null_null981707818191 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 A little while ago, following a challenge from a friend to stray from my 1/72 aircraft comfort zone and try a tank (or two), I’ve stuck with the theme for now, and to accompany an old-mould 1/76 scale Sherman my latest effort is the equally old-mould Vintage Classic Tiger Mk I.Although built largely out of the box, there was a bit more scratch-building involved on this one: I added a turret storage box, mud flaps at the front and back, steel hawsers, exhaust pipes and covers at the back, and a tank commander (who is actually a member of the Luftwaffe groundcrew…).The Dunkelgelb and the Olivgrun paint came from the A.Mig 1939-44 German Standard Colors set, with the rest of the model (tracks etc) and a bit of weathering coming out of my Vallejo collection, and as usual (for me), all applied with a brush. I decided to use Burnt Umber as the principle weathering colour as it hinted at dirt as well as a bit of rust. The whole model was finally finished off with a spray coat of Vallejo Matt.The plan is still to build some kind of ruined village diorama, but first I’ve embarked on the equally vintage Bren Gun carrier and 6pdr anti-tank gun – so another of these posts to follow when that’s done, I suppose! Hope you like this one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsides Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Nicely Done wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jopres57 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 That's a nice looking Tiger, it looks like this sixty year kit has life in it yet. The colours look a lot more realistic than the Humbrol equivalents and the tracks appear O.K. Just goes to show that the rubber band tracks can be made acceptable with a bit of time and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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