Was just thinking, the mystery "wire" may be the weighted edge of an air recognition panel/flag. PaulE
Chipping is great once mastered. There are different ways of doing it and overtime you will find a system that is good for you. I am a big fan of Mig Jiminez work his builds can be found all over the internet. Try and adapt your chipping to the age of the vehicle. For example 112 only arrived in N Africa in November so wear and tear would be limited. Lots of sand and dust though lol. I like to do my chipping before the weathering stages so they blend in more and not so much in your face. The camo has come out well. Its all shaping up nicely
Yes Paul that's good thinking as they during 'transport' on this photo and at that point they still had some air support in north Africa lol.Was just thinking, the mystery "wire" may be the weighted edge of an air recognition panel/flag. PaulE
Thanks SteveVery nice Maciej! Very impressive work.
If its not on your list of things to do you may want to consider dirt and dust build up around the base of the turret when it turns around the main body.
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JakkoIf the tank had only recently arrived in Tunisia it probably wouldn’t be very dusty, though there may of course have been fuel and oil spills already after the first refuelling
Hi Maciej,
Just read through your blog, and it was a pleasure to watch the build come to life. And what is even more of a pleasure is to see a Tiger that looks like it is in the field, instead of some representations where it looks like a reject from a scrap yard. Well Done.
Cheers, Mike.
Mike Thank You really appreciate, fortunately for me I'm not good with making models really weathered and used (not to good with sponge technique and even worst with hairspray ).Hi Maciej,
Just read through your blog, and it was a pleasure to watch the build come to life. And what is even more of a pleasure is to see a Tiger that looks like it is in the field, instead of some representations where it looks like a reject from a scrap yard. Well Done.
Cheers, Mike.
Thank You RichardHaha...took the words right out of my mouth.
Cheers,
Richard
Like I said before, I think much of the currently fashionable style weathering (especially chipping) is usually way overdone. I agree with Mike and Richard that this model looks far more realistic and believable than if you had put chipped paint on every edge on the armour.Mike Thank You really appreciate, fortunately for me I'm not good with making models really weathered and used (not to good with sponge technique and even worst with hairspray ).
Thank You JakkoLike I said before, I think much of the currently fashionable style weathering (especially chipping) is usually way overdone. I agree with Mike and Richard that this model looks far more realistic and believable than if you had put chipped paint on every edge on the armour.
(not to good with sponge technique and even worst with hairspray ).
Thank You RonLike jakko, I don't like model chipping overdone. Your model just proves you need neither a sponge, hairspray or whatever to produce an excellent model.
Welcome to the 'Keep it Simple' Club!
Ron
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