King Tiger

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October 17, 2021
Tamiya zimmerit applied to the hull. Adlers Nest MG installed. Turret drying and some tracks started.
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October 18, 2021
Turret now has all the Zimmerit applied and most of the PE. Building the MG34 with an aber barrel, however I may not go with the MG up top and save it for my Tiger I.
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October 18, 2021
Decided to throw an aber set on the cupola MG34. Still deciding if I even want to use it or not for the King Tiger.
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October 18, 2021
More PE progress. Still loads left to do.
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October 19, 2021
Test fitting the damaged fender and side skirts. Went with a few reference photos showing damaged front fenders with the side skirt portion missing.
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October 19, 2021
Side by side of the kit tow cable and the Eureka one.
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October 19, 2021
Managed to get the tow cable secured on the side.
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October 20, 2021
Most of the engine deck is complete. Have some stretched sprue drying around the hooks to then turn into weld beads.
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October 21, 2021
Start of the cast texture on the mantlet. Need to do the rest of it and the weld bead before sanding it down. Went with the Hobby Boss Aber barrel as it was the only one in stock. Just had to Dremel the mantlet and cut the barrel and it fits like a glove.
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October 21, 2021
Test fitting the mantlet with the barrel.
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October 21, 2021
Adding the missing cast texture and lines on the mantlet. Waiting on the plastic to dry to sand down then reapply the cast texture
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October 22, 2021
Texture and locking ring/wire or whatever it is I keep seeing on references added around the bolts.
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October 24, 2021
Added some weld beads around the cupola ring and a few other areas with some Tamiya putty. Will thin them down a bit once they dry
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October 24, 2021
Fender and skirts left side
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October 24, 2021
The other side
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October 24, 2021
Test fitting the Friulmodel tracks on one side.
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October 25, 2021
Sorting routing of the other big tow cable. Gonna have it wrapped around the exhaust and hanging off the tow hook/clevis most likely.
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October 26, 2021
Cables routed and both rear fenders glued on. Few more details here and there then it's time for paint.
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October 26, 2021
Hull completely finished and ready for Primer.
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October 27, 2021
All primed up
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October 27, 2021
Pre shading begins before laying down the Dunklegelb
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October 27, 2021
Reinforced the pre shading with my new Sotar 20/2
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October 27, 2021
Laid down the base dunkelgelb over the pre shaded base.
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October 28, 2021
Laying down the green
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October 28, 2021
More green
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October 28, 2021
Red brown down. Need to tone it down alot.
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October 28, 2021
Camo toned down.
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October 28, 2021
Transfers applied over gloss with some micro set and micro sol. Gonna let them dry overnight.
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October 28, 2021
Transfers all finished up and gave the entire tank a coat of matte varnish. Base coating chipping/weathering and oil work coming soon.
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October 29, 2021
Starting the chipping process
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October 29, 2021
Added most of the chips to the turret roof. Few slight hull red spots around the cupola and hatch.
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October 29, 2021
Most of the chipping is done. Started up on the exhausted. Need to do the entire bottom up and lighten it slightly.
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October 30, 2021
Exhausts mounted up.
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October 30, 2021
Testing some ideas on the road wheels before I do the tank.
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October 30, 2021
Oil wash applied around the driver's area. Needs some clean up and a few additions.
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October 30, 2021
Going light with the oil wash on the Zimmerit itself with a few streaks.
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October 31, 2021
Still need to clean up the oil wash on the roof a bit.
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October 31, 2021
Oil washes fairly finished on the entire model.
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November 1, 2021
Need to fix my broken spare track holders.
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November 1, 2021
Muddied up the road wheels.
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November 1, 2021
Tracks all dirtied up. Will change this up once on the tank and for the diorama.
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November 1, 2021
Testing the fitment of the road wheels and wanted a quick test look soon of both the tracks mounted up.
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November 1, 2021
Getting closer to the finish line.
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November 1, 2021
Still loads more to do.
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November 1, 2021
Decided to do up the Commander for the tank. Matte varnish still drying.
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November 1, 2021
Seeing how he looks in his ride.
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November 3, 2021
Poorly drawn rough idea of how I want the diorama layout to be. Subject possibly to change. Idea is for one of the last Pz-Abt 101 King Tigers covering the withdraw from France.
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November 4, 2021
Forgot I had this old wounded tanker laying around. May have him walking down the road as well to greet the infantry.

Comments

43 17 October 2021, 04:52

Simon Nagorsnik
Good start, waiting on your results👍- following with interest👁

21 October 2021, 04:10

David
Thank you, Simon! It's been a great kit to come back to. My late father purchased it for me back in the early 2000's so I finally decided to order all the needed goodies to work on it.

22 October 2021, 20:26

Simon Nagorsnik
Nice progress!!
Like to see how it grows😄
Good looking pre shading and nice chipping effects
I expect great things from you😉

I've also built this kit a long time ago- my 1st king tiger ever😁
Tamiya's quality is always astonishing, i've built a m4 from the early 80s, and this one could keep up with the 2010 release from dragon!

29 October 2021, 04:11

Ben M
Do you just gloss the area where the decal goes and not the whole tank?

29 October 2021, 20:47

David
Usually just the area I place transfers, Ben. Then I matte varnish the entire model before going to the next steps. Thank you again Simon!

29 October 2021, 22:48

Rui S
Looking great 👍

31 October 2021, 11:59

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Very nice, paintjob looks great! 👍

31 October 2021, 12:48

James C
Awesome paint work, and fantastic looking camouflage scheme 👍
What brand and colours did you use for the camo?

31 October 2021, 16:08

David
Thanks guys! James, the paints I used for the camo were as follows: Mission Models Dunkelgelb 1944, Mig/Ammo Olivgrun Opt 2 and Mig/Ammo Rotbraun. I tweaked the Rotbraun slightly with a few colors to match some reference photos I've seen. Then I went back after the camo was dry and sprayed a lightened mix of the camo (Added some dunkelgelb to the mix) just to get some fading and highlights.

31 October 2021, 19:30

Spanjaard
that is a beautiful cammo. excellent details added too

1 November 2021, 09:36

Simon Nagorsnik
great results, mate!
the mud effects seems really nice, - soon it's time to put it into a dio 😉

1 November 2021, 09:58

James C
Thanks David. It looks superb! 👍

1 November 2021, 17:02

David
Thanks again everyone for all the kind words! I posted up a poorly drawn illustration for the diorama idea I've had planned. It'll of course have a lot of tweaking. But the general idea is for the King Tiger to be one of the last few retreating from France to Belgium around 1944.

3 November 2021, 18:38

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Looking forward to your dio. 🙂 Sounds like an interesting setup.

3 November 2021, 18:46

Simon Nagorsnik
Great figure painting skills mate👍👍

3 November 2021, 19:06

Spanjaard
Figure looks fantastic. Looking forward the dio

3 November 2021, 22:16