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RUNNING GEAR: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

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I finally finished assembling ROADWHEELS. Carry on with painting and weathering.
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Hello Brian,

I follow your construction report. Very beautiful. Now that you've built a lot on your tiger. How is the construction for you, how do you feel about the kit? Is everything fitting and dimensionally accurate?

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Hi Michael, thanks for following my build. The kit is great and easy to put together. Very time consuming for me the way I am going about it. I could do it much faster if I had to start over.

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WEATHERING: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

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Some finished wheels and a little piece of track.

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Adding pigments lightly with some thinner...
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I messed up the clearcoat and these turned white I’ll have to try to filter it out!
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I am just getting these ready for paint.

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ROADWHEEL WEATHERING: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

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mig wash brown for German dark yellow...and black wash.
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Wash wiped off...I like the tone.
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You are a real patient man Brian. I don't think I would have spent so much time perfecting the paint. But then again, painting is not my forte.

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Great tread witch crisp Clear photos

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They look great Brian.

Just dirty enough to look used but not over the top.

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I agree w Adrian, those last images with the wash look perfect!
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Thank you all for the kind words!

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Phenomenal!

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