Late Production Tiger Project

[Tim Bowman]

Thanks for the comments and interest guys.

Here it is with a base layer of paint and spare links.



























Tim

[John Fitzsimons]

Looks great with first coat of paint on the turret.

[Steve Norris]

Tim.
Looks great as always , I love those low angle shots.
Regards
Steve

[Tim Bowman]

Thanks Steve and John

Here's a video showing the traverse and elevation and some sound. Feeling pretty good with where this model is and may be able to have it completed weathered and camo-ed before Christmas!! Then onto the next one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe-KeHe1300

Kind regards
Tim

[simon_manning]

hi tim, i will return the compliment on your build, looking superb, these tigers still look great when together, iconic i think is the word, are you going to hit it with camo. regards simon.

[Marcel de Groene]

Hi Tim,

Somehow I missed the built on your Tiger(probably overoccupied with the finish of my Panther. Once more a great job, really awesome. Me too curious if there's gonna be a camo pattern, and maybe a shell ejection system...

[Tim Bowman]

Hi Simon and Marcel

Thanks for the comments. Yes it will be camouflaged and weathered. May even try some subtle battle damage on this one. Here is a color rendering I did of sort of what I'm after. Camo pattern not exact but overall look.



Kind regards
Tim

[John Fitzsimons]

That will look great when finished. Was I dreaming or was the turret numbering a different colour earlier?

[William Gardeniers]

Hi Tim looking great your Tiger.
I have a question is the comander copula welded on the ruf or not i am asking this for my own late tiger

Thanks William

[Tim Bowman]

Hi William

Yes. One of the welds to add to the turret's top when I add the perimeter, roof weld too. Also the ventilation armored cap. I haven't decided how to do it yet on the Tiger because with the Panther, I do find myself removing the cupola quite a bit for various reasons. Haven't decided if I should permanently mount the Tiger's or not but probably will.

Hope to be making more progress this coming week.

Best regards
Tim

[Tim Bowman]

Hi everyone

Thanks so much for the positive comments.

Have had several emails and PMs requesting a step-by step of the FAKELITE treatment I do on the periscope, prism housings so here's a start of the fakelite treatment that I first experimented with on the Panther's prism housings. I was in a hurry to get the Tiger's cupola together so I didn't take the time to document a step by step but here is the loaders periscope. I'll paint and photo the remaining steps in the next few days.

Actual bakelite varies greatly in coloration and color mottling pattern so there is plenty of room for artistic license and more ore less colors depending on what you like. Overall color can vary from lots of red/orange to a very dark brown. I have seen varied coloring even in the same cupola.(granted it was restored).



From my Panther




Tools used

- Red Primer
- Rust colored paint
- Light Brown colored paint
- Dark Brown colored paint
- Black colored paint
- Fine tipped brush
- Medium sized brush
- Small mixing cup
- Thinner
- Small piece cut from a sponge (I prefer the synthetic, yellow ones used for drywall work that can be purchased at a hardware store for about a dollar.)

I use only flat colors of Model Masters but brand is not important. Use the one you are comfortable with.





Step One
paint the scope housings with your favorite red primer and let dry







These are Mike Stannard's excellent prism housings I'm using as examples.

Will add to this post to complete the remaining steps soon.
Tim

[Rocky Sembritzky]

Thanks Tim,

I was hoping you would share your magic.

Rocky

[John Wiggins]

Thanks Tim

Looking forward to following the 'Fakelite' thread.

Regards
John

[Dale jordan]

Hello Tim . This is the best Tiger 1 so far well done . Tim how are you going to secure Mikes cupola to the turret roof hole ? Mikes is smaller in DIA compeared to armorteks there is a bit of play between the side of the hole and cupola no fixing screws .. Dale

[Tim Bowman]

Hi Rocky and John, sorry for the pause in the scope housing work. I switched back over to the Panzer IV to make the final push on it. Crosses and tactical numbers and a layer of dried mud and dust, and it will be completed. Then back to the Tiger 100%. Hope to have it near completion by Christmas.

Dale, Thanks for the comment but I've seen many Tigers on here that are better then this (in my opinion). Yours for one example. : )

For the cupola, I have given that some thought and I think for this tank I will bond it in place using epoxy before I add the final weld around it's perimeter. I like being able to remove the cupola on my Panther for various reasons but this one may be fixed on the Tiger.

more soon
Tim