Dragon 1/35th Tiger I Late Completed page 2

The zim looks great Bish.

Cheers guys.

I can already see that this is gonna be good.

Thanks DM, i hope so.

That is very convincing. I am following along. I will be collecting pointers along the way as I jump into armor as a newb.

BK

Thanks BK. I look forward to seeing what you do with the Dark Side.

A Dragon Tiger I and a Voyager PE set?!  I'm in! 

Glad to have you along Chad.

Wow!  Bish, that zimm looks awesome!

A bit more progress on the Tiger. I got the fuel tanks and fans painted as this will be seen though the grills.

The turret was finsihed off with spare track hangers and other small bits.

And the top deck has been added and then most of the PE has been fitted. The track guards took quite some time to do. The kit ones are nice but i need this movable so it been worth it. I still have to do the rear ones. Thats tonights main effort.

And i have started on the Fruil tracks. One is done just a few more links to add to the other.

I can feel the paint stage coming on son and then i can start puting the figures together.

Great job!!

It so happens I'm building the very same thing. The only difference is I'm using Eduard Zimmerit. The Voyager PE set and the same barrel, Fruil's, everything. I just got back doing this Tiger because the ship I was working on in the group build, USS MIssouri, the Flyhawk PE set turned out to be junk. Way too thin and would not hold it's shape. Get a part in shape and while your putting it in if it just touches the other side it WILL bend. So I was trying to start another model while I'm trying to decide on what to do about the ship. I could not beleive it when I saw this.

Outstanding work thus far Bish. I really like all the aftermarket goodies you bought for the zimm. I'll be along for the entire ride. 

Cheers guys.

To be honets, i have found Voyager PE sets to be a bit much, especially for Dragon sets.I bought quite a few of their PE sets before i used one, and with these new Dragon kits, you don't need much. I am now more selective on what AM i buy. But the track guards and side skirts are really handy for the dipo i am doing, but still going to have lots of PE left over. But nearly there and should be ready for paint by the weekend.

Look good as per usual Bish. Always love me a Tiger build :)

Long time no see ;)

I see you are going ALL OUT on this Tiger. Nice work on the zimmerit paste. So far so good. I'll be keeping an eye on the progress of this build.

Thanks Tiger. Just got the camo finished tonight and really pleased with how its come out. Should have some pics at the weekend.

Finally got time to post an update. The last of these pics were taken at the start of the week, but been so busy trying to get it done that i haven't had chance to post them, so here goes.

Got the final bits fitted and had her ready for primer and paint.

I then painted with Xtracolour adding a little of their darker DAK yellw to the normal Dark yellow for a later was look. The green was sprayed free hand.

The decals were then added followed by a couple of coats of Alclad Aqua gloss and the first bit of weathering. This was an overall oil wash of raw umber a yellow orche mix. I forgot to take pics of the turret before the wash, but you can see the hull before and after.

I also made a start on the 4 figures, getting them together and ready for painting.

And made a start on the base.

After staining and varnishing the surround i added the Celluclay. The base has been left in the shed all week where it is cold. This slws down drying so i can add the vehicle into the base.

The Tiger has come on quite a bit, i have spent the last couple of days weathering. It should be done by tomorrow or Monday and will get some pics up before adding it to the base and finishing the figures. I would like to wrap this up before the end of this coming week.

Awesome Bish! The zimm came out great. 

Thanks Chad. It looks rough in places but i like that.

It's amazing the trasformation a kit takes when it goes from raw and puttied to painted. The kit looks fantastic and the zim looks field applied. Very nice.

BK

I had my doubts about this build because of the Zim, but after the added details and the paint...

NICE!

I'm definitely sold on it now.

Chers guys. Mike, ye, i kow what you mean. Looks a bit messy before the paint goes on.

I know those Voyager sets can be pretty comprehensive. Did you end up using the entire sheet? 

No, no where near. If it wasn't for the side skirts and track gaurds it would have been a waste of time. With these Dragon kits all you really need are some tool clamp holders and you can buy those on their own. I regret buying so many of these Voyager sets to be honest.

That's actually good to hear. I have a Dragon Elefant and was considering the Aber set.

A quick final update before i wrap up the Tiger. After some washes and streaking i added everything bar the wheels and track. The front mudguard had come off so i decided to leave that until the end.

Then the weathering was finished off with some AK effects liquids and some pigments. After that the wheels and tracks were added and the tank is now done. I also placed the side skirts onto the rear deck.

I just have to add it to the base and let that set while i finish off the figures. Should be wrapping this up by the weekend.

It looks filthy! Great job.

Thank you.