Si-B’s Zvezda 1/35 Tiger II (AAGB)

[BattleshipBob]

Up to your usually first class work Si,

 

[AlanG]

Been away for a week Si but just catching up now. Stunning mate. Simply stunning

 

[Si Benson]

Hi si

Looking good so far! Keep up the good work!

ATB

Andrew

Cheers Andrew

It's a 7 from me Si.
Glad your not expecting this level of work from me, I'm relying upon the diorama to bewilder most viewers into not looking at the tank .

Thanks very much comrade Race. Look forward to see your Tiggy in its dio

Oh yes, the fun stage is nearing now. Nice scratcherizing mate!

Cheers

cheers Wouter....I really enjoyed making all them bits up. I’m no Mr T or Scottie or Mr Jones to name but a few, so maybe not perfect, but certainly better than nothing.

Hi Si
The more you look at references the more you see that you could add. Difficult to know when to stop. You have taken this Tiger to another level. Looking forward to the paint which will really show off the extra detail.
Jim

As I went though my refs, I did sigh and tut a lot Jim. Those germans certainly liked clipping and Clamping stuff onto a tank!

So lovely work bring on the paint.

Nearly sir

HI Si im not into armour much but I like lookin at your guys threads an your builds to me what you are doin is that extra effort for detailing an I take my hat off to you very well done an im like the others cant wait to see it being painted
chris

Cheers Chris,
Thats one good thing about this forum is you get the opportunity to see such a great variety of model making. I’m glad your enjoying it

Sorry mate. Didn't realise you had done a weekend update. It's very satisfying when you get all the details done correctly. All you have to worry about now is that it stays stuck on during the paint process LOL

Cheers mate,
I am pretty chuffed with myself for having a go. Like I said to Wouter, it may not be perfect but it’s better than nothing

Up to your usually first class work Si,

Thanks Bob, I really must catch up with all the other builds on the GB, yours included!

Been away for a week Si but just catching up now. Stunning mate. Simply stunning

Cheers Al, very nice of you to say mate

 

[Si Benson]

Thanks very much for all the positive feedback. It’s really helped me from stalling and pushed me on



Late Night update again. FinIshed off adding the last of the details. Gave it a quick clean down and then a squirt of Mr Primer surfacer 1000, thinned with MLT.


And i dont think I’ve knocked anything off



So I’ll let that dry out and in the meantime, I’ll finish off my Tiger I build and get it primed. Hopefully I Can do the colouring in at the same time.


Thanks again for all your encouragement
cheers

 

[boatman]

WOW Si that's what I call detailing fanstastic work on both tiger ther'er my fave tank but don't tell Bob
chris

 

[Steve Jones]

You beat me yer bugger!! Still sorting out the wheels on the Panther. Hoping to get her primed up next week. Yours certainly looks the business. It will be great to see the two Tigers together. Terrific stuff mate

 

[Graeme C.]

Looking good Si, lots of nice little extra details, looking forward to seeing it in colour!

 

[Mini Me]

Yes, bring on the wet stuff!

 

[Si Benson]

Thanks for looking in gents

progress on the paint front. as I have the tracks painted with the new Tamiya colour lacquer paint. Coverage is good and the finish finish seems ok but the paint combined with their lacquer thinner don’t ‘arf humm

Painting is so easy when they are assembled like this.




And then wheels .....many, many, many wheels
Again I used The new Tamiya paint, Its called dark yellow LP55 and has a similar colour to XF-60 but claims to have a more resilient finish according to the website.
It went on really nicely and I think it has a higher sheen than XF paint.


Getting there slowly and I’m close to being able to assemble the running gear permanently.

More soon
cheers

 

[Mini Me]

Looking good Si, I'll take your word on the new paint. Is the sheen going to be a problem or will you dull coat after decals? If it's a smooth finish you may not need to clear gloss, thus eliminating a step.
Cheers, Rick H.

 

[Si Benson]

Looking good Si, I'll take your word on the new paint. Is the sheen going to be a problem or will you dull coat after decals? If it's a smooth finish you may not need to clear gloss, thus eliminating a step.
Cheers, Rick H.

Cheers Rick,
Ive had a look at the paint again this morning and it’s certainly not a gloss finish, but doesn’t seem as matt as XF paint can be, so somewhere in between the two. Looks and feels lovely and smooth though So don’t foresee an issue.

 

[Steve Jones]

Nice to see the new paint has worked well for you. Will you be doing a camo pattern or going straight into weathering?

 

[Si Benson]

Hi Steve,

Think I’ll be going with this cammo pattern as illustrated in this colour profile found in Mig Ammo’s Tiger II visual modellers guide book thingy.....



The vehicle that I’m basing mine on looks to be pretty filthy so may not see too of the scheme once I’m into
weathering

 

[Mini Me]

Looks like a hard edge scheme on the barrel and mantle and fuzzy on the rest of the tank. Lovely coloration and streaking though.
Cheers, Rick H.

 

[Si Benson]

Afternoon,

squirted some paint behind the tracks and then wheels glued on. The tracks had a bit of a spring in them so had to be held in place with wooden wedges and some hefty metal weights.

 

[scottie3158]

Si,
Looking good mate.

 

[Si Benson]

Si,
Looking good mate.

Cheers Scottie


I’ve had to wait for the right Opportunity to get on with the paint. Got right into it over the last two evening.



Thats the entire Tig 2 base coated. I won’t have the opportunity to paint again until next week so this is gonna be slooooooow

Decided to make the most of the it and got Tig I primed and the the wheels primed and base coated. ive done a whole jar on that lot so far and Tig one needs a coat too!


I’m tempted to start building something else While I’m waiting for painting time again
thanks for looking
cheers

 

[Steven000]

Nice looking Tigers Si
I like those hard edge 3 tone schemes.

 

[Wouter]

mmmm...I'm nearing the stage of drooling

Cheers

 

[boatman]

Really nice models Si of those tigers I dint used to like the tiger2 as much as I liked the tiger 1 but since I been lookin at your tiger build an all that detail you have put on it you've converted me to the tiger 2 an hav'nt they got a really long gun tube
chris