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Hi Mike!

I just now red about your Tiger SIG!
I would love to join.
I will be doing this with this kit. I just bought it on ebay!
And I will be turning it into a desert beast!



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So cool! Russ72 and myself are also doing this kit. Can't wait to see another Desert Tiger in the works

OliveDrab wrote:So cool! Russ72 and myself are also doing this kit. Can't wait to see another Desert Tiger in the works

Will be watching you!

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Nice one Han, looking forward to this one!!

Like I said earlier Han... I'll be watching eagerly to see what you do with this ol'bird of a kit.
I'm certain that your magic will make her soar.

Coen wrote:Like I said earlier Han... I'll be watching eagerly to see what you do with this ol'bird of a kit.
I'm certain that your magic will make her soar.

Thanks Mike,

I will try my best!

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Hi guys,

First actual build update!

Here's the box.



and the content



building if the lower hull





the wheels





the moveable hatches



upper hull





the rear



I want to make it a well warn battle beast that doesn't still have all the initial accessoires that it was fitted with.
So I had to fill some holes. I recently saw a neat way of doing this; take a stretched sprew part and glue it in and cut it of.
So I did. It looks weard.



some work done on the turret



The exhaust protection 'caps' of this kit are awful.



Luckily I had just finished my beer! So I could craft my on caps from the can.







Not bad, wright? And nicely thin!



The completed kit before painting.





Oh, yeah, I left of the side fenders. Cause that's the one thing I don't like about the Tiger 1.
I know the desert Tigers wore them, but I'll just make up an excuse why they're not there.
I guess they've all been driven off in some narrow Tunisian village alley...

That's all for now folks..

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Lovely work. great recycling

Nice stuff mate, looking good.

That was fast! Wow!
Looks pretty cool to. I can't wait to see what you do for paint.

Looking good
And a very nice way of recycling your empty beercans

Looking good. Love the beer can idea looks amazing. Bring on the paint.

Hi Guys,

Did the initial painting.
First a base coat of Panzer Grey.



Then ofcourse - you know me - the coat of hairspray.



Then a coat of light sand color.



Added highlights with a lighter tint on the higher areas and the center of surfaces.
To give more depth and decoloration of paint due to the intense sunlight.



Chipping.



Extensive chipping on the exhaust covers, because they chip more due to the heating up from the exhaust fumes. I guess.



Details painted.



That's it for now folks.

Next up:
Oil paint rendering and more...

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thats some fast work , but its looking mighty fine well done .

Fantastic work, can't wait for the next update

Nice !

Hi guys,

Here's what I mostly do to tracks..
(non-metal tracks that is..)

I start of with painting them with Panzer Grey.



Then I apply a grey dark wash from Vallejo, for depth and contrast.





Then comes a layer of Humbrol Weathering Powder dissolved in water.
This is for dirt, rust, gritty effect.





After application and drying.



Then I brush of most of it with a stiff brush. Nice thing about this technique is that most of it remains in the crevices,
which gives a nice residue effect. And it's totally easy to accomplish.

Here are 2 before and after brushing picts. (top is after bottom is before)





Next up. More working the tracks with different shades of pigment.

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Great work as always and fantastic use of beer cans
Looking forward for more

Love the chipping.

Thanks all you guys.
Mutch appreciated!

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Fantastic craftsmanship as always Han.....
You sir are a Master of the styrene!!...

More soon please!..
All the best mate...

wappynutter wrote:Fantastic craftsmanship as always Han.....
You sir are a Master of the styrene!!...

More soon please!..
All the best mate...

Thanks Wappy!

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That's intense work Han! That chipping is really interesting!!! A real veteran of the desert campaign.
Nice wash work on those tracks too.

Coen wrote:That's intense work Han! That chipping is really interesting!!! A real veteran of the desert campaign.
Nice wash work on those tracks too.

Thanks Coen!
It's all in your honor!

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Hi guys,

Small udate.
Did some pigment work on the tracks.
I dabbed some dark and light pigments and fixed them with pigment fixer with the airbrush. The technique of short bursts from a distance of about 10 inches i picked up from watching Mike Rinaldi.



And I did the first shade of oilpaint rendering with a light color. Next shade, more definition and more detail, will be a darker shade.





That's all for now folks.

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Whoa! Those tracks are superb Han!!
Perfect in fact!

Those tracks do look very very good.

Thanks Guys!

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Great work Hans. Top work on this beast. Chipping is spot on. Your technique on the tracks are top notch.

looking good there dude

Hi guys,

I was thinking about stuff that crews in the desert need most.
Things like water jerrycans, water bottles, a shovel, sun protection, water buckets and ramps.

So I decided to make my own scratch built ramps.
I like the english steel ramps. Those plates that hang from jeeps and dodges.
I will hang them from my Tiger, knowing that they are 'captured' ramps.

I started of with a ps plate.



Measured out the size and where the holes should go.



These are the tools I used.



Cut some thin strips to pose as rivets. And glued them on.
Sanded the edges of the plates to make them look thinner.



Painted and weathered, and I was done.





That's all for now folks.
Next up some more painting of the Tiger or maybe a scratch built bucket.

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Simple and superb.

Hi guys,

Prior to building a little bucket, I decided to share the way to build one. So I made this Bucket Construction Sheet:
Enjoy.

Let me know what you think. And if it's helpfull.



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hansolo wrote:Hi guys,

Prior to building a little bucket, I decided to share the way to build one. So I made this Bucket Construction Sheet:
Enjoy.

Let me know what you think. And if it's helpfull.



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Absolutely Fantastic, Thanks for sharing

OMG, I can hear the The TWilight Zone tune...

I want to make a bucket myself, and was looking for something like this......

Brilliant!

You have some outstanding scratchbuilding skills,there is no way I could drill that many holes and make them all even like that

peppie wrote:OMG, I can hear the The TWilight Zone tune...

I want to make a bucket myself, and was looking for something like this......

Yeah, I sensed that....

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And thanks all you guys!

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Hi guys,

Small update.

I finished the two layers of oil paint rendering.
Put on the tracks.
Did the graphite 'metal' treatment.
And put on some mud.







Next up:
More oil paint, grease stains, dust pigments etc, etc...

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holy moly!!! She looks like she's driven home from Africa.
That's amazing weathering Hans. Damn dude!!!

Coen wrote:holy moly!!! She looks like she's driven home from Africa.
That's amazing weathering Hans. Damn dude!!!

Thanks Coen!
Your comments make my day!

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Hi guys,

Next update here.
Did some accessories for the beast.

Some water cans



Stuck 'm in the front track reck.



Made the bucket myself from the instruction sheet that I put up before.

















Hung up the ramps.



And hung up the bucket.



Next up is a soldier to go with this beast.
But it's not a german...

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Out of this world weathering skills Hans

There are sooooo many awesome details on this build it is hard to know where to start looking.

Thanks guys!

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Holy crap man. That is one beat up Tiger. Fantastic.

Holy sh** balls that is flipping awesome Hans.

Very very impressive. Great work!