John's 2nd Late Tiger 1 2007 release

[John Fitzsimons]

My base coat was dunkelgelb by zibmilitaria.de. Good coverage from 440 ml spray cans. Now adding some shading and highlights.







I had made an attempt to record the various build up of layers of colour but somebody thought it would be a good idea to save the photos and clear the card. No idea where the photos are gone. What a waste of time.

















































Sorry for the long stream of photos.

[John Fitzsimons]

Starting on the interior parts.



I will finish the turret roof when I get a loaders hatch. This kit did not come with the Armorpax loaders hatch. Just a blob of aluminium.

[simon_manning]

john somehow i missed this build, looking good, i like the late tiger and the zim, plenty of scope for some severe weathering, regards simon.

[Greg Stephens]

I would do zimmerite if I thought I had a chance of getting it to come out like that.I'll be lucky to come up with decent welds.
Fantastic paint job.

[John Fitzsimons]

Simon, I do not have your skills or patience with weathering and am afraid I might mess it up.

Greg, You can get away without zimmerit on a mid. It does add a bit of texture to the big slabs of metal though. Tools ate very simple. I just use a 1 inch paint scraper that I have reshaped slightly. Greaseproof paper and a rolling pin. Lots of milliput. Like icing a cake. You can practice on an old tin.

[John Fitzsimons]

It's been quite a while since I had time to work on my Tigers but have at last made some progress. Nothing new really. Just preparing some interior components.

[simon_manning]

looks good john, worth the effort i do like these interior details, regards simon.

[John Fitzsimons]

Just noticed my photobucket photos are back on. Lost interest in posting of late. I will update progress on this tiger soon.

[Marco Peter]

Looking forward to it, your shade of Dunkelgelb is AMAZING!

[Christoffer Ahlfors]

Yes, please do and also note that there is no need for third party services. You can upload photos to the forum directly.

[Brian Ostlind]

Really outstanding paint work there! I would love to see this model with its insignias painted on.

Brian

[John Fitzsimons]

Some progress at last on camo and markings.

[John Fitzsimons]

Turret interior and start on hull ammo bins.

[Marco Peter]

Really liking these details!

What brand are your 88 rounds?

[Robert E Morey]

Your Tiger is really looking awesome. The insignia and markings really make it pop. Great to see some posts from you after a bit of an absence.
Bob