Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya King Tiger for Simon

[yak face]

Just read through this one , fantastic work Bob , the extras are really lifting this . Cheers tony

[Mr Bowcat]

Thanks gents.

[Lee Drennen]

Bob. Very nice updates. Looking good

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Lee.

[Mr Bowcat]

Morning chaps.

I got the last of the PE bent to shape and fitted last night, this was mainly just the clamps for the tow cables. With these installed I was also able to get the mudguards & fenders fitted, which are precariously stuck in place with CA. I wonder how many times I will knock these off.

I realised that the front left mudguard is slightly misshapen, but we'll just say it ran into a tree traversing the Ardennes forest.

So, she is now ready for paint.

[Steve Jones]

Great work on the PE. Looking forward to seeing the wet stuff

[scottie3158]

Bob,
My apologies mate I don't know how I have missed this. Some seriously nice and neat etch work.

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers gents.

I've started painting, just the Rotbraun to go so will get some more poics up when that's done.

[Steven000]

Looks great Bob! :thumb2:

[BattleshipBob]

Cracking job Bob

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers guys.

Finished off the camo last night, although I still have to paint the dots. The paintwork is quite patchy, I really struggled with the Mission Models paint. Admittedly I have had it a little while, but I wish I'd bought the Hataka lacquer set instead.



So, dots next, and some detail painting of the tools, tow cables, etc, then on to decals and weathering.

[Jim R]

Hi Bob
Looks good. I doubt the patchy paint will show when it's weathered. Funny you had trouble with the paint - I had some MMP paint which I had to throw and I put that down to having had it a while. Mind you I've had other makes much longer which still work fine.
Jim

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Jim.

I had the same thoughts regarding the patchiness, I'm sure camo applied in the field wasn't perfect and with filters and washes it should tie together.

I've always had a bit of a love hate relationship with MM paints. When the mix is right they go down beautifully, but I find they only work well within a small window of paint/thinner/poly ratio. I've been moving more and more toward lacquers this year (particularly Tamiya & Hataka) but decided to use the MM paints as I had the right colours for German tri-camo. I think after this experience they will be going in the bin.

[Lee Drennen]

Bob. The Camo looks great

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Bob,

As usual, I'm playing catch up here and love what I see. One day, I have to try soldering etch too. I find Friuls are the best answer for a good sag and some weight. Top Job Sir!!!

The camo looks great and I too use MMPs for my German stuff. Only had a prob the first time as I mixed the paint 50 - 50 with their thinner and it ran all over my model when sprayed out of the AB. Mine are from 2017 and still work fine. I shoot them straight out of the bottle now. They do brush like crap though, having to apply a couple of coats to get any decent coverage....

Prost
Allen