MAD TIGER DAY Results.

Nice rebel!!! Did you do the zim with putty or get AM sheets? (sorry if you've answered this allready.). WAY better than what I did with the 1/72 indy treads around the idler wheel and sprocket! Awsome!
Ekkk! Look at mine! Great job everyone!

Really nice work from everyone on this build.

I'm impressed and enjoyed your progress and good cheer. You just proved it can be done.

Wow everyone those kits look great. For the time heck cant complain.

MTD+1: My Tiger got a primer coat. Found some info on the green Tigers in Tunisia, and that's what I'm going for... Need to get some paint though! I used a medium grey from Tamiya for the primer. I airbrushed the stuff and it came out real nice. I was a bit sceptical at first cause I've never had much success with Tamiya's range of paints.

Here is my completed effort. I have applied a water colour wash and some black pastel dust. I think the slight shine is from the camera flash.









Total build time came in at 22 hours from start to finish

Looking good, Dave, and everyone else too - congrats to all on a fun and interesting build experience.

I had the same idea Dave, to mount the MTD badge on a small plaque. I was sbout to offer you the full version of the badge (before resizing for the web) but I checked the file and it's only 28kb, not much of a difference.

Great effort, thanks for being part of it.

Hey, fellas! sorry for the late reply, I've been real busy since sunday... Anyhoo, here's my entry, constructed while on vacation in the mountains of northern Philippines. Be kind, since i am more of a wingnut!

This is the view of the my temporary workbench with a great view and cool, clean air (quite a change from the smog-choked city).


And the Tiger:


Okay, so it isn't done. I spent a lot of time on the indy tracks. well, truth be told, i spent almost all of the time on the indy tracks! What masochistic nazi invented indy tracks anyway?!?

and look at the gap here:

was it just me, or are the supplied tracks insufficient to go all around the wheels? Also, some of the paint rubbed off where i handled it (probably when i was trying to get those damn tracks on. did i mention how annoying they are yet?), so I left off all the smallbits because i hand painted some of them and i wanted to fix them after doing another coat of the base color. I hope to finish it up sometime this week.

Mad Tiger Day was great fun! Hats off to Ausf!

Shrikes: That's a terrific looking build. You could be a full-time Armor modeler.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala Shrikes: That's a terrific looking build. You could be a full-time Armor modeler.

LOL!!! Now i know you're lying, my friend!

Trying to convert me, eh?

Honest...that looks like a clean build.

A few would be successful with indies on their first armor. You did good on that Kitty.

And of course I am trying to convert you. LOL.

Dave, that's a smart looking Tiger. That wash really worked well. Did you spray your camo?

Shrikes, that's a valient effort for a wingnut. LOL I don't think the tracks were your fault, seems many had poorly fitting ones. Now you got to try Dragon Firefly indies in 1/35th!

QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerman Now you got to try Dragon Firefly indies in 1/35th!

No thanks, i've heard of those! I have a friend that bought one when we were in Highschool.... And he still isn't done with it!

Looks great Shrikes, you've earned the MTD mountain division badge! Thanks for being part of it. If you haven't yet, check out the in progress thread entitled, 'Gentlemen Start Your Maybachs,' it's a lot of fun.

Well Shrikes, it seems I think any aggravation caused by the tracks, would have to be at least somewhat offset by beautiful locale for your model building efforts. From what I can see in the photos, the other side looks pretty good, so maybe if you're creative you can repair or hide the flaws where the tracks didnt quite join.

Congrats on the Maddest Tiger of All.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Daveash Here is my completed effort. I have applied a water colour wash and some black pastel dust. I think the slight shine is from the camera flash.

I noticed the same thing with the photos of my Tiger. I real life mine is quite matte, but in my photos seemed a touch shiny. Still, that is quite a build you have there. I like your tracks, I think they have a nice weathered look, that I wasn't able to pull off on my build. Really well done.