Thanks for the comments -- Eric, Bob, Gamera, and Shellback - Friel track assembling fairly easily .... anyone know how many are needed on each side.  Armor86

I agree with Bob, Dan. You have put in a lot of extra work on your Tiger and it's paid off.

Dan-very good job on the tools....close-ups are showing some great detailing that would normally go unnoticed.

Dan , good looking details .

Dan: ohhhhhhhh nice! I really like the wooden handles on the tools, I tend to get a little sloppy there!  

Thanks Bob on the note - as you wish more photos - painting tools and cable - favorite moment is weathering ... till have tracks left to assemble. Armor86

Thanks guys, I figured as much but wanted a few more opinions.

Hang in there Bob. Sounds like your getting there.

Gamera, I believe all the Early's has zimmeritl, for it appears that production started in early 1944 when zimmerit was still being applied.

Should be a very nice build Eric

I believe you are correct,the Early's all had zimm

Um guys, if I may toss an unrelated question in here since I'm certain several people will know: I'm assuming all of these vehicles would have zimmerit despite the cover painting and the instructions not showing any?

Hey Bob , I don't want to leave your complement unanswered as happens so many times .

Thanks Bob !

Malone I know my zimm could look better but try wood filler from Elmers it attaches well and you need to let it dry a little I forgot that part so mine is not the best job i have done.  That is why I look for units and time frames when they did not use zimm.  I personally hate the stuff and think it makes the Cats look sloppy.  I love the look of a pure Tiger, KT, Panther, JagP, etc... I always think of Porsche engineering when I see them even though Porsche only built some, and Herschels look great too, As car lovers love the lines on a car I love the lines on the Panzers, and even the Shermans, sorry to Russian tank lovers but I simply do not like em.

Sgt Hawker= Shawker

Great work here folks-I've been lurking but not taking the time to post....or build...

Anyway, here goes:

Dan-love the DAK Tiger-coming together nicely....looking forward to more pics

Dave-Panther continues to impress-your attention to detail shows

Shawker-nice KT...good job on the zim

Malone-WOW!!! Great looking Panther in any scale...1/72 makes it even more impressive

Dupes-very nice work-interesting subject, great weathering

Carl-again, another fantastic build-your weathering continues to impress

Reserve-great dio and a nice build on your Tiger.....your dio shows a realistic scenario..well done

Eric-very nice JagdPanther-great camo scheme....I'd be proud to have it on my shelf.

Again, sorry for not staying current and if I missed anyone.  The road wheels for the Panther are painted and ready to be installed-just lacking motivation at the moment.  Hopefully that will change soon.

Dave, the cat is looking good in the primer. You are right, i never did glue down the cables, because I wasn't sure I was going to like them.

Dave: Looks good!

Mike: Really nice looking base there.

Eric .Ahha ! So this is your next entry !  Good one .

Hey Eric -  the Jagdpanther looks really good. The paint scheme is great and so is the subtle weathering. The only thing that catches my eye as being a little "off" would be the tow cables. They look a little gravity defying.  

Jack - The base looks pretty cool. I agree, the nameplate is sweet. Nothing like putting your Tiggy up on a pedestal, eh? lol

Thanks for the comments, fellas. Sorry it's been a couple weeks... but now that the weather is improving drastically, outside duties and activities abound. Next, I'll be crying for some rain on a weekend, just to get bench time... well, maybe not. It is getting harder to find time though. 

Well, as promised - some paint. Was able to find some time today to get some Tamiya Hull Red down as a primer coat.

I'm really hoping to get the Dunkel Gelb base coat on tomorrow... 

I hope to get some of the zimmerit on this weekend. Need to get my rear into gear.

Thanks malone. The kit didn't come with good ones and I used some spares. I'm technically one digit off. LOL

tigerman, i think you did great on the jag man...  i really like the deep tones in the scheme, my over weathering tends to flush everything out...  and who cares about the numbers if we didnt make mistakes we couldnt imp[rove right?

 well just spent the last two weeks trying to do my zimm freehand...  and all turned out like crap... first tried squadron putty with the tamiya scrapers, and no dice...  big mess...  then tried milliput with the tamiya scrapers, no mess but just didnt look right...  then tried milliput with a piece of evergreen plastic, attepting to replicate how it was originally done, and no dice again...  unless i can find a pic of a tiger that has zimm applied by a three year old im done with the freehand approach.  so i'm in a holding pattern until my tamiya zimm panel kit arrives...

No sir. My wife set up the account as erics-wifey. LOL

Hey Eric are you Triggerman3 on Ebay?

Apologies for the hasty photos. These are pics of my latest entry, Dragon's Tiger i Late #6406 with cavalier zimmerit.

Thanks Jack and that is a nice catchy base you have.

Jack , good to read you liked the Jagd .

I used Mig pigments old rust on the traks .

jack, that's a great looking base, and love the nameplate.

Malone - nice little Panther build you have there.  I like, as it appears to me,  how you have maintained the military  camou colours.

Carl - a sweet job you made of the Jagdtiger.  Very rich in colour even with the limited palette of a monotone scheme.  Did you add any further weathering to the tracks besides that corrosive chemical?

Dave - capital  detail work on your Panther.  Looking forward to see the paint.

Reserve - solid work on that Tiger dio, always nice to see figures.  Wish I could  see some of the tone variations that you have happening on the road surface, show up on the vehicle.

Eric - that is a fine Jagdpanther you have put together.  I think it very successful and  overrides any issue with the numbers.

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It is has been a while for any updates from me.  Spent several days (and several decal sheets) trying to solve the problem with my home made decals.  Main reason being the screen is not calibrated to my printer, so every alteration I make has to be test printed first.  

I plan to use a different approach, but to make up for lost time decided to work backwards and deal with the base for now.   The wood surface has been finished and I've got the brass/decal nameplate in place. The top has celluclay and some fine ballast - waiting to paint the groundwork next.

regards,

Jack

Okay as soon as I get my camera finishing the Waffen SS crew now thinking of changing them to Wermecht (sp)  for a change up.

Sgt.

plus free bump as a lot of builds are out.

Eric I think she looks great I forgot we actually deal in that micro size for adjustments on models and meant for it to be sarcastic.  There is nothing wrong with the tracks.  On a critics side she is Awesome that is my second favorite camo pattern I just can't do it and to scared to try.

Eric, that looks just sweet to me. The tracks look spot on and the paint job is great, with a very nice finish. Lovely build.