And Now For Something Completely Different

Hey, you're right, Bill! Forgot all about that kit.

I was, of course, thinking more along the lines of a pink or black Sd. Kfz. 171 Panther D, A, or G!

Brian;

You're too late. They already have a Pink Panther! Tamiya kit #35076. It's an SAS Land Rover!! But I could handle black!! Could really be quite a challange to do it and still be able to see any detail.

Bill

Mike,
beautiful job!
i was flabbergasted when you said you used an Aztek for all the work.
it is the same airbrush i use, but it gets nothing but bashed on the Paint forum.
i was getting the impression that no 'serious' modelers used them. :-)

is the 'fine tip' the tan one?
i have not tried to do anything that requires precision work,
but i use the tan nozzle mostly.
i use the black for Future and the grey/purple looking one for Dullcote.
could you tell me what kind of set up you run?
i shoot mostly Tamiya acrylics thinned between 2:1 and 3:1 (paint:thinner)
20 psi, tan nozzle.
are you using lower pressure?
how far from the plastic is the nozzle?

thanks,
ed.

OK, who's gonna do a Leopard 2A5, appropriately spotted?

And I suppose we could expect a black or even PINK Panther, as well!

The darkside reaches out and plucks another unsuspecting wing-walker! Go for it Paul! Glad to have you.

Bill

Those are SUPERB - almost enough to make me want to put down my ships and planes and build a piece of armor!!
Bravo Zulu!

Those three kits are fabulous. I especially like the Lee :). Great thread guys. - Ed

Those were 3 totally AWSOME models guys.

Great job you guys.

Very Very Cool!! All three models look Great!! Being from VA I am kinda partial though :)

Thanks guys,

Tigerman, The paint was done in steps. First it was partially assembled and all the parts layed out and dry fitted. This all went out to the garage and got primered with white automotive primer. This was allowed to cure for 24 hours. The rest was then assembled a bit more and then painted. The overall was white. Then a light orange almost yellow was used to outline the transition areas between white and orange. This was allowed to set up and then the orange was sprayed. Once this cured for 24 hours I could start the striping. The striping was done in a single hour long paint session. Since we print for a Tiger Rescue organization I had access to real tigers and photos of tigers for reference. I wanted the tank to be layed out like a tiger so the markings follow those of real tigers. The part I was specifically concerned with was the markings of the top of the turret. All tigers have a specific mark on the tops of their heads. It looks very close to the chinese character for King. (a line with three slashes). The turret was done separate from the chassis but other than that it was pretty much an easy paint shooting session. All totaled maybe 3-4 hours of painting. It took me longer to do the overspray for fading and the drybrushing and weathering than it did to paint the patterns.
I used an Aztek for all the airbrushing with a fine tip for the striping. It took some setup time to get the lines I wanted and the paint mix right but otherwise a pretty nice job.

Mike

Dave Toews, the Dark Side tends to reel them in! Lol. Go for it.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

To echo Dwight...W O W ! ! !

I don't know that there's a lot more I can say that hasn't already been said. But I share everyone's opinion. I've never seen such works of art in models. Mike, you might not want to get that cat too close to Roy (as in Sigfried and Roy). He might squash that thing, it's sooo realistic! How about doing a thread and sharing how you did that puppy?? I think both of you should, at the very least, submit those to FSM to be published in the Gallery!

I love yours, Robert! Great job!! I love the colors and the idea. And Mrs Shermie should get an award!

Great Job!

Bill

Absolutely great jobs there guys. Love the ideas. The tiger stripping is a eye widening thing to look at. Thanks for doing them and letting us have a look.

Totally Ah struck by your armor guys, makes me want to tinker with a tank too.

A bit late, but yes indeed, congrats on your 2,000 post. You truly deserve that 5th star. As for the models, superb as always but I have to admit the Mike's took my breath away. What a splendid idea! And what workmanship! More like that, please!

ive got to say they are Stunning very good
it makes a wellcome change to green

instead of the Grassy base for the Tiger you could have it in a 6th floor appartment in New York with an alligater

or paint on White for a Las Vegas Tiger ( i dont know where you would put the figure )
are there any more on the Horizon ?

WOW!! Absolutely AMAZING, y'all! I especially love the Lee! LEE'S BOYS RIDE AGAIN! YEE-HAW!
I have actually been working on a 1/48 scale M2A2 Bradley for the past several months now in ANVA(Army of Northern VirginiA) markings, looks like y'all beat me to the punch! I geuss I'll keep on trucking, though, maybe I can show it off in this topic when it's done?(with y'all's permission, of course)
Right now, I'm just doing the last few bits of seam-filling, gap removal, and finishing the scratbuilt cargo tray(that's a whole story in itself, I made the mistake of buying a Zhengdefu armor kit!)... It should be ready after that!
Oh, and the Tiger-Striped Tiger DEFINITELY comes in as a close second! Have either of y'all thought about taking these on the Contest Circuit? IPMS would absolutely LOVE those guys!!

First off, congrats to Robert a.k.a Shermanfreak on your 2000 post and counting. Second, fantastic work on your projects. It's refreshing to see something standard in a whole new perspective.

Awesome job Mrs. Shermie on the bases- so cool.

Mike, your Tiger is just something else. Fantastic work, how long did it take to do the paint job.

Thanks again guys for sharing your ingenious project with us and here's one hoping you do more.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Thanks for the kind words guys .... these were certainly a blast to build.

I'd be remiss not to thank Mrs. Shermie for doing the photo work on the bases, she's so good to me.

My Brother Eric - General of the Army .... kind of has a ring to it .... I like it.

My Other Brother Eric - Yes indeed this is the one that put the DW on hold. A day off now and then time to get going on that baby again.

Roadkill - Haven't read any of those books. What started this was a "what if" forum that ran here long ago. We heard a lot of people talk about what they were going to do but didn't see much for results. So we just kind of went and did it.

Merlin - best be careful .... you mind find you like it on this side of the "tracks"

I'm dumbfounded! or just found dumb! Too cool I bow before two masters. Whats a little grass-hopper to do? Congrats to you both. Awesome!

Absolutely incredible, Gentlemen. I have no words. Just amazing.

Also, much congrats to Robert. WE are all proud of you, young warrior. 2K! It's almost as amazing as the Cubs!

demono69

The piping around the General's stars is too funny! Great imagination!
That tiger.... WOW. Too bad they never did a real one like that...

NICE work both of you!

I wonder if I have a spare tank laying around for some 'cowmouflage'? After all, I do live in Wisconsin!

Ron.

Great stuff guys.

The "alternate reality" concept just added about another 200 ideas to my already monsterus "things to build" list.

Absolutely incredible !!! That is awesome, ingenious, beautiful even!!!!

Robert, your's are.........ok........... (I owed you that ) Really though, very nice work as always Robert. I'd say that was worth putting off the Dragon Wagon for a bit. I guess since you've got 5 stars that makes you General of the Army now!!

Troops, a-ten-shon!!!, present arms....order arms, at ease

Mike, beautiful piece man. What can I say...that is definitely a piece of art!!!! Original and well done!! I've come to expect that kind of work from you now Capt. Hook!!

AAARRRrrrrrrrrrrrr

Eric

Mike & Robert,

I have to say that, those are simply amazing.

Robert, the base idea for the Sherm & Lee....brilliant!

Mike, a Tiger, with REAL Tiger stripes? I love it! [:0]


PS.......... Robert, Was this the one you were talking about in your "Dragon Wagon" post? You said you had another project that you were working on.

Wow ! "Alternative AFV Modeling"


Great job guys. I like it.


And Congrats - Sherm - Do we have to salute after every reply, now that you have 5 stars

Robert and Mike, you guys are amazing!
That is some very refreshing modeling right there!
Civil War tanks a very tigerish Tiger; who could ask for more?

Actually, I'd love to see more of this kinda stuff!

Wow.

WOW, That is three really awesome models. Have you read any of the books by Harry Turtledove? They deal with alternative history and are chock full of nifty ideas. The ones dealing with the South winning the war have given me more ideas on new projects than I can handle, Like a US Albatros scout. The books later in the series deal with the time frame around WWI and includes armour. Your pics make want to try some of these. By the way in the books they're called barrels.