between MIG and chalk

and after read all ur comments, i decided to add some shellholes..any one could tell me how to do it ? and how far does the holes can penetrate ?

for the track, i will make some broken track links, to give an impression this TIGER already Rest in Peace

thank's for giving me such an idea to finish my model

-Ricky-

First of all, great job on the weathering skills. And thanks for posting the pictures. It does look like a long-abandoned knocked out tank though. German tankers were pretty fiddly in keeping their tanks in good condition, and they didn't like their tanks getting scratched and scraped. They would touch up such scratches whenever possible.

Dirt and mud were of course unavoidable during operations,and at in the beginning of the war in particular they often let their tanks stay dirty to blend in better than their base coat of drak grey could.

Generally speaking, I think the trend now is to weather tank models far more than is warranted.

Hi Ricky,

Your Tiger 1 (not a king) looks battle weary! You have taken weathering to the extream! Very interesting effects. One thing to note is there is a mold seams on the air cleaner canister.

Send us some more pics.

Tiger l's did have extra track links stowed vertically on the turret sides, but they were hung from brackets welded along the edge of the turret roof and side . On the kit there are a row of partial holes on the inside roof which presumably you would have to drill out to fit the brackets to (which are not included in this kit. Maybe Tamiya are planning to use some of the same parts in a later Tiger l release). Maybe these track links are welded directly to the turret for extra armor?