German Pz.Kpfw. Tiger II Porsche Turret (6)

Just got a very quick update for the King Tiger. The oil paints are now dry and I can put on other layers of stuffs on it. Some of the zimmerit areas are actually pilled off and I have put up some MIG pigments to rust it a little. Some paint chippings are also performed as well.

German Pz.Kpfw. Tiger II Porsche Turret (5)

More treatment on the white camo. This time, I was using while oil paint to enhence the effect from a top-down motion. Dark mud pigment from MIG was also used under the hull so I will be able to prepare the wheels being attached. More progress will be on the wheels and chains before I put this kit back to the shelf.

German Pz.Kpfw. Tiger II Porsche Turret (4)

This is the first time I am applying winter camo on a AFV kit. What I am trying is the hair-spray approach which has been widely used among foriegn builders. The picture below is after the first trial in which I tried to work on a first layer of white camo. I will be doin another layer to see how the layering works out.

After the second application of white camo, the lower hull is now having a better look. At the same time, the first layer of white camo has also been applied on the turret and barrel.

German Pz.Kpfw. Tiger II Porsche Turret (3)

The #314 King Tiger had a 3-tone camo underneath, so what I am trying to do is to prepare the camo in the first place. So when I apply the winter camo later on, this 3-tone camo can still be visible as the base.

German Pz.Kpfw. Tiger II Porsche Turret (2)

Tonight I had the sand yellow painted and I have actually thinned it with plenty of white color so I get more contrast from the surface. But from the pic it seems I have overdone a bit. Probably I will fix the color tune again tomorrow before I have the other colors on it.

Finally I have made up my mind to put it as the #314 Porsche Tiger. I have been thinking of the #10, 11, 13 livery as well. But I would like to try the winter camo anyway.

German Pz.Kpfw. Tiger II Porsche Turret

I have had this King Tiger assembled a long time ago but not patined yet. These days, I have wrapped up a bit from the bench where I put both the WIP Tiger I with. And I have started painting this little huge tiger now.

German Pz.Kpfw. Ausf. E VI Tiger I Late Prod. (6)

And tonight, I have got the zimmerit put on the hull and turret, from Tamiya AB putty.

German Pz.Kpfw. Ausf. E VI Tiger I Late Prod. (5)

So, the tracks are now ready. And obviously I will need some time to work on the rest of the photo etchings.

German Pz.Kpfw. Ausf. E VI Tiger I Late Prod. (4)

Just spent a couple of nights working on the workable tracks. I just managed to get one done. And hopefully I will managed the other one sooner this weekend.

German Pz.Kpfw. Ausf. E VI Tiger I Late Prod. (3)

Finally, the photo etching arrived and I can resume the progress. The barrel has been assembled and a Lionroar metal barrel is used this time. However, I found it very strang when I attach the shield onto the turret. Really not sure if I have done something wrong or not yet. The space is so tight that I don't think the barret can swing up and down logically....

German Pz.Kpfw. Ausf. E VI Tiger I Late Prod. (2)

The steel wheels are cut off from the parts and pre-assmebled.
I have got a reference from a local translated magazine. Some of the option parts are suggested for some later variations of Tiger I. And now I think I am going to put this kit into the famious 007 Micheal Wittmann Tiger. Hope things will be fine as I am order some of the photo etchings for this.

German Pz.Kpfw. Ausf. E VI Tiger I Late Prod.

Today, I just started a new project, which is the Tiger I late from Dragon. This has been a kit released long ago but I really do not have the intention to work on it at all.

The Dragon Tiger I has been a great kit in the AFV market, I have also acquired a few of those. But sooner they are too much for my work bench so I have traded a couple of those through online bidding.



The details are exceptional. Parts are to be assembled even on sone major elements like hull walls and doors. I have some parts preassembled and progress will go on for a few weeks.

German Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (6)

The rubber track fromthe kit has been assembled onto the wheels. And I have added some weathering on the lower hull with MIG pigment. In the mean time, I have also applied a little Old Rust and Light Rust pigment to enrich the weathering around the paint chippings.

German Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (5)

After some trial-and-errors, I have got the turret and lower hull painted and weathered. You may notice I have repainted the turret into a different color tone. And I have the water marks, and rustings recreated with oil colors and art carbon pencil. I have also applied different shades of filters with oil paints as well.

German Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (4)

Today, I have got the turret painted in DAK color. In particular, I have tried to apply the Color Modulation idea by Adam Wilder on the turret. Afterall, I have put a Axis marking on the center of the turret. I have also redone the lower hull color as well as I found it too transparent and showing the metal color too obviously. The chippings were also redone as well.

German Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (3)

After some more research, I have found that the hangers were mis-positioned. I have added back some of the parts from the original kit and put on more hangers at a more appropriate place. And just for a little touch, I have added a couple of drink can pieces around the tools as well. After all the details have settled, I have started straight on the painting work. I have tried the hair-spray paint chipping this time just to see how it work with Gunze paints. I have laid a Gunze #8 silver over all the parts. On the lower hull and barrel, I will be painting the anti-rust primer layer. I have mixed the paint with simple Gunze black and red paints. A slight layer of clear red and clear yellow were also sprayed randomly around the lower hull.

German Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (2)

For this tiny little kit, I have a little mods on the details around it. The first thing I have done is to chopped the fenders apart as I really don't like the shape of this fatty and huge fenders. I have added the details within the fenders with thin plastic sheets while the thickness of the fender are thinned down. Then I have recreated the hangers on the wall of the turret with alumiumn can.

And putting all these together in addition to some residue parts from my previous King Tiger, the tank is almost ready for paint. I will start working on the edges of the plasitcs as some final touches.

German Panzerkampfwagen E-100

It has been really a long time since my last AFV advanture. At the moment, I will be joining a group of local builders on the topic of anit-rust primer tanks. As it has really been so long I have started any tanks, I think it will be good if I were to started with some simpler ones, let's say a 1:72 Dragon German Panzer E-100! This prototype tank allows a better range in terms of historical references, which I hardly have time to go thougth. So it will be a imaginary livery and a very straight from box build.