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                        In-progress Tiger I

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                        Matthew Usher
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                          April 2003
                        • From: USA
                        In-progress Tiger I
                        Posted by Matthew Usher on Monday, May 3, 2004 10:00 AM
                        Hey gang!

                        Here's an early in-progress shot of my latest project, Tamiya's mid-production Tiger I. I'm adding CMK's cast-resin Zimmerit parts and one of Eduard's turned-aluminum barrels.

                        Not surprisingly, the kit's a real sweetheart (even with all those individual-link tracks).

                        The CMK parts are nice, but are a little on the small size; I suspect there was a bit of a shrinkage problem with the resin. Thankfully I've been able to blend them in with epoxy putty.

                        The finished model will be featured in a two-part weathering series in FSM.

                        Matt Usher @ FSM

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 10:06 AM
                        Heh, and on the patent FSM blue background(tm) too..

                        Looking very crisp and clean so far. I still have to keep wondering why manufacturors don't add their own zimmerite on the hulls.. Ah well.. I'm intruiged to the rest of the build! Keep us informed!
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Monday, May 3, 2004 10:45 AM
                        Matthew, looks link a pretty nice build you've got going there. We'll all be looking forward to seeing the article when it's published. I'm going to be doing a very similar build with a 1/72 Revell Tiger and Atak zimmerit.

                        Thanks for sharing the picture with us. Always nice to know the "kings" are looking in on us occasionally!!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        tigerman
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Monday, May 3, 2004 11:12 AM
                        I'll be looking forward to that issue Matthew, good luck.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Monday, May 3, 2004 11:35 AM
                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

                        It's been a while since there were any TIger features Smile [:)]
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                        J-Hulk
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:15 PM
                        Looking forward to the articles!
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:44 PM
                        Looks great matthew, can't wait for the article!

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Michaelvk

                        Heh, and on the patent FSM blue background(tm) too..

                        Looking very crisp and clean so far. I still have to keep wondering why manufacturors don't add their own zimmerite on the hulls.. Ah well.. I'm intruiged to the rest of the build! Keep us informed!

                        Dragon does on their new 1/72 Tiger: armor.http://www.dragonmodelsltd.com/html/7203webpage1.html
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 1:27 PM
                        Hey Matthew,

                        Looks GREAT! Keep us informed on your progress.

                        Ron

                        PS I was going to rib you about all those stars with your name, but decided not toWhistling [:-^]Wink [;)]Wink [;)]
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                        Matthew Usher
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                        Posted by Matthew Usher on Monday, May 3, 2004 1:32 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Michaelvk

                        Heh, and on the patent FSM blue background(tm) too..

                        Looking very crisp and clean so far. I still have to keep wondering why manufacturors don't add their own zimmerite on the hulls.. Ah well.. I'm intruiged to the rest of the build! Keep us informed!


                        Ha! It's funny; I meant to go out and buy a new background over the weekend. I guess I've used the blue one too often!

                        I was quite surprise to see that the kit had a smooth (no Zimmerit) hull when I opened the box. All of the mid-production Tigers should have it. Although Tamiya's instructions recommend using their putty, I used Aves' Apoxie Putty instead. It's my first experience with it, and it worked wonderfully. It has a working time of about three hours, so I didn't have to rush. The CMK panels for the sides of the hull were too short lengthwise, and I used the putty to patch things up. It's the gray stuff on the corner:



                        Matt
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 1:38 PM
                        Yeah, looks great Matthew.
                        Looking forward to the article, always nice with a good Tiger article.
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 9:24 AM
                        Matthew;

                        Maybe you could run a "sub" article with pictures of some of the models the forum members did for the Tiger I Mid Pro group build a few months back. There were some real nice models that came out of that build.

                        Well, it was just an idea!!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 10:58 AM
                        looks good so far. what scale? actually looking forward to my first tiger build. should be an interesting build.

                        joe

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                        Build22
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 11:19 AM

                        Looks good, Matt Thumbs Up [tup]


                        That's a challenge - zim in 1/72 !


                        Jim [IMG]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 12:58 PM
                        Love the build. Love the subject. Love the anticipation of both article and future posts.
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 1:01 PM
                        It's 1/35, guys. It's a Tamiya Mid production.

                        It sure looks good. Great job with the zim patches.
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 1:25 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Matthew Usher



                        I was quite surprise to see that the kit had a smooth (no Zimmerit) hull when I opened the box. All of the mid-production Tigers should have it.
                        Matt


                        It was all shaken off by Shermans "knocking at the door", but not getting in!Wink [;)]

                        Ron
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 9:46 PM
                        I just subscribed to FSM and can't wait to see that article. I'll get around to my tiger in time I suppose.
                        Ryan
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 9:52 PM
                        Great job on the zim! Lookin good! Yeah, zim in 1/72 would be hard, but possible. The tamiya zim tools come with two sizes of spacing in the blades, so I think that the .5mm size would probably work. Just a thought. But thanks for showing us the tiger!
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 11:16 PM
                        It looks really good.

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                        Matthew Usher
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                        • From: USA
                        Posted by Matthew Usher on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 8:57 AM
                        Thanks for all the nice comments, guys!

                        I almost have the hull completed, and I'm steeling myself for the individual-link tracks (!). I'll post some more photos when I've made some more progress.

                        Matt @ FSM
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:10 PM
                        Mathew,
                        Great job on the Tiger so far. Super clean build... However I trust there will be copious amounts of mud applied to this otherwise prissy looking tiger...Big Smile [:D] Oh I love me some muddy tanks... I can't wait till the issue comes out... Keep us posted
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                        rtvmodeler
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by rtvmodeler on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 8:28 PM
                        Big Smile [:D] Hello Matt:

                        Great work!, Wink [;)] I hope to see more pics soon

                        Best regards,
                        Rodolfo

                        Current Project:

                        Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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                        Matthew Usher
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                          April 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by Matthew Usher on Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:53 AM
                        It's finally up on its wheels!

                        I finished painting the road wheels last night and spent a couple of hours installing them.

                        Next it's decals, tracks, and all the tools.

                        Stay tuned...

                        Matt @ FSM



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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:01 AM
                        I really like the cammo Matthew. That kitty is about to roar.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:08 AM
                        Coming along nicely Matthew. Nice camo.
                        Now Im really looking forward to the article.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:28 AM
                        Looking great. Love that camo.
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, May 13, 2004 6:39 PM
                        nice camo pattern. looking forward to the finished model and the articles.

                        By the way, Do you get paid to build that?
                        That would be agreat job, getting paid to build models.
                        I could get real used to that!!!!
                        John
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:45 PM
                        Looking great Matthew. Always love the teasers you give us here on the forum.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:55 PM
                        Looks great
                        I want to do a Tiger now, but i must finish some kits first
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                        Matthew Usher
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                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by Matthew Usher on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:25 AM
                        Hey folks!

                        Here's a minor update. I just installed the tracks, and added the tactical number decals to the turret. The only parts left to add are the tow cables, spare tracks, and tools. Once they're on I can start weathering!

                        Matt @ FSM

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