Academy Early Tiger 1

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February 19, 2013
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February 23, 2013
colorful wheels; per discussion in another thread. Done with the wheels for now. Time to get the show on the road!
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February 23, 2013
a relatively large piece of PE; starboard aft fender. And for Markus K.... I later botched this part while administering battle damage!
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February 24, 2013
typical photo etch work, "The Bug" is put into play....
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March 2, 2013
How's that for a bench?; I wouldn't light a cigarette or anything else around there.
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March 4, 2013
as of March 4, on to detailing and weathering
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March 4, 2013
port
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March 4, 2013
port filters and decals
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March 4, 2013
filters and decals
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March 5, 2013
OB cables, I've never bought any AM cables that I thought were very good
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March 5, 2013
some soldering
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March 5, 2013
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March 6, 2013
miliput exhaust; I somehow lost the ones provided....doh!
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March 6, 2013
now, to booger this tank up!
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March 7, 2013
status quo, March 7
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March 9, 2013
having trouble getting the oils to look right with the soft edge. So, "more than one way to skin a cat": playing with pigments; getting close, just got to do some work "below the waist"
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March 10, 2013
..Here is the tank on a picture frame which will serve as the base. It has yet to be hit with the Dull Coat; thatï¿½s the Dull Coat to the left of the model. Its upside down because all of the goodies have stuck to the bottom. I think I should probably
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March 17, 2013
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March 17, 2013
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March 17, 2013
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June 25, 2013

Comments

19 February 2013, 05:06

james johnson
Got a question too, anyone here know an easy way to make a broken glass window in 1:35?

19 February 2013, 05:09

Vorya hidaryan
hi james.I recently bought a Tiger I (mittel) Academy 1387 so I definitely follow this progress.Good luck😄

19 February 2013, 06:45

james johnson
Thanks michael, I have a ruined street diorama started (it will be an ongoing thing) and I need broken glass; and lots of it!
And vorya, I've already made this kit a few months ago. It's in my album somewhere. White wash...someone said it looked like it'd been in a junkyard!! I love it!! I'll admit that it does look a bit weathered, but that's what I was going for!

19 February 2013, 07:01

james johnson
here's the ongoing dio.....[img1]

19 February 2013, 07:04

Holger Kranich
Wow, the Hetzer looks really cool!
Good luck and fun with your Tiger!

19 February 2013, 07:10

james johnson
Thanks Holger, the plan is to build a model, take a week or so off, work on the diorama, do another kit, and so on.....I'm thinking of putting this marder in there too>[img1]

19 February 2013, 07:13

Kim Branders
I'm all ears

19 February 2013, 07:16

Holger Kranich
James, i´m breathless about the quality of this two models! Do you have an album posted here, featuring them both?

19 February 2013, 07:16

james johnson
the hetzer for sure, not sure about the marder. I think that the two colorful models will really stand out in a drab, ruined street scenario....probably make them a hell of a good target for allied air power...

19 February 2013, 07:19

Holger Kranich
I can hear the Jugs flying around to seek for new groundtargets😛!
I´m exited how your dio will turn out!

19 February 2013, 07:24

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Oh,Oh !!A looooooot of work,this looks.
Isnt it better to get a up to date kit and sell this on ebay ??😉

19 February 2013, 08:07

james johnson
Well Markus, got this kit cheap, had a bunch of leftover PE from the previous, identical kit I made, got the verlinden update set for cheap.............making this for a buddy of mine who will probably be very happy to have a nice Tiger to look at.........
For an up to date kit, I have (for me) the Dragon 6363 MkIV (super-hobby.com/prod..on-Kharkov-1943.html) that I'm building after this Tiger 1.........Then an SU 122
TTFN, Take care! Where's that T34/85????

19 February 2013, 14:04

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi James
Iam still on the Ontos dio.But iam not that far, for iam a little lazy at the moment (Modelling Blues???)
Perhaps my next project will be something different.I want to build another MA.K model (Maschinen Krieger).I got an prearranged idea for a dio with a Ma.K. (but psssssssssssst)
I got to do something different now.But first i got to finish the Ontos Dio.
Cool choice with the Pz.Kpfw.IV.Its one of my favourite german Tanks.
I have a look at your Tiger build and will give my comment if i think you botch things up😉

19 February 2013, 17:25

james johnson
lol Markus! Of course I'll botch SOMETHING up! I always do! But Markus, I'm a chef and we have a saying in the kitchen: "Two ounces of sauce can hide a million sins"..........substitute the word sauce with paint/pigments and you get the idea.....

20 February 2013, 01:35

Holger Kranich
Hey guy´s, even to botch will be learned!😛

20 February 2013, 07:25

james johnson
in my hands a soldering iron is a deadly weapon!

20 February 2013, 07:26

Holger Kranich
Ha, you can use it to heat the "sauce"!😢

20 February 2013, 08:06

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Lol 😄

20 February 2013, 08:18

Es-haq Khosravi
May be you can use very thin glass plates that they use to put sample of thing under microscopes. If they are not too small in width and height for your purpose.

4 March 2013, 12:32

james johnson
Good idea Khosravi! If I were still at the university, I would certainly entertain this method!! Hmmmm........there is a place nearby that may have some........I'll keep this in mind, thanks for the input!

4 March 2013, 13:19

Es-haq Khosravi
Your Welcome! Take care of your fingers using them!😢

4 March 2013, 13:37

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi James
I see you did all right,so i dont have to nag!!😉
Great comment on Pic 3 LOL

4 March 2013, 13:47

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Smooth camo 👍

4 March 2013, 13:47

james johnson
I did all right........except, I lost the exhaust hoses!! Yikes! First thing tomorrow, I'm going to empty my vacuum cleaner and see if they're in there ( I doubt it, but can leave NO stone unturned). When I am disappointed with this, I'm going to have to scratch build them with miliput.

4 March 2013, 14:07

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
If you do ,wear a dust mask!!😉
I hope you find it!

4 March 2013, 16:29

Album info

Tricolor camo........lot's of playing around with paints and PE......should be fun!

Tiger 1 with figures

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1:35 Tiger 1 with figures (Academy 13264)

1:35 Tiger I initial production (Eduard 35798)

1:35 Tiger I Early Production Photo Etched Grille (Tamiya 35217)

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