Will be following. I like the chareing knight as well, i did a Tiger I from the 505 last year.

These Dragon kits with the zimmerit are really nice. I've got a Brummbar in the stash in the zimmerit is spetacular.

I'll be following along on this one. I have a slightly larger King Tiger I'll be building shortly, and it will be great to see what you do with this one. Maybe give me some good ideas.

I've been surfing through the armor builds and the talent here has me in awe. I hestitate to post any of the stuff I've been playing with since I don't want to offend anyone but I couldn't help but notice the Hetzer in the signature and I thought you might find this mildly amusing. I still haven't figured out how to embed a video in a thread so here's a link to youtube. The hetzer in the video is still under construction so I'll post a photo of what she looks right now but she's still in need of a lot of work. Mostly details stuff, like tools and what-not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJsfoxbcNbs

Photos I have figured out so this is what she looks like right this minute. 

So what's an "embed code", and where can I get me some of those? 

I dont understand what your saying about a Hetzer, I don't have any Hetzers embedded,nor do I know how that is done.

But thanks for following along

Maybe the Hetzer is an ad, but when I go to the thread this is what I see for the first post

See at the bottom where those three boxes are? The middle one is a Hetzer and that's what caught my eye. 

I thought you might find my 1/6 Hetzer amusing, especially since the main gun shoots .50 caliber paintballs. 

As for "embed", I'm trying to figure out how to post a video right in the thread, instead of just posting a link to youtube.

Sorry for any confusion, I'm still kind of feeling my way around and learning what this site will and will not do for me. 

garylee

Maybe the Hetzer is an ad, but when I go to the thread this is what I see for the first post

 

 

See at the bottom where those three boxes are? The middle one is a Hetzer and that's what caught my eye. 

 

I thought you might find my 1/6 Hetzer amusing, especially since the main gun shoots .50 caliber paintballs. 

 

As for "embed", I'm trying to figure out how to post a video right in the thread, instead of just posting a link to youtube.

 

Sorry for any confusion, I'm still kind of feeling my way around and learning what this site will and will not do for me. 

 

No worries,now I understand,those are Badges that were awarded for participating in Group Builds or Campaigns.They are imbedded in my signature box.The one with the Hetzer was for a 2014 Tank Hunters Group Build.I might have contributed a Dragon SU-100

Got a lot done not real complicated for a Dragon kit,no issues yet.I need to hang the spare tracks on the turret but no marks for the hangers,need to figure out myself.I also used Mr Surfacer to add texture to the exhaust pipes.

Tojo: She looks great! All ready for primer! Or at least I primer when I've got metal parts like the barrel and the intake screens. Just wondering if you're doing the same.

Gary: You can embed a video by opening the video in another tab. Then click the sixth button over on the bottom of the post box (a tool tip should come up saying 'Insert/Edit Video' there. You'll get an 'Insert Media' box- click on the address of the video over on the other tab and 'Copy' it. Then click on the 'Source' button on the 'Insert Media' box and click 'Paste' Then click 'Okay' and it should come up in your post.

Looking good Tojo. Those Dragon cats are fine looking models. Not long ago I did a Dragon Jagdtiger  and did my own Zimm using a low watt soldering iron.

Thanks Gamera, I'll give that a try. Someone said Jagdtiger?

garylee

 Someone said Jagdtiger?

 

 

Got it primed today.I found Tamiya Fine in Red Oxide,so I decided to try it out for my German Armor.Goes down smooth and levels out same as the gray stuff.I will let it cure for a couple of days.

Meanwhile,I will start up what I call road wheel madness,thanks for following along.

Very nice Tojo and you got the perfect primer, since German armour was usually primed with a red oxide primer. I see that you were able to put on the hangers for the spare tracks. So far looks like this tank is going to come out all right.

TigerII

Very nice Tojo and you got the perfect primer, since German armour was usually primed with a red oxide primer. I see that you were able to put on the hangers for the spare tracks. So far looks like this tank is going to come out all right.

 

Thank you,a little secret,I glued the tracks to the turret first then I inserted the hangers.

I was such an idiot on earlier Dragon KT builds trying to line up the hangers 1st and get them in the right position

She's looking fine! Nice work again Tojo!

That's really inspiring! If I were not already stalled on my second E-8 I'd probably be digging my KT out! Lol

Excellent work so far, Tojo.

Been working away on this one,camo painted,details painted,decals on.Fenders and hatches are not attached.Made a mess of the free metal fenders, those are the kit parts.No washes or weathering yet.Next up assembling the Magic Tracks.Thanks for checking in.

Looks good!!!

I wouldn't worry too much about the fenders being bent. If you look at photos they got bent all to hell, torn off, and generally ruined in action.

Here is my process for Magic Tracks,no jigs or specialized tools.First I lay out one entire side minus 2 links,the King Tiger tracks didn't need any cement,they stuck together pretty good.I use two straight edges to straighten and flatten them.Once they are laid out I apply the cement,Tamiya Extra Thin.I allow to dry for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes I install the run around the running gear.The drive sprocket and idler wheels are not glued,the road wheels are.I allow it dry overnight.

Next day I remove the dried run,I painted them with Tamiya Dark Iron for my base coat,next I will weather them and reinstall them,finally closing it at the bottom and touching up.

My method has been reliable on all tanks I've tried.Most links won't stay on their own,I have to glue as I go along,but it really doesn't matter,I just cut the drying time to 25 min

Cool, those tracks look good!

Love those tiger stripes!

This cat is looking menacingly. I like how the decals went on; especially the tank numbers on the barrel. Nice work.

Nice work on the tracks. 

Finished it up yesterday.Pretty happy with outcome, photography could be better.I used Mission model paints and Tamiya.Weathered with oils and,Mig and AK washes and pigments.Thanks for following along

Still love the camo and zima, but the figures look outstanding!

M1GarandFan

Still love the camo and zima, but the figures look outstanding!

 

Thank you must tell you the zimm is the molded on stuff,and Dragon does a good job with it.

Oh wow, that looks amazing and the figure is