King Tiger Build

Dale jordan · Post by **Dale jordan** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:15 pm

Very ,Very , Nice Simon . ' I like it ' ... Good idea doing it in stages . It gives you a feel of the finished job .. Simon are you air bushing with hobby paints?? .. Dale

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:39 pm

Simon,
I really like the camo. The colors look great. If it was me, I would make the small spots airbrushed, with a stencil. But again thats me, your version looks excellent. I'd like to try an ambush scheme - but don't have a tank to put it on!

Keep going!
Bob

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:06 pm

great thanks for the quick positive feedback so far, hi bob,did the germans use a stencil on the camo pattern,many thanks simon manning,any one with some good photos place them on here please.

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:54 pm

Hi Simon

Excellent! Like everyone else, it's nice to see an ambush camo paint scheme applied to one of these tanks. I wanted to do the Panther in one but then decided on Normandy time frame...ruled it out.

Stencils were used on several of the variations on this paint scheme and also, both brushed on (like yours) and dots applied with a brush.

Here's two pictures I found in a quick search. My only comment, and it's not meant as criticism, is to slightly increase the scale of your brush dabs. IMHO. Maybe I'm just used to seeing 1/35th scale models with larger ones.

Looks awesome as is! Hope these help.

Best regards
Tim

Jeff Hyder · Post by **Jeff Hyder** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:29 am

Hi Simon,
I have been watching your build with great interest,superb work and great paint job with the airbrush.I have nearly finished the rear deck of my 1/8 KT and I will e-mail the photos to you soon.
All the best Jeff Hyder

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:39 am

post them on here jeff.simon.

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:57 pm

Simon,
I would only use a stencil and airbrush to insure the spots are small enough scale wise -I am not that skilled to make a little tiny dot with the airbrush. They could of course be done by hand as well.

Whatever you choose to do I'm sure it will be excellent, and I for one anxiously await the result!

Great photos Tim! Panzertract No 5-3 shows a Panther G with the ambush pattern. Hard to tell but the spots may be airbrushed on this one??

Jeff H please post your 1/8 KT pix here! If your Tiger 1 is any indication the KT will be awesome.

Bob

Jeff Hyder · Post by **Jeff Hyder** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:13 pm

Hi Simon,
Sorry I have not got back to you, have been away.Thanks for the offer.I thought I had the rear deck licked but having problems with the mesh over the grills.Why is it that super glue only sticks you fingers together when you are in a hurry.
Anyway I will post the photos as soon as I can.
Bob thanks for the kind words.

All the best Jeff Hyder.

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:12 pm

Jeff,
I just made some mesh grilles for my Panther and used epoxy to hold the mesh. See the last page of my "Panther Progress" thread for some pix. May be of help to you? Kind regards,Bob

David Gray · Post by **David Gray** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:50 pm

supperb work Simon , well done it will look fantastic when its finished

David gray

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:57 pm

hatch heaven!,jeff goff kindly made these for me,way beyond my capabilities, many thanks jeff,thanks per for sending me the photos of the hatch,regards simon manning.

Per Sonnervik · Post by **Per Sonnervik** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:15 am

Hi Simon,

I think you done quite a good job so far with the painting but if you want an accurate ambush camo for your Tiger II, IÂ´m sorry to say this, youÂ´d better get your airbrush out again.

First step is to study the pattern of the camo as this pattern was applied in the factory with quite small variations. Here are some photos and illustrations (also look at the photos Tim posted above);

Below are some illustrations from TrojcaÂ´s T2 book. Pattern quite accurate but not the colours.

HereÂ´s a photo of the front which shows the pattern quite well. This is the pattern you should follow. Also note the contrast between the redbrown and green (lighter colour). Photo from HenschelÂ´s test driving outside the factory.

HereÂ´s a close up of the camo showing the dots were handpainted with a round brush (note the run of the paint on some dots). Again note the contrast between the redbrown and the green (ignore the comment "very blackish tone")

Next step is to choose the colours. A Hungerian modelling friend, GergÃ¶, has done quite good job copying the pattern and also the colours but as there are no colour photos of this camo you canÂ´t be 100 % shure but itÂ´s very close. Compare the colour photos with the black and white photos and youÂ´ll see what I mean. His model is far from finished this is just the basic camo pattern.

After youÂ´ve done this the next step is to tone down the contrast between the colours i.e. weathering. Study the photos from the Tiger IIÂ´s passing through the town Tondorf during the Battle of the Bulge and youÂ´ll understand how much these colours faded after a couple of weeks in the open.

Nice work on the hatch mechanisms by Jeff but the two long locking arms should pass through the two brass bits (fastened with two bolts to the hatch). Also the padding should be black.

Hope itÂ´s of some help and IÂ´m looking forward to the next round in the bar sponsored by Simon.

/Per

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:06 pm

what a post,magnifico! i did'nt realise what a strange colour scheme this ambush was,what was the thinking behind it,and were the wheels camo as well,?great information and thanks for taking time,i do enjoy the painting most so i might give it a go,cheers per ,simon manning

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:06 pm

this is the photo i've been working off,no doubt lots of you have seen this,painting the camo to look right is difficult, the shapes,colour,tones,scale,seem to be the main factors,i used all the kit supplied tow rope brackets but modified them,the tim catton shovel fitted which is a superb extra,hope the post is of some interest on these wet,wet, evenings, simon manning.

Dale jordan · Post by **Dale jordan** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:53 pm

Thanks for sharing the photos Simon .. lots of rain over there !!! We have had heat waves out here last week . Simon the kit Brackets look better then I thought !! I'm glad... My ones are still in their bags . I'll dig them out and have a look .. I bet you can't wait to get the tracks on ..Dale