AFV Club Tiger I

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Paul.

Yep, fiddly little gits. I still have to add the top straps and wing nuts but will do that after painting and when the tools are installed.

[Mr Bowcat]

Not a lot to show, got the primer down.

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[Guest]

Brilliant work Bob , a lot of mine look like the first photo on Wednesday when their finished !

[Mr Bowcat]

:smiling5: Cheers John..

[Mr Bowcat]

Morning guys,

Pushed on quite well with the build this weekend, I'm away on holiday from Wednesday and trying to get it to the point where it is ready for weathering when I get back.

First up was the tracks. I'm experimenting with some new (to me) techniques, so after priming the tracks were sprayed with Mr Hobby iron buffable. The cleats, guide horns and inner parts of the tracks where the wheels would run were given a light polish, then it was sealed with gloss. This was then painted in a heavily thinned coat of streaking rust. Not sure if it comes out as well in the pics, but I was going for an oxidised look on the non wear parts of the track.



Of course much of this will be hidden by later pigment work, and I will most likely hit the cleats again with some Uschi powder wiped on with a fingertip.

Next up was the paintwork. Mission Models paint was used for the Dunkengelb, Olivegrun & Rotbraun. Not sure if the colours are entirely appropriate for this tank, but it's what I had in the drawer. The camo is a bit quick and messy, but again this is more of a practice than anything else.



After this had dried for a couple of hours I got a gloss coat on ready for decalling tonight. With any luck I can get it glossed again tomorrow night (amidst packing) then leave it there until I get back to the UK.

[Steve Jones]

Looking really good Bob. The tracks have turned out really well. Very disappointing you are not taking it on holiday to finish it off. A holiday should not get in the way of a masterpiece:smiling5::thumb2:

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Steve.

It's early 40's in Cyprus, I fear it would melt.

[Mr Bowcat]

Got the decals down last night and glossed today.

Had a nightmare with them, must have been old and practically disintegrated so had to be added in bits. Will add some chipping and scratching over them at some point to hide the worst of the crimes.

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[Graeme C.]

Looks very good Bob, I had the same trouble with AFV Club Tiger decals on one I did a few years ago.

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Graeme.

[Steve Jones]

I know a lot of people paint the decal numbers on especially on Zim, but that is a real art one that I am yet to master. All in all the Tiger is looking awesome

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Steve.

Flying home tomorrow night, so the weathering shall begin shortly.

[Mr Bowcat]

Afternoon all. :smiling3:

Having arrived back in the UK yesterday and getting a little sleep (after getting home at 5am) I did a little bit on the Tiger. I started by painting in the missing patches of Zimmerit with the primer colour, then went over it with a very thin wash of deck tan. The idea is to give the impression of concrete that has broken or chipped off and left a little residue behind.



I'm not sure this has actually worked, will see once the dirt weathering goes on over the top.

After this I did some sponge chipping and added some scratches with a brush. I may go over the inside of some of the scratches with some silver in places, haven't decided yet.

[scottie3158]

Bob,
Looking good I think the red patches where the zimm has gone looks ok and should weather nicely.

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Paul.

We will see how it goes, this whole build is an experiment anyway so not too fussed if it goes wrong.