discussion Help Needed ;Please,Zimmerit;;

[monica]

Hi,Guys,


need some help plz,


I don,t even know were to start to get some Zimmerit for this one,


sd.Kfz.181 V1,Tiger 1 ,late version,tamiya 1.35


any help greatly appreciated,

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[Guest]

Make it yourself Monica, all you need is some filler and a razor saw or you can buy tamiyas zimmeritt tools.


Scott

 

[Guest]

As Scott said, there's a lot of ways to do it yourself. Using putty or Miliput with a screwdriver is another option.


Or there are ready-made solutions from Eduard, Cavalier or Atak. I'd recommend the latter two as they are very thin resin sheets - easier to work with & more natural looking than the Eduard brass.


I wouldn't recommend the Tamiya stuff. It lacks depth & definition.

 

[Guest]

go on eBay . I found my Tiger II zimmerit on ebay. it was Tiger I there!

 

[Guest]

This is my favourite video tutorial on this. Ok, it's a panther but I like the quick simple way he does it. The Tamiya tools are cheap and readily available online. I also like how thin he gets it, far too often you see tigers and such looking like they have been iced like a cake

 

[Guest]

This is a Fantastic tutorial and easily done, he uses wood filler to do his this gets two thumbs up from me.


Scott

 

[Guest]

A very good example of self made zimmerit! If anyone tries this, roughing up the plastic surface helps the filler grip & leaving it on the model for a few minutes before using the tools is useful too.


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[Guest]

Loving the diy hacks. the real life stuff was deliberately rough so don't strive for presision it needs to look not perfect to look right.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for posting this. Very timely, too, since I am going to be be giving a kit I am working on my first stab at zimmerit in almost thirty years!

 

[monica]

thank you all for your advice and help,


some very useful info,


the chap in the video makes it look so easy and quick