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

[Guest]

Hi all,


Here's my build of Dragon's Tiger I mid-production with zimmerit.


The box it comes in is pretty substantial, holding 560 parts. You get pe engine grilles, vision blocks for the periscope & visors.


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Although Dragon kits can be fiddly to build, their attention to details raise them above Tamiya kits IMHO. For instance, the tow cable attachments are separate & all the weld seams are included.


So first step, building up the lower hull. The torsion bars fit very well & allow for movement of the wheels - handy if building a diorama.


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There are sub-assemblies for the radiators & cooling fans, although how visible they'll be through the grilles remains to be seen.


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The lower hull is painted in Tamiya Dark Yellow which is a pretty good approximation of Dunkelgelb.


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This is the bow MG


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Upper hull mostly finished


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Radiator parts fitted


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More to come in a while!


Thanks for looking


Patrick

[Guest]

nice start.


scott

[Guest]

Looking good Patrick, nice start

[john i am]

More.............

[monica]

nice start Patrick,

[Guest]

More.............

It's coming John, just as soon as I rectify the error I've made in building the main gun upside down [ATTACH]109911.IPB[/ATTACH]

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[Robert1968]

Nice start Patrick ( I can see this being a clean build by you. Lovely detail and that bow mg is really nice.


I'll be keeping my eye on this


Regards


Robert

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Patrick


This is a really nice kit. I've built several early and late Tigers from Dragon (the latter with and without Zimm) and I can say they really are several levels above in terms of detail. They also have the correct asymmetrical turret which the Tamiya kits lack (although I think they may have rectified this in alater kits?). I still believe you can make a show stopper from the Tamiya plastic but it does require some work and a fair bit of aftermarket bits and pieces.


I'm really looking forward to seeing this come together: a. because you seem to be making a really good job of it and b. because I'm hankering after some armour builds myself having spent so long in the winged section of the forum!


I hope the main gun isn't much of an issue and you manage to sort that out.


Just as an aside I'd probably lighten the Tamiya Dark Yellow quite a bit. I've used it on several builds as a base but have always lighted it (quite significantly) for the main colour.


Torsion bars oh how I miss them!!!


Cheers


P

[flyjoe180]

Wow, that is a lot of parts Patrick. Nice start, looking forward to more Tiger business.

[aaron]

Perfect timing Patrick, looks like an awesome kit. Good luck with the fix, is the front turret plate upside down?

[Guest]

Terrific start Patrick!!


This one will be great, I'm sure

[Guest]

Hi Patrick
This is a really nice kit. I've built several early and late Tigers from Dragon (the latter with and without Zimm) and I can say they really are several levels above in terms of detail. They also have the correct asymmetrical turret which the Tamiya kits lack (although I think they may have rectified this in alater kits?). I still believe you can make a show stopper from the Tamiya plastic but it does require some work and a fair bit of aftermarket bits and pieces.


I'm really looking forward to seeing this come together: a. because you seem to be making a really good job of it and b. because I'm hankering after some armour builds myself having spent so long in the winged section of the forum!


I hope the main gun isn't much of an issue and you manage to sort that out.


Just as an aside I'd probably lighten the Tamiya Dark Yellow quite a bit. I've used it on several builds as a base but have always lighted it (quite significantly) for the main colour.


Torsion bars oh how I miss them!!!


Cheers


P

Cheers Paul! You must be dreaming about Spitfires!


The main hull & turret will have a lighter basecoat than the Tamiya Dark Yellow, I've used that to add some contrast to the lower area (although it'll probably be lost after I've added some dust & mud!

[Guest]

Perfect timing Patrick, looks like an awesome kit. Good luck with the fix, is the front turret plate upside down?

Thanks Aaron! Nope, it's just the section behind the mantlet thanks wrong- luckily I realised the binocular sights / coaxial MG were wrong before I glued it in place!

[tr1ckey66]

it's just the section behind the mantlet thanks wrong

I know exactly the piece you mean. Made this error myself on a couple of occasions but always managed to sort it out before the glue went off. I knew you'd be lightening the Dark Yellow or using it for shadow area as you know this sort of stuff, I just thought it was worth mentioning for anyone else reading.


What theatre of operation are you thinking for the camo - Normandy, Eastern front or perhaps Italy?


Cheers


P

[Guest]

I know exactly the piece you mean. Made this error myself on a couple of occasions but always managed to sort it out before the glue went off. I knew you'd be lightening the Dark Yellow or using it for shadow area as you know this sort of stuff, I just thought it was worth mentioning for anyone else reading.
What theatre of operation are you thinking for the camo - Normandy, Eastern front or perhaps Italy?


Cheers


P

I'm thinking of Normandy, although Italy is interesting as it's strangely less well represented in modelling.