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finished late tiger

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:22 pm
by David Gray
finaly got my computer working again , so i have put the rest of my

late tiger pictures in the gallery , im quite pleased with the final result.

the only down side to this , is an uncontrolable urge to build another

hopefully a panzer 111 , not shore how yet

Dave gray :D

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:33 pm
by Tim Bowman
Hi David

Just beautiful! Great work. 8) 8) 8) 8) Good luck with the PIII.

regards

Tim

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:12 am
by Robert E Morey
David,
Super-fantastic details and painting. Your weathering and camo are excellent. The zimmerit chipping looks very realistic. Thanks for posting in the forum that you completed it - I would have never known to look in your gallery. On a sad note, some of the photos are dissapointingly blurry in larger size, but overall super job!

Your tank is an inspiration to future Late Tiger builders.
Bob

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:01 am
by Jim Slothower
David,

Excellent and inspiring work. You guys set the bar pretty high, I hope mine turns out as nice.

Jim

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:57 am
by Kent Wiik
Fantastic work David!

As a look at a Late Tiger I in 1:6th was the reason why I got into this hobby at all and will be that last one (of 4) I build when my skill in building them is up to a level needed for the final result I want, your posted photos come in a bad moment as I now want to skip everything else and start on the Tiger... :wink:

Your Tiger is a masterpiece! And for sure the best Late Tiger I have seen so far - and I have seen many.
Detailing is stunning and paint / weathering is breathtaking. Very, very well done. And your choice of SS101 is the same as my own.

Thanks for posting David, those photos will be nice inspiration for me.
Add on and posting like that really makes my day - the Forum at its best!

Kent

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:20 am
by simon_manning
i have seen davids tiger at the open day ,it is as good as it looks,a credit to his skill,a photographic record is so interesting on the forum.



simon manning

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:44 am
by Dale jordan
Realy nice Job on your late tiger David . You should be proud of your workmanship , and finish . I saw photos of this model at the open day but i did not know that this was yours . Dale

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:57 pm
by David Gray
Thanks for all your comments it makes the hobby even more worth while

when i first did the camo i thought i had ruined it, but it all seemed to

come together after it was weathered, also the parts from Mike stannard,

Steve winston , Tim catton and Dave dibb. and all the help from Lee sellars. have made it what it is.

not shore what i have done to my camera to make the pictures so large.

i will see if i can change it.

thanks
Dave :D

David Gray

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:23 pm
by Jeff Hyder
David, A great model,an inspiration to us all.Is it possible to give a few tips how you got the rust detail on the "C" tow hooks and on the pioneer tools.
Cheers Jeff Hyder,
PS,To put a face to a name my Tiger was parked next to yours in the large Armortek photo and I had a chat to you about your watch!.

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:41 pm
by David Gray
hi Jeff

the rust on the tools and C hook etc, where first sprayed with

humbrol ,rust. enamel then all the edges gone round with a graphite

pencil . also put a small amount of graphite on my finger and rubbed

over the surfaces . then given a very light spray of tamiya buff after

they where fitted to the deck

Dave :D

Tiger

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:03 pm
by Jeff Hyder
Hi David,
Thanks for the info,I will try and repaint mine later in the week.
Cheers Jeff Hyder.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:06 pm
by Tim Bowman
Hi Jeff

I just spent some time in the gallery looking at your build. Your Tiger looks very nice as well! 8) 8)

Great work

Tim

Tiger

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:04 pm
by Jeff Hyder
Hi Tim,
Thank you for the kind words.
All the best Jeff Hyder.