discussion Patrick's 1/35 Cyberhobby King Tiger

[Guest]

So this is the one I'm doing first.

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From the cyber-hobby.com website: “Die Erzahlung Des Schwarzen Ritters” is a widely acclaimed comic book series, and it is considered to be the best work of the renowned comic artist Motofumi Kobayashi. At the beginning, the fictional story is set on the Eastern Front in the fall of 1943. It portrays the main character, Oberleutnant Ernst von Bauer, and his Wehrmacht unit known as the 8th Tank Company, a formation also called Black Knight.

So it's a fictional unit which I won't be modelling. Instead it'll (probably) be based on the 503rd Panzer Abteilung in Hungary 1945.

More to follow...

 

[col68]

I'll be sitting in on this Patrick I have my eye on one similar

 

[grumpa]

Watching

 

[monica]

I,m in on this one as well,Patrick,
looking forward to your build,

 

[Guest]

Glad to have you along Col, Jim & Monica

The state of play at the moment

Wheels primed
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Lower hull primed
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Upper hull on its way
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As is the turret
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The turret internals which I won't bother with painting as most of it isn't visible through the hatches
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I'll paint the wheels & lower hull tomorrow and then make a start on the tracks.

Thanks for looking

 

[monica]

very nice going on this one,looking good so like what your doing,

 

[Guest]

Coming along nicely Patrick mate.

 

[Guest]

Very nice looking kit Patrick and a good start so far.

 

[Guest]

very nice going on this one,looking good so like what your doing,

Coming along nicely Patrick mate.

Very nice looking kit Patrick and a good start so far.

Thanks for the kind words Moni, Bob & Scott

A small update...

Getting the tracks together
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Join them up together with a strip of electricians tape
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Then fold them around the wheels & leave to set.
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Brass engine grilles added
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Ali barrel fitted
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Wire for the headlight cable
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Thanks for looking

 

[Guest]

Looking good, That's a neat idea with the tape and tracks

 

[col68]

Starting to take shape Patrick.
Is the barrel,tracks and pe included in the kit or are they extra ?

 

[Guest]

Looking good, That's a neat idea with the tape and tracks

Thanks Dave - I used to use masking tape, but I find the electricians tape stretches which helps as you bend it around the wheels.

 

[Guest]

Starting to take shape Patrick.
Is the barrel,tracks and pe included in the kit or are they extra ?

Cheers Col, it's all included in the kit mate.

 

[monica]

real nice going on this king so far,vert nice with the tracks,looks good,
the PE,looking nice also,so glad to see you did,not forget the cable to the light,
they never give that one,I added in on my build,

 

[tr1ckey66]

Looking good Patrick.
If at all possible, could you take a close up of the plate weld seams? They look to have some nice detail.
Good clean build so far (I'd expect nothing less from your good self!) and I look forward to the camo application and the completed model.

Cheers
P

 

[Guest]

That's a nice start Patrick, and clean as always

 

[tr1ckey66]

Reason I ask about the weld seam detail is that I have a Dragon KT with the Zimm applied therefore any plate seams are hidden.
Don't worry if it turns out to be a bit of a hassle. I'm sure a Dragon KT without the Zimm will be part of my stash at some time.

Cheers
P

 

[Guest]

Reason I ask about the weld seam detail is that I have a Dragon KT with the Zimm applied therefore any plate seams are hidden.
Don't worry if it turns out to be a bit of a hassle. I'm sure a Dragon KT without the Zimm will be part of my stash at some time.

Cheers
P

I hadn't forgotten about the weld seams Paul! But I was struggling to get a decent picture - smartphone cameras aren't the best at macros

Still hopefully this will come out ok
The hull plates
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The turret & cupola seams

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One thing (of many that I like about Dragon kits is their attention to detail. Not many other manufacturers worry about stuff like this.

If you need any more pics Paul, just let me know.

 

[Guest]

This really is coming along nicely, looking forward to the next update.

 

[Guest]

Cheers Tommy! Not an update on the tank, but here's the crew I'm doing. They're from the Dragon self-propelled crew & will hopefully be done in SS autumn pea camo... if I can paint it properly
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