Brian's 2017 NO. 10 Pre-Build

[Brian Ostlind]

Hello, since receiving the 2017 Late Tiger Armortek no. 10 I have been experimenting with coatings and researching historical vehicles. I have read many stories and posts. So many interesting debates! Since this is my first Armortek I want to do my best but try to avoid being a perfectionist. I am just uploading some pictures of my workspace and the Zimmerit tool I am building along with my favorite materials and resources so far. Enjoy...

PAINT TEST WITH Mission Models paints and Mr. Weathering wash;



Tiger I pz.abt 101 1st company Normandy 1944;



Literature;



Workbench;



WIP Zimm Tool;



Best Stuff;



Zimmerit;

[Vince Cutajar]

Hi Brian and welcome to the group. Interesting zimm tool you have made there. Have you decided on the color scheme yet? At the moment the Munster Tiger color scheme seems to be growing on me.

Vince

[Brian Ostlind]

Hi Brian and welcome to the group. Interesting zimm tool you have made there. Have you decided on the color scheme yet? At the moment the Munster Tiger color scheme seems to be growing on me.

Vince

Hi Vince, I have seen the Munster Tiger it is good, I believe the road wheels are painted also. Those colors seem pretty accurate. During the Normandy campaign most of the road wheels seem to be un painted on the tigers. A lot of the tanks have spare track on the front end too. Are you going to ad the spare track? I am leaning towards the tiger pictured above from first company since it has good documentation and no spare track.

[mark lawson]

Very few Tigers used in Normandy had no camouflage on the wheels as for spare tracks on the front this was typical of various Tiger Abteilung but not all. s.SS.Pz.Abt. 102 very few as in 2 or 3 had spare tracks on the front plate they instead opted for spare tracks on the drivers front plate as did most of the Tigers from s.Pz.Abt.503 plus a number also had spare tracks on the front plate Wherstead as s.Pz.Abt.101 only had tracks on the front plate this Abteilung also had Tigers issued earlier thanot the other 2 Tiger Abteilung who only had all steel wheeled late versions.

[Vince Cutajar]

Yes Brian, I have already made the front spare track holder using the two pre-existing

3mm threaded holes that are on the front of the hull. That made life a lot easier.

Actually I put the tracks up-side-down. Have to remember that.

Vince

[Brian Ostlind]

Zimmerit

[Brian Ostlind]

Just pulled out the glacis plate for zimmerit scale and I found a typo...

[Brian Ostlind]

Tile Adhesive method. Apoxie was too brittle and thick.

[Brian Ostlind]

laid out

[Brian Ostlind]

Some potential but still need practice.

[Brian Ostlind]

Just got some new materials to try out.

Paint and putty...

[Brian Ostlind]

first impression of Magic Sculpt is very good!

[Vince Cutajar]

Brian

Did you have a look at this?

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1247&start=195

Vince

[Brian Ostlind]

Brian

Did you have a look at this?

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1247&start=195

Vince

That looks really nice, thanks Vince.

[Vince Cutajar]

And the tools being used are on the previous page.

Vince