Well after a quick fix of putty in a joint that didn't exist ..I finally finished up my tiger in time for MoM ...the weathering was kept to a minimum ..I added a few scratches to the tank around the hatches ..I did this with MM panzer gray..I also ran a pencil down corners to show a bit of ware...I used an Olive and a yellow ochre oil color for the filters ...I then tried something new ..I sprayed pigments through my airbrush for the road wheels and lower hull.... (interesting effect ) I then added some desert dust Pigment color from MMP to the top of the vehicle ...When this was finished I took some Tamiya enamel thinner and brushed it over the tank ...and that's about all the was to it ..
So here are the final pictures ...





















now to decide what picture to use for the MoM contest...
what do you think ?
Rick

She is a real beauty, love the effects, congratulations. I have the DAK waiting, so I will definitely use your build for inspiration.

Steve

Rick, its a beauty just lik ei thought it would be. Great Job!!!! Good luck in the contest. Cheers Kevin

Me and my big mouth about the MOM :-) :-) . Now we know who will dominate the contest . Its brillant Rick. Those filters definitely give the tank variations of color

BTW, how did you do the oil filters? Did you thin the oil for filtering? I can not achieve the same result when I use oil for filters...

Cheers

This is going to be one entry thats hard to beat. I like teh weathering you did....subtle weathering is probably the best way to go. I especially like the tracks. Any tips on this area?

Wooden objects were beautifully painted as well. Rusted tow cables were very realistically done too.

Thanks for the comments guys ....Arvin for oil paint filters I usually use lighter fluid as a thinner ..it has the characteristic of making the oil paint come out flat..This time I used some Tamiya Enamel thinner just because I had it sitting here and had bought it by mistake when I wanted acrylic thinner ..lol It worked fine ...I just put a blob of oil paint and add thinner till it runs just right ...works for me ...
Jeremy the tracks are Friuls so I painted them a base coat of humbrol track color and let them dry ..I then added thinner to the tracks and covered them with MMP pigments ..I think it was Tropical dirt color ...when this all dried out I drushed off most of the pigments and sanded the top pf the cleats where they contact the ground ..this brought back the shiny metal color of the friuls I then add a dusting of pigments and then sealed it all with a raw sienna wash ...
The cables just rusted on me after I had annealed them to make them softer to work with ..a few washes and that was it ...strange but it worked..

Rick

Very nice Richard

Love the weathering and the dints on the exhaust shrouds nice effect on the tow cables.
The fruils tracks look the part too


Ian

A very worthy contender, well done on a marvelous model from start to finish.

John

Rick -

A real work of art. Detailing and weathering all superb. I think I'll leave my DAK Tiger in the box and just admire yours. As others have said a great inspiration and example to go by. Got to get you to put a Crew figure in, only thing missing. I like picture #4 as it shows off the rear deck details. Thanks for sharing,

Blade48mrd

Looks pretty darn good to me.

Looks good to me! When you sprayed the hull with pigments, did you put them in anything? Water? Mineral spirits? Or did you spray them dry?

Hi Mike ...I got a friend working on an Alpine figure to go in the turret ..should look good ...I'm no good at figures but it should look good for sure .
Thanks AJ


Rick

Rick -

I'm guessing it's Alpine's #35006 DAK Tank Commander. Great choice and with this outstanding build, it will be the "cherry on top". Congrats on superb job.

Blade48mrd

I like the 5th one down Rick. It gives you a good view of the details on the rear and you can really see the tonal (is that a word?? ) variations and weathering nicely. Great work!

Mike

Hi David I mixed the pigments with alcohol to spray them...you have to keep playing with the nozzle to get them to spray but I wouldn't put them through My Tamiya SF ..That's why I have my Paasches H ...It worked well ...I then poured what was left over into a paint pallet and let the alcohol evaporate ..I then put what was left over back in the pigment container ..no waste... how cool is that ..

Rick

I like it - I'm sure you will be walking away with armfuls of prizes @ SMHQ with that one - I wish I could see it in person. Now share your secret as to how you get people to go out of their way to make kick-@%% bases for you! :-)

what a great looking beast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!