Elefant: Tamiya 1/35th sd.Kfz.184 Schwerer Jagdpanzer

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:01 pm

Just completed building this recent release by Tamiya.

Great kit, easy to build. The only time consuming aspect was applying the zimmerit using Humbrol putty. Really wanted to build this from the box and not allow myself any added luxuries.I only replaced the nylon cord with brass wire as this is terrible and Hornet heads for the crew as the original parts also terrible.

Overall a nice kit, but well overpriced and given the choice a Dragon offering ought to be the first port of call. This was a birthday gift so gratefully received and built:

Primed using AK product:

Post by **Art17847** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:54 pm

looks great!! nice job on the zimm and the tow cable

Post by **AchtungPanzer** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:16 pm

Very good work Paul

Next jewel in the road - I look forward with interest to more

Post by **mick** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:43 am

great work

Post by **Lego** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:50 am

It is a pity about the quality of the tamiya heads. Did it come with those tracks and not the usual rubber type?

Good work. Zimmerite looks really good

Post by **Nige99** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:24 pm

Looks good. Good job done on the zimm.

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:15 am

Art17847 wrote:looks great!! nice job on the zimm and the tow cable

AchtungPanzer wrote:Very good work Paul Next jewel in the road - I look forward with interest to more

mick wrote:great work

thanks guys.

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:17 am

Lego wrote:It is a pity about the quality of the tamiya heads. Did it come with those tracks and not the usual rubber type?

Good work. Zimmerite looks really good

Hi Lego, yep the kit supplies link and length type tracks which you build up into four sub sections.

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:18 am

Nige99 wrote:Looks good. Good job done on the zimm.

Thanks Nige!

Post by **mannloon** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:47 pm

It does build up really nice. Well done on that zim too man.

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:57 pm

mannloon wrote:It does build up really nice. Well done on that zim too man.

Thanks Adam!

Post by **hansolo** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:52 pm

I love to see where this goes!
Some place awesome, I know it!

I'll be watching you!

cheers

Post by **fred29** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:36 pm

looking forward to this. keep the progress coming

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:46 am

hansolo wrote:I love to see where this goes!
Some place awesome, I know it!

I'll be watching you!

cheers

fred29 wrote:looking forward to this. keep the progress coming

Thanks guys, just not had the time to get the airbrush out!

Post by **Coen** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:31 am

I just found this Paul, looks like we're in for yet more eye candy!
Yippie!
Looks awesome so far bud.

Post by **UKguyInUSA** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:07 pm

Great build so far mate

Post by **Tiger131** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:12 pm

Look foward to seeing your progress. .

Post by **FishBowlMan** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:40 pm

Great stuff, Paul. As others have said, excellent work on the zimmerit.

Post by **HWGuderian23** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:00 am

Looks great so far

! Will follow this project with interest

!

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:23 pm

Ha ha, just managed to find some time to dust off the airbrush, seems like ages ago I last painted something - indeed it was hard enough locating this thread to update it!

Pre- shaded with brown, only because I had a 90mm horse to paint, to birds, one stone....

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:25 pm

Then tried to be clever with a semi modulated base colour, not happy with it as too light and grey looking....

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:27 pm

Over sprayed with Tamiya clear yellow to bring it back to life a bit.....

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:27 pm

Camo then applied, ta da.........

Post by **kiwi37** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:44 am

Nice camo scheme Paul, did you add a filter after the camo or is it just sprayed on very lightly?

I like it!!!

Post by **JayBrd** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 3:04 am

Very nice. This is making it hard not to put one on the to do list for sure.

Post by **Noobmodeler521** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:30 am

Looks great so far like the camo and the addition of zimmerit onto the tank.

watching this one

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:26 am

kiwi37 wrote:Nice camo scheme Paul, did you add a filter after the camo or is it just sprayed on very lightly?

I like it!!!

Thanks Kiwi. No filter added just applied with care as I was having a few problems with the AK stuff!

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:27 am

Noobmodeler521 wrote:Looks great so far like the camo and the addition of zimmerit onto the tank.
watching this one

JayBrd wrote:Very nice. This is making it hard not to put one on the to do list for sure.

Cheers guys!

Post by **gustavlekstal** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:47 pm

Great save! I've done one zimmerit panzer and it was (spank me) hard to weather. What's the method to weather zimmerit panzers? I mean streaking and washes can easily overpower the rest of the panzer. Haven't seen one videos youtube with this in mind or in migs FAQ 2.
Maby be massive question then it's better you just show me your magic stuff in the log.
Regards Gustav

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:55 am

gustavlekstal wrote:Great save! I've done one zimmerit panzer and it was (spank me) hard to weather. What's the method to weather zimmerit panzers? I mean streaking and washes can easily overpower the rest of the panzer. Haven't seen one videos youtube with this in mind or in migs FAQ 2.
Maby be massive question then it's better you just show me your magic stuff in the log.
Regards Gustav

Thanks Gustav! I haven't seen mush either, just have to take care that all the effects don't collect in the zimm.

Post by **OliveDrab** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:40 am

Amazing build going here Paul, brilliant save with the clear yellow

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:34 pm

OliveDrab wrote:Amazing build going here Paul, brilliant save the clear yellow

Thanks OD!

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:05 pm

Tracks base coated with Tamiya Dark Iron;

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:07 pm

Coated with Klear and decals applied. Mr Mark Softer and Setter used to set the decals

Post by **Hackovsky** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:57 pm

Nice build

Doing both the same subject, but you are way more upfront

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:56 am

Hackovsky wrote:Nice build Doing both the same subject, but you are way more upfront

thanks Hackovsky!

Post by **mannloon** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 1:35 pm

Looks fantastic Paul. Little side not, I haven't been able to find that dark iron paint anywhere in the US yet. Suppose I could order it.

Post by **Hillbilly** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:19 pm

Lovely paint work Paul

It's really coming together now.

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:14 am

mannloon wrote:Looks fantastic Paul. Little side not, I haven't been able to find that dark iron paint anywhere in the US yet. Suppose I could order it.

Thanks Adam, I could send some through the post but don't know if that would be ok with the airlines!?

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:14 am

Hillbilly wrote:Lovely paint work Paul It's really coming together now.

Thanks a lot!

Post by **Russ72** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:47 pm

Love the experiments mate, it's all part of the fun, and it hasn't harmed the result. Looking good.

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:27 am

Russ72 wrote:Love the experiments mate, it's all part of the fun, and it hasn't harmed the result. Looking good.

Cheers Russ!

Post by **Coen** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:33 am

Ok.. That looks cool. I've post shaded with that colour,mbut never preshaded. Il be interested to see the effects. I love the way it looks right now.

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:52 pm

Coen wrote:Ok.. That looks cool. I've post shaded with that colour,mbut never preshaded. Il be interested to see the effects. I love the way it looks right now.

Thanks Mike. I don't get much time with the airbrush so when presented with an opportunity I had to devise a plan which would cause minimal wasted time. Therefore I usually pre-shade with black. But needed to paint this horse;

Post by **Donkeywalloper** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:26 pm

Nice work Paul.
What a hefty beast she is.
John

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:30 am

Donkeywalloper wrote:Nice work Paul.
What a hefty beast she is.
John

Thanks John.

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:19 pm

Burnt Umber wash applied, quite pleased as is (for me) subtle and not too evident, just enough to change the tone slightly.

Post by **Russ72** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:59 pm

Elephant look's great mate, but the horse looks amazing. What scale is that?

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:26 pm

Russ72 wrote:Elephant look's great mate, but the horse looks amazing. What scale is that?

Thanks Russ.

It's a 90mm Poste Militaire figure and horse. It was my father's, he past away last year so I have the added pressure of doing his stash as well as mine! I airbrushed the base colour and post shaded, then airbrushed the base again to blend the shading before adding some highlights and the white. Long way off finishing as obviously quite an emotional build for me.

Post by **AchtungPanzer** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:21 pm

Very good work Paul ! Next Jewel in the road