1/18 Afrika Corps Halftrack, and Tiger Tank !!Lots of Pics!

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1/18 Afrika Corps Halftrack, and Tiger Tank !!Lots of Pics!

Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:58 pm

HEres some paintjobs I did. Let me know what ya'll think. :D

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Post by bird » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:21 pm

that weathering was awesome, nice job.

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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:36 pm

Thanks Bird :D , Pickelhaulbe pointed out to me I did the Swastika backwards, and it looks like I did :shock: Oops. Ill have to fix that.


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Post by tmanthegreat » Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:10 am

Very, very nice job 8) I am currently in the process of making a customized Afrika Corps Panzer IV G, and may have to consult with you on how to create proper weathering techniques :wink:
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Post by exether_mega » Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:43 am

Looking realy good :D

Im Afrika rollen die panzer...

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Post by scope uk » Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:07 am

That is some awesome work! great work on the weathering!! :D
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Post by Jagdpanther » Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:58 am

Awesome work there! :D
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Post by gary1930 » Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:18 am

Beautiful work!
Unfortunately, neither of those models were used in Afrika. The 251D and steel wheeled Tiger came later.

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Post by Light.Inf.Scout » Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:38 am

Looks GREAT!

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Post by V2 MAN » Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:57 pm

Nice man the weathering is awsome 8)
Beautiful work!
Unfortunately, neither of those models were used in Afrika. The 251D and steel wheeled Tiger came later.
Wasnt the tiger used in the late days of the war in Africa :?:

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Post by immeww2 » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:13 pm

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Post by gary1930 » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:32 pm

V2 MAN wrote:Nice man the weathering is awsome 8)
Beautiful work!
Unfortunately, neither of those models were used in Afrika. The 251D and steel wheeled Tiger came later.
Wasnt the tiger used in the late days of the war in Africa :?:
Yes, but it was the early version with rubber clad wheels, a different cupola, and Feifel air cleaners.

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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:07 pm

Could someone post a picture of one, so I can add on to it?

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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:33 pm

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IS this what one looked like, cause if so, the only difference I see are the wheels, but thats it, where would the sand filters go?
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Post by gary1930 » Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:42 pm

Here are a bunch of pictures of an early Tiger I, same as used in north Africa.
The model is a 1/6th Armortek.

http://vincesgallery.smugmug.com/galler ... 7#67671889

and here is a pic of the Feifel air cleaner system on one I am building:

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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:05 pm

Sweet!! Thanks! That is looking pretty good!!!
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Post by Quixote511 » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:52 pm

I am impressed young man. I certainly didn't have the skill to do that when I was your age. Good show. And, as far as some of the tach details go, I wouldn't worry too bad. That weathering is just kick ass.
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Post by grockwood » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:36 am

The Africa Tiger I also has the commanders "drum style cupala(sp)". Some suggestions for doing DAK equipment. The desert is very dry. Equipment doesn't rust as much as in wetter climates. In addition blowing sands keep the rust scrubbed off. The Tigers that arrived in Africa wouldn't have had the DAK symbol painted on the gray color. As very late arrivals to the campaign, they would have been painted sand yellow first and the DAK painted over the sand color.

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Post by RED » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:35 pm

Nice work brother!!!I really like the rusted---been there look!!!! :wink: ---RED---
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Post by flpickupman » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:03 pm

First things first; outstanding effort on both pieces. I too have a DAK Hanomag Ausf D, so I'm not gonna fuss at you about it's historical accuracy. A couple points have already been made regarding the Tiger, the most noticiable being the wrong road wheels. I'm in the same boat regarding mine. However, with FOV's Tiger that will hopefully be released soon, we'll ultimately have a donor tank to provide the correct road wheels. Another thing was the gun mantlet. The area where the gunner's sights are located was not raised on the North African Tigers. I've modified mine somewhat, I think I'm almost satisfied with the result.

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One that's about as big as the road wheels is the Commander's Cupola. I transplanted the cupola from a Panzer IV, and I think it turned out fairly well. This is actually a fairly simple mod.

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(that vertical upright will have to be cut out to fit the new cupola)

and finally this..
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As for the air cleaners, I figure I'd try to get away with a set off of one of those Hen Long 1/16 RC Tigers. My scratch building skills are nowhere near what I'd like them to be, I sometimes I have to cheat.

Last but not least, there were no DAK Palms on Tiger tanks. :wink:

Also, a good source for turret numbers is John's Stuff Decals.


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Keep up the excellent work and good luck with your project. :D
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