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My first tiger! WIP. 99% COMPLETE 1/18/17

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Saturday, September 17, 2016 6:23 PM

I want to make a Hello Kitty! joke so badly....Embarrassed

Anyway to add to what Bish said making your own zimmerit isn't that hard. It doesn't have to be perfect since the real thing wasn't. I've used Squadron putty (not sure it makes a difference, I use white) and a razor saw (you can get a cheap one from Atlas at the railroad section of the hobby shop). Just spread the putty on, douse it with a good amount of rubbing alcohol and then rake though it with the saw. Make a strip about a cm long and then jog the saw about a mm, then make another strip. Keep going a cm along, jog the saw, make another cm long strip, rinse, repeat till you're done. Keep everything wet with alcohol to keep the putty from sticking too much to the saw. 

Or just use the pre-make zimmerit. I've never used the Tamiya brand and am not crazy about the Eduard PE stuff. I've only used the Cavalier brand once but really liked it. It's a thin resin that seems to fit better.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, September 17, 2016 5:10 PM

Thats a nice kit, it was my first build when i got back into the hobby after 5 years away. Even though its been done for 8 years, i still haven't gottn to finish the diorama for it.

As to the Zimm, if you want it to be realistic, then i am afraid it has to have it. I do my own Zimm so i can't help with any of the AM ones, but if you are going to start ading your own, this kit is as good as any. Or you could just build it, enjoy it and not worry about the Zimm but just knowing it not 100% accurate.

I got Fruils for mine, i have not use tamiya Indy tracks. But they look nice enough, i'll be useing the ones i got with this on my tamiya Sturmtiger.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    April 2015
  • From: Detroit, MURDER CITY
Posted by RudyOnWheels on Saturday, September 17, 2016 5:07 PM
Forgot a question. Are the individual tracks in the box any good (do they build up convincingly) or should I plan on buying some friulmodel or AFV (or other brand) tracks? Thanks! Rudy
  • Member since
    April 2015
  • From: Detroit, MURDER CITY
My first tiger! WIP. 99% COMPLETE 1/18/17
Posted by RudyOnWheels on Saturday, September 17, 2016 5:03 PM

Hello all! I picked this one up yesterday, primed everything today and will dig in tonight! I had no idea that it was a 20 year old kit by looking at the box! Maybe the price difference should have told me. Question: did they make ANY of these mid-production Tiger 1's without zimmerit? I also saw tamiya makes an add-on kit. Is the kit worth it? Does it look believeable, or is it hokey looking? Should I even attempt to make my own zim with putty having never done it before? This is only my second tank. Regardlless I'm going to enjoy the process and have fun. 

 

UPDATE 10/18/16: Most of the main assembly is done. I purchased Tamiya's aftermarket Zimmerit kit. I got it all on there, but it was a major PITA because NONE of the pieces were die-cut on the sheet. You had to cut around every and all pieces and holes with an exacto. That sucks. BIG TIME. Next time I will SURELY spend the extra $25-30 for a kit with the zimmerit ALREADY molded on! Now I am to the point where I cannot do any further assembly until I at least paint the lower half of the tank, and the road wheels. Looking forward to trying out my new badger patriot 105 airtbrush, as my prior two were junk ,(even though they were $100+ airbrushes) and made me DESPISE painting. Here is where I am now:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks everyone!! -Rudy 

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