This looks great. I am working on the exact same kit myself trying to stay OOTB on the build as much as possible.

I really like the paint job.

What did you use for the Zimm?

Are the Tracks the kit tracks?

I like the early exhaust, did you scratch them or are they AM?

That's a great build - the camo is spot on. Well, everything is!

In which order did you spray the colours for the camo? I have this kit in mys stash to be built later this year and have been pondering how to approach this.


Sean

Hi Steve....Nice looking KT you got there ...Your camo is right on for tanks of the 503rd in Normandy ..good job...Zimmerit might be a bit heavy but it does look the part ... I can't tell from the pictures of the exhaust but other than the flat top plate the real exhaust is quite different from the Tiger I exhaust..I'm not sure that any of the 503rds third company had this type of exhaust but if you like it it does look different ... One thing that does need to be changed is your commander figure as you have an SS tanker in a Heer vehicle ...the head gear shows the typical SS deaths head and the camo on the uniform is typical SS as well..I know the camo is cool but just not right for a Porsche Tiger crewman.
All in all ,an excellent job ...Great work.

Thanks Rick,

I know what you mean about the figure, and the real irony is it was molded as an Army figure!, I added the PE deaths head and SS camo smock/shoulderboards
without thinking! Actually, this is a vehicle patterned after the Ersatz Abteilung unit, 500. There is a picture in "Tigers in Combat 2" showing a good view of the exhaust. It is not identical to the Tiger 1, and I did quite a bit of modification to the parts, it is pretty close to the reference photo.

I really was suprised when I saw these pics, they really "emphasized the zimmerit, believe me, with the naked eye it looks quite good and really isn't as overbearing as these pics convey.

Regards,

Steve

Rick

It's a beauty! Only comment I've got is that it is not likely for an empty shell to land on top of the turret.

Regards,

Jeroen from Holland

Excellent work on your Porsche Tiger II. Love that camo scheme. I think the Zimmerit looks fine, as it is not always an easy thing to replicate.

I have this kit that I've been working on/off for quite a while now. How did you do that Tiger I-style exhaust ? Do you have any in-progress shots of how you made it ?

Something about the Porsche Tiger II has always made it my favorite version. You did a great job

Cheers !!

Alpen

Steve. Thanks for posting that pic from Tigers in Combat 1. I own that book, plus Tigers in Combat 2, so I will take a closer look myself.

These pictures are NOT my models, but this is what I would like to acheive with the Porsche Tiger II that I do have in-progress, and build it with the early "Tiger I" style exhausts as seen here:

1) Porsche Tiger II early exhaust partly assembled


2) Porsche Tiger II early exhaust assembled (prior to paint)


3) Porsche Tiger II early exhaust finished


I'm sure other Armorama modellers who are interested in the Porsche Tiger II, and who wish to see how to build the early "Tiger I" style exhaust, can see how to go about it.

I'm working on the Tamiya Porsche Tiger II myself, and want to do this style exhaust. When I saw Steve's completed Porsche Tiger II, it renewed the interest I had in my own project.

Now, if I could only afford to get myself a nice digital camera, I could take pictures of my own work, and not use other peoples.

Hopefully Steve has some in-progress shots that he is willing to share.




Cheers !!

Alpen