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The Runner-Up: DML Tiger (P) Complete 12-09-09

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 1:12 PM

Stephen,

Thanks for the comments! It's not going to be too heavily weathered, just some pigments on the tracks and suspension is all that I'm planning in addition to what you see already in place with the filters and washes. There are pics of it in pretty battered condition on a railcar in transit but that's not what I'm going for.

It's nice to see the forums are back up...I like the new look and feel but will have to get used to some things being different (like your smiley being gone!). Surprise

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Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 11:31 PM

Much progress has been made since I last checked. Cool camo.

Yes, the new forums will take a bit of adjusting, but I'm sure it will be better in the long run

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Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 9:12 AM

Thanks Eric, glad you're getting caught up with this one. It's very close to the finish line now, I got the pigments on last night since my wife has had Christmas concerts at her school and I've been "home alone" all this week.

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  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 1:49 PM

How sweet it is!  And the march to #200 starts with a hit.  Nice Bill.

Marc  

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Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 2:15 PM

Thanks Marc! Journy of a thousand miles starts with gluing your fingers to the bench! Wink

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  • From: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posted by model maniac 96 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 2:42 PM

a very nice looking build, those steel rimed tires are very cool, nice job! I am looking forward to seeing some pigments on that baby!

 

 

     Thanks, Jim

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Posted by scratchmod on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 2:53 PM

Very very nice Bill. You know I've been waiting for this part of the build and you haven't let me down. Once those tracks get weathered this baby is going to look awesome.

Rob

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Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:01 PM

Thanks Jim and Rob! This one is now in the "done" column.

My wife has had Christmas concerts all this week which has left me "home alone" in the evenings, so I broke my usual rule about only working on the weekends and managed to get this one done.

The remaining work involved applying pigments to the tracks and suspension, this was done using a 50-50 mix of Mig Dark Mud and Europe Dust pigments. The pigments were combined with water (with a drop of dish soap added to break the surface tension) and applied as a wet mixture with a brush and allowed to air dry.

I used a square tip stiff bristled brush to remove excess pigment and then went to work with some wet and dry q-tips to further fine tune the look.

The last remaining detail was the addition of the brass 2m antenna rods to the rear hull. These were glued in place with CA gel and once set, were painted with Non-buffing Metalizer Gunmetal.

With that final item taken care of, it was off to the photo booth for the walk-around shots.

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  • From: Reno, NV
Posted by espins1 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:09 PM

Very nice work as always Bill!  Cool

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Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:13 PM

Thanks Scott, nice to see you around here again!

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Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:23 PM

Thanks Wayne!

I think it was one of the Steve's who asked for a side-by-side with a regular Tiger I. Here it is, they aren''t all that different size-wise with the Tiger P having a longer hull of the two.

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  • From: Reno, NV
Posted by espins1 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:31 PM

No surprise there with the longer hull.  That thing has two gasoline engines driving two electrical generators which in turn drive the two electric motors.  Very advanced for it's day, but heavy and expensive and used a lot of copper, a critical war material.

 

Scott Espin - IPMS Reno High Rollers  Geeked My Reviews 

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Posted by wing_nut on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:43 PM

Another stellar performance Bill.

Marc  

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  • From: Dublin Rep Of Ireland
Posted by terry35 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:08 PM

Another beauty Bill. Havve one of these in the stash but can't find the stash, I haven't been too active as I have building work going on in the house and my work room is getting a new wooden floor, no more carpet monster I hope.

Congrats again bill, just as an after thought, for the 100th build this would have been my own second choice anyway.

Terry.

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Posted by model maniac 96 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:10 PM

Cool stuff!! That is some sweet weathering that you've done there!!

 

        Thanks, Jim

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Posted by Pvt Mutt on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:25 PM

Good Gosh Oh Girdy Sweet Child of Mine that looks fine as frog hair William.YesCool

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Posted by ps1scw on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:28 PM

Very sexy Stick out tongue

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Posted by redleg12 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:32 PM

Looking at your completed builds is like going to the jewelry store....just another gemYes

Rounds Complete!!

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Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:31 PM

Scott,

Very true...the power system on this one was very complex and advanced. That was always the problem with Porsche's designs and why increasingly they lost out to simpler and more mechanically reliable, relatively speaking of course, designs from the likes of Henschel. Beer

Marc, Jim, Tony, ps1, and Mike, thanks for the comments as always!

terry,

I'm sure it will be all worth it once the work is done, just hope the withdrawals aren't hitting you too hard along the way! As for banishing the carpet monster...the new floor just means that your parts will now fly farther and faster! Zip it!

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Posted by detailfreak on Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:47 AM

It would be nice to see the power train layout so that a person could see the complexity and the way the hull was crammed full of high voltage.Bill:Another notch on the airbrush eh.wonderful job as usual.taking a break now or diving right back in for more?Stick out tongue

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Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:00 AM

Thanks detailfreak! The workbench never rests....next up will be DML's old Imperial Series Pz III G in N. Afrika colors. Beer

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Posted by the doog on Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:55 AM

wbill76

 

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Love it, Bill!

This shot reminds me of the Sports car and the minivan in the driveway, lol!

What great-looking models!

Love the "new" addition. "Papa" should be proud! Big Smile

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  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:58 PM

Thanks Karl! I like the driveway analogy although considering the weight of both vehicles I'm not sure which one would qualify as the sports car! Big Smile

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  • From: Reno, NV
Posted by espins1 on Thursday, December 10, 2009 3:52 PM

Slightly off topic - I have a Ferdinand Premium Edition, with the Verlinden Interior.  I'm also planning on scratchbuilding the electric motors and generators etc. so it will have that complex drivetrain  :)

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Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:21 PM

You're a brave man indeed Scott, ought to be a fun project!

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  • From: Carmel, IN
Posted by deafpanzer on Friday, December 11, 2009 11:29 AM

Man, your Tigers look great as usual!  I hate to bring this up but you will have to talk with my wife because she wasn't happy that I had to buy that kit DML Tiger (P) last weekend when I was at the hobby store just to buy a bottle of paint.  Stick out tongue

Andy

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  • From: Eugene, Oregon
Posted by hughes2682 on Friday, December 11, 2009 11:58 AM

Bill,

That sir, is a nicely done beastieYesYesYes.  It would have been interesting to know what one of these beasts sounded like.

CheersBeer

Dave

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  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:30 PM

Andy, I claim no responsibility for impulse-induced kit purchases or any resulting marital strife that may result from one of my builds! [whstl]  Glad you like it and thanks for the compliment!

Dave, that's an interesting thought...considering the fact that they still used gas-powered generators I imagine they wouldn't have sounded all that different from a normal Tiger?

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Central Texas
Posted by NucMedTech on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:31 PM

Bill-That came out great.  I like the forward look that it has. Wonder if the driver's area was more confined than on the production Tiger.

-StephenCowboy

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  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:35 PM

Stephen,

I think it's likely given how much the turret overhangs that area, you've got more competition for space there as well as for ammo storage, so I doubt it was very roomy in there for the driver.

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