Global Scale Modeller

Tamiyas kit looks superb as you would expect. The kit comes with some PE and a couple of leaflets showing camo patterns and some close up photos of the real thing, a nice touch it would be nice to see in everykit.



Anyway on to the pics of the box and contents













Some reference materials.



And a start to the hull.

The lower chassis section complete, not much to it really.


The gun assembled and attahce don it movable cradle



Hull on attached with the front section taped on for now



And with the very top plate of hull attached thats it for now

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Ok so the tank is all together now with just the roadwheels and the tracks to sort out.



The Photoetch grills attached.



I got Vallejos new dark yellow and red primer paints to try out and i think the red primer has done a good job of representing german red oxide primer. If i was to have it showing through more than i will b i would have matt coated it, to get it the proper flat finish.





I think it needs to be a bit more red really but for my use itll do fine.

I then sponged on some Vallajo masking fluid and gave it a coat of Vallejo model air dark yellow, once the 3 tone camo job is done ill remove the paint mask film and that will form the base of my weathering chipping with the primer showing through with bare metal.

Ok got the 3 tone camo done and im happy with it. So today proceeded to apply a sin industries filter and a mig oil filter too.


Before







And after






Next job is the road wheels

Sorry for the lack of updates and progress pictures ive been very busy installing our new bathroom, a nyway i have a couple of progress pics before the reveal thread.






The weathering complete



The driver painted up, given a couple of washes and matt coated.








There's some final pics in the gallery

real nice work ive got this very kit in my stash so nice to know that it could look like this

Amazing work!! The camuflage looks very realistic and the figure looks good. I think this monster should need a diorama

Superb green killing Machine! Me like! I got an Old Dragon one which I ever Finished!

Mybe some day I shall return to it?

its a cracker, really nice kit.

Great paint job on the tiger. The camouflage and the figure turned out very well

Mmmmm nice.
Beast turned out really well.
Looks every bit as heavy as that monster was.
I love the mud effects too.

Smashing work Paul

Love it

Great work!