Tamiya's 1/35 German King Tiger

I think the part that looks the best and the most realistic is the rusty exhaust.

Thanks everyone for the comments. I think the camouflage colors are a little bold. They need to be toned down a little. Other than the sun giving all the colors a warm tone that's pretty much what the model looks like. So, yeah the color of the mud looks a little like red clay. I didn't know what color to use for Europe so I guess I used the color of dirt I was most familiar with here in East Tennessee...red clay. I always aim to try some new technique on each model no matter how minute it may seem. I can count the armor and military models....not including aircraft....that I've built on both hands so I have a lot of learning to do to be able to build an historically accurate model.

Jim

the mud is perfect! I don't know what it looks like in person, but the mud color is a little orange For Europe. Besides that, you get a gold star!!!!!!

Jim, I have to reiterate the kudos on the mud/weathering!  Great job!  

Eagle90

Well, the sun kinda washes out your colors a bit---might want to try color-correcting them in a photo program next time?--but the model looks really nicely done. Really nice figure, too.

The mud itself is excellently done as well, although if I had to nitpick, it's a bit "red clay" for Europe--but I realize that that may be the effect of the sun's lighting?

Well done, overall. :)

Hahaha! Yeah, those Tigers had big tracks. And thanks for the compliment. I enjoy doing armor. I always like mine to be dirty or at least well weathered if not battle damaged. War is never pretty or clean so the weapons of war shouldn't be either in my opinion. I think the mud really did the trick. It's only the second time I've tried doing mud on a tank. I think it came out pretty good.

Jim

Nice work the mud/weathering is first rate.

Boy, just noticed those King Tiger trends really chew up a guys porch paint...