Dragon 1/35 Tiger mid-production w/zimmerit * Wheels, tracks & wash! *

[jono]

Looking good so far Patrick .


John.

 

[Steve Brodie]

cool looking cat, love the idea on the exhausts

 

[aaron]

Nice work Patrick, did the kit come with alternative mud guards that are flush with the hull sides like Leningrad tigers are depicted? I had to dremal my guards to be flush with the hull.


I like what you did with the soda on the exhaust.


Are you leaving the tool box and Jack block off the back?

 

[Robert1968]

What you have achieved so far with this kit is very authentic I like the exhaust and the rust effect you have achieved. Will fe watching for more.


Robert

 

[dougie]

Yes, good work... Like the shrouds mate

 

[monica]

looking good so far,and i do like the exhausts,they look great,

Nice work Patrick, did the kit come with alternative mud guards that are flush with the hull sides like Leningrad tigers are depicted? I had to dremal my guards to be flush with the hull.
I like what you did with the soda on the exhaust.


Are you leaving the tool box and Jack block off the back?

Aaron i don,t quite understand which part of the guards that you did dremal off for a better fit is that right,?:rolleyes:

 

[dubster72]

Nice work Patrick, did the kit come with alternative mud guards that are flush with the hull sides like Leningrad tigers are depicted? I had to dremal my guards to be flush with the hull.
I like what you did with the soda on the exhaust.


Are you leaving the tool box and Jack block off the back?

No, this one comes with just the standard guards - I prefer my Tigers without them, so I'll be leaving them off!


All the tools & other equipment I leave until last, so they're waiting in the wings! At least the pioneer tools are waiting while the oil paint dries ...slowly


!

 

[monica]

thats the same way i do it as well Patrick leave all the bits,bobs to final weathering,

 

[aaron]

looking good so far,and i do like the exhausts,they look great,
Aaron i don,t quite understand which part of the guards that you did dremal off for a better fit is that right,?:rolleyes:

Nope the Leningrad tigers had front guards that were diamond plating and we're flush to the hull...I know Patrick's is a mid but I was wondering if these guards were included.


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[monica]

Nope the Leningrad tigers had front guards that were diamond plating and we're flush to the hull...I know Patrick's is a mid but I was wondering if these guards were included.
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ta Aaron now I understand were you mean,I will remember that trick and what a helpful one it is,

 

[dubster72]

Things are moving along ...


I added some brown in areas of natural shadow & where some emphasis might be useful


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I'll probably lose it all during the painting stages! Ho hum!


Then I laid down the basecoat of Tamiya dark yellow, trying to allow the pre-shading to show through


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Next will be a coat of a sand yellow, in the centre of the panels & highlighting the raised features.


Thanks for looking


Patrick

 

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Patrick


Great work with the paint shading. This looks like it's going to be a cracking Tiger model. Looking forward to seeing this finished.


Cheers


P

 

[grumpa]

Coming along very nicely Patrick

 

[Richi72]

Looking great Patrick, great job with the preshading


Cheers Richi

 

[tommy1drop]

Nice work with the painting Patrick

 

[takeslousyphotos]

This looks superb Patrick............. I'm going to be watching this with great interest.

 

[monica]

coming along very nicely Patrick, great job with the preshading,and the result it gives,


looking very good,


will be waiting on next update,

 

[Polux]

Fantastic work so far Patrick.


This is coming along very nice

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Nice job mate. A bit true about it disappearing although there is a little there. Perhaps a post shade? Next time, use a darker colour, such as black, tire black or smoke. The reason why it disappeared, is because the colour brown and the main colour are very similar.


John

 

[dubster72]

Thanks peeps!


John, personally I don't like black under yellow - often it looks green! But a darker brown would have worked better had I any


But onwards & upwards ...


I went over the dark yellow with a lighter shade ( Xtracolor DAK sand) to further add contrast. If you notice a slightly patchy look, that's intentional as I feel this adds to the realism.


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And then followed that with some camo squiggles. This is done with Tamiya olive drab. The other colour will be Tamiya red-brown.


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Both colours will have a slightly lighter shade over them. It's possibly a long-winded process, but I think the results will be worth it.


Thanks for looking


Patrick