Si-B’s Zvezda 1/35 Tiger II (AAGB)

[Wouter]

I like what I'm seeing here bud, keep it going!

Cheers

[Mini Me]

Nice hard edge cammo. on the barrel. Cheers, Rick H.

[scottie3158]

Si,
That's a great looking paint job very nicely done indeed.

[minitnkr]

A beauty. Tracks also came out great. PaulE

[Steve Jones]

Lookin the DB's mate. Very impressed with the look. First time I have seen blue numbered decals so what's the story behind that?

[Jim R]

Hi Si
That paint job is really nice. Haven't tried the new lacquer paint from Tamiya but I do feel that lacquer paints are generally rather nice. Nice to look at pictures that aren't "all wheels" :tongue-out3:
Jim

[rtfoe]

Turning out nicely Si. Ya also like to know about the blue numbering...kinda retro looking.

Cheers,
Richard

[Gauge1TrainsDK]

snip, snip, snip.......

So like my Comrade, Mr Jones, I like to get the tracks underway as soon as possible. Spent and hour snipping the tracks off the sprues today.
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There will be some sanding/scraping and filling required here and there!

Some of the ejector marks are pretty oop:oop: but I suppose its an old mould and has probably seen better days!

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Off to snip some more plastic :smiling4:

I checked 5 or 6 of the Dragon KT kits I have - they do indeed have the same pin marks, but almost not pronounced. Not the standard for Dragon, in my impression, to even have pin marks, so this is a surprise. Another special feature of the Dragon KT kits, which I do not see on this Zvezda kit, is the track hangers on the turret are not pronounced on one side! Only one of the kits I looked at in the Dragon stash had hangers with pronounced featues on both sides. Unfortaunately, I forget which one

Enjoy the remainder of the build!

[colin m]

I never realised armour could be so colourful. Nice paint job.

[minitnkr]

Shaping up beautifully. PaulE

[Si Benson]

Morning chaps,

Not been at the bench much lately, we’ve all had a sickness bug that’s going around :face-with-thermometer:....I don’t normally get sick but this was a nasty one!

Been gradually building up the dirt on hull sides using pigment and enamels. And used some oil paint to simulate a dusty look on the turret



Put together some spare tracks for the turret and drilled through to add track pins.

Getting close to finishing but still in two minds on the base as I think a building is beyond my skill level so may just have it sat in a field?

thanks for looking

[Guest]

Oooh that's good Si. Just have to admire the mud application , does look the part.


Sorry to read you've all been stuck down with illness. Hope you are all better.

[adt70hk]

Hi Si

Looking really rather good there. Nicely muddy but without being over the top. Very well done.

Andrew

[Jon Heptonstall]

Looks fantastic Si.
Jon.

[scottie3158]

So, given the quality of that build a building is well within your skills. Great work.