zimmerit/tamiya putty

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If not try this:
http://www.track-link.net/articles/15

Hey bracks..I put a thread up yesterday using Tamiya's Polyester Putty with Tamiya's Zimmerit Applicator..he is the link

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4218

hey thanx 4 your help, by the way great work on your konigstiger !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks bracks, applying zimmerit is easier then some modelers think. The best way to do it is by practicing until you feel confident to do it on a kit. Try the Polyester Putty, the results are fantastic in my opinion.

Cheers

Rob

I did an old Tamiya Panther some time back and used good 'ole automotive spot putty and the trusty mini flathead screwdriver. That was f-u-n...o-t.

Actually, it was fun, just tedious. Didn't look too awful bad.


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The Screwdriver method isn't bad, but I feel it works better with Epoxy Putty rather then a Squadron or Polyester Putty. In my opinion, the ScrewDriver method should only really be used on either King Tiger's, Tiger 1's, Elefants or Brummbar's.

HEY! Gimmee a break, I'm a nut for things with wings, not a track head!

As far as the technique, it's all in who is applying said technique. I had very definite notions as to what I wanted to represent (alotta chipped and damaged zimmerit) and so the screwdriver was perfect for what I had in mind. Remember, just 'cuz it don't work for one doesn't mean that another cannot make it work!

Anyhoo, I patterned it partly after a Panther that I was able to crawl all over up in the Great White North. It was hatched on the lower hull sides, and the rear plate just had the stuff applied with no pattern whatsoever.

Not being one to trust museum pieces or restored vehicles, I called our armor guru (Bob Collignon) over to tell me if this was actually zimmerit on the back and, if so, if they often applied it that way. He seemed to think that it was possible, so that's how I did this Panther.

This example, typically, had no zimmerit up top. I did, however, choose to put some on my Panther, just for the hell of it. This thing was a testbed more than anything, and I wanted to try some things, especially zimmerit, before I proceeded on a "good" build.

Here's a couple shots of this example, you can't see the hatched stuff on the sides, it's in the areas of heavy shadow. But in the second shot you can see very clearly how it was applied to the rear plate.





I have a piece of zimmerit from that Panther on my workbench, and it's really weird, in a cool sorta way, to hold a miniscule piece of history in your hands...


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You mean you took a piece of zimmerit off that tank????[:0]

What if everyone took a piece off?? Then no one would get to see what it looked like on there. My dad used to tell me something like that when I'd throw rocks in a lake. What if everyone threw rocks in and filled up the lake??

NO MORE LAKE

I'm just raggin' ya. I'd have a piece too if I'd been there and I'm sure you picked yours up off the ground...right?

Eric

Blackwolf, nice pics BTW

Eric

I got ragged all day on that trip 'cuz I got a piece of the stuff off that Panther and from a Hetzer.

Actually, I simply ran my hand over the stuff and in each case a bit fell off, so naturally...

Okay, I cannot tell a lie! I took a hammer and chisel along so I could chip out zimmerit samples from all the tanks I saw!!!

And I'd do it again...


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thankyou everyone for your help. but know i have another problem i am hopeing u can help me with if you don't mind. well the problem is i just finished painting my king tiger (ardennes) version(green,redbrown.darkyellow and the spots through it). before i applied the dots i attached the rest of the rigging(ropes axe ect) then applied the dots . To my absolute discust i had put to many dots but i was to late in realiseing.
I thought of paintying over with a brush but i'm pretty sure that will loose the airbrush affect.. HELP PLEASE

Bracks... if you are going for a dirty look, you can give the Tiger II a dusting coat of Tamiya Buff, or a Flat Earh/Buff mixture. This will blend the camo and dot pattern and make it less obvious. Just a suggestion then having to repaint the tank. Good luck

Cheers

Rob

Bracks, I think about all you can do there is airbrush back over the dots with your basecoat, trying to avoid any of your detail pices that are already painted as much as possible. Then spray over those where you have to and go back with a fine detail brush to repaint the details. If you get a 3/0 - 5/0 brush you can do some pretty fine work with a steady hand. I know it stinks but that's all I can think of to do.

Eric

edit: I was talking about just painting over some of the camo not the whole tank too.

thankyou all, you have all been a great help. i think i will use a bit of both of your suggestions on the last problem. Thanx again

Here's a neat little article for background info

http://www.activevr.com/afv/zimmerit.html