Hello everyone,
My latest project is this Tamiya King Tiger from 1993.
The kit is absolutely brilliant for being an older mold, the only issue i ran into was the tracks being too short, but a little bit of cheating made it work well.
This is only my 15th model, so i highly appreciate all constructive criticism, i want to improve!
I decided to modify the kit to create some battle damage etc. I used my scalpel to cut off certain pieces of the kit, as i dont have a small saw.. that lead to many unpleasant cuts in my fingers, but that is perfectly fine as i am happy with how the model turned out.
This kit had a small ammount of interior detail in the turret, and as it was possible to leave the rear hatch open, i decided that i would do so.
AK Interactive real colors 6rp russian black as a base coat
AK Interactive real colors dunkelgelb
The Ambush scheme camouflage was made without masking tape, i turned down the pressure and tried to spray it on carefully, as my first free-hand camouflage i am happy with the result
I mixed up my own rotbraun, and applied it where the sideskirts would attach
The weathering involved a sponge chipping technique, some streaking (which i definetly need to practice on), mud and dirt, and i decided as the ambush scheme was used in Ardennes during autumn, i put some leaves on the vehicle too. I went out in the garden and found some diffrent color leaves, and a rotten one. I used the leaf cutter from Green world stuff, and i think it was a nice touch.. I did some other basic weathering and this is how the vehicle turned out after 1 month with on and off building
I hope you like looking at it as much as i enjoyed building it. On my next build i will try to keep you updated as i move along.
Lars