SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

[Jim R]

Morning Simon
That is looking very nice indeed. The weathering looks good.
Jim

 

[SimonT]

Morning all,

decided I should try and progress the S/Tiger and make a start on a base so spent most of Saturday making this


still very much a work in progress especially the roof - will need to punch a lot more tiles

loosely based on a building in one of the period Sturmtiger photos

I think this is only the second time I have used the blue foam for anything substantial, the first being the lean-to for the Range Rover

Quite nice to work with, sands and cuts easily but you have to be careful not to get unwanted marks in it


the large barn doors ended up with a repair plank - not just for added interest but because it is actually a repair panel
I was a little heavy handed making the door and snapped the bottom corner off


I tried to make the yard using a texture rolling pin but the pattern came out rather faded in the centre so I am having to go around each stone with an embossing tool


roughly where it will sit

there will be two loading rails and spare shells to fill up the front space

 

[scottie3158]

Very nice indeed Mr T

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Ooh looks very interesting

 

[minitnkr]

Top work. Love the wood grain & aged bottoms. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

Great start on the base Mr. T, Rick H.

 

[SimonT]

Thanks all

did some more work on the roof

changed to punching the tiles out of Tamiya box card rather than the blue foam - gives sharper tile edges plus it is free unlike that blue foam which is expensive stuff

downside is that punching the much harder card takes its toll on the fingers

 

[Jim R]

Morning Simon
That looks good. I like the tile punch. I've seen punches like that for leaves but not tiles.
Jim

 

[SimonT]

Morning Jim - exactly the same kind of punch from Green Stuff World in Spain. There may be others selling them now like there are with the leaf version but this was the place I first found them

 

[minitnkr]

Got a leather mallet? PaulE

 

[SimonT]

Hi Paul - I do have a rubber deadblow hammer. Had considered thumping it but I don't think the alloy the punches are made from is up to it. I have already bent one of my leaf punches with finger pressure



roof progressing nicely - not much of a spectator sport though


made some nice chunky door furniture for the large barn doors

 

[Mini Me]

Nice progress Mr.T, I love the variegated coloring of your roof tiles....realizing of course, they will be a uniform shade once painted. Rick H.

 

[Steve Jones]

Very nice work indeed Mr T. From a Feng Shui point of view I would have the Tiger pointing in the other direction

 

[JR]

Very nice work indeed Mr T. From a Feng Shui point of view I would have the Tiger pointing in the other direction

And the camo inside out , yes quite right.
Sorry Simon he's having a turn again.

 

[JR]

Love the building and doors, very realistic timbers Simon.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Tiling coming on nicely. Door furniture looks good.
Jim

 

[SimonT]

Rick - blue are foam, white outside of the box, brown inside of the box. Hopefully once painted it won’t matter which is which

Steve - has to go that way as loading was from the right side. They put down two wooden beams and rolled the rounds up to the side of the vehicle below the hoist

John - timber is overdone but should hopefully paint up well

Jim - thanks

 

[SimonT]

Morning all,

this one has been plodding along in the background and after a concerted effort last night the roof is now complete


still needs the edges trimming back and it may need some part tiles adding to tidy things up a bit along the cut line

back to scribing cobble stones next

 

[Steven000]

Very nice work so far Simon!
The barn looks great!
Steven

 

[SimonT]

Morning Steven - thanks. Took a lot more tiles than expected but I got there in the end - just hope they look ok painted up