1/18 FOV TIGER 1 # 131 Normandy 1944

Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:27 pm

A few more details in the works but finished for the most part.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2975 ... 168ee2.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6879 ... 169ot6.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4312 ... 170xr6.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9357 ... 171ir3.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6673 ... 173rk5.jpg

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:49 pm

WOW - thats nice!

Gusthebus · Post by **Gusthebus** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:23 pm

Wow, at first I thought that was 1/16 $400 Tiger not the $30 Target Tiger. That is how good it looks.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:27 pm

It looks awesome, outstanding work.

Is the camo pattern airbrushed or hand painted..?? If handpainted I would be curious to hear your technique. Either way, it came out excellent.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:33 pm

[+] > Excellent transition w/ what you did to it Mark. Looks very realistic. Nice pics too. *

Mitch v MG

zonetoys · Post by **zonetoys** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:27 pm

That is some mighty fine detailing!

I thought it was a larger more expensive model when I first looked at it!
Thanks for the Hi-Res pics makes it easier to study the detail! Great looking Camo paint too!
My hat is off to you!

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:05 pm

Dang, that looks good! Nice job

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:46 pm

All I have to say is WOW!

I can't believe that this is the toy-like FOV Tiger I have seen in other pictures. Your zimmerit is absolutely perfect and the LAH emblem is extremely realistic. Yoxfor, you are an absolute artiste!

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:09 pm

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:51 pm

Great job on the paint!

Mark

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:49 pm

wow - amazing work - Love it -

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:06 am

Awesome! Looks great!

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:07 am

Well done!

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:09 am

Hey Yoxford sweet job man. I really like the rear deck. What did you end up doing to the rear vents? I see that you coverd them with screens . Did you hallow them out? Paint the recesses black ? You cant see in the pic. Fine job .
Did you make 2 of them? I will put my order in now

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:07 am

Yoxford, Just Outstanding! The paint, extra details and the outer road wheels.....WOW

To the folks at FOV... if you made this 1:18th Tiger like Yoxfords custom you'd sell tons of them. Oh and if you got the Tigers to the rest of the country you might sell a few more.

No Tigers in the North East.

Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:00 am

Thank you all for the kind reviews. That really means allot coming from my fellow forum members.

Ostketten, I used mainly a dry brush method, took away some of the factory
Brown, fired a can of green spay paint at taped off areas, and then more dry brush/blending/and weathering powders. I stayed away from the airbrush to get that
1944 in the field applied with spray guns, brooms, and rags look.

Pickelhaube, I thought of cutting the rear vents but after setting the screens on, the result was not worth the effort, so I painted the recesses black.

olifant, you are right, the FOV Tiger is a diamond in the rough, took about 80 hours but I dig the results.

Final pictures are on the way, I just finished the left side cable holders and cable, also got got the track sag just right, and oh yea more mud & dust.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:51 am

Ostketten, I used mainly a dry brush method, took away some of the factory
Brown, fired a can of green spay paint at taped off areas, and then more dry brush/blending/and weathering powders. I stayed away from the airbrush to get that
1944 in the field applied with spray guns, brooms, and rags look.

Excellent, thank you for the information.

Final pictures are on the way

Look forward to seeing those, a job well done indeed.

Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:25 am

Done.

Left side cable and holders w/tension adjuster.

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2640 ... roppn3.jpg

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:26 pm

Yoxford, your Tiger looks great!!!!! As I said in the post above, I hope the folks at UNIMAX/FOV and 21st for that matter see the work you've put into this project. I've often wondered why THEY don't ask the collector/customizer what we think might sell or what we'd want...... Anyhow Yox best looking 1:18th Tiger I've ever seen!!!!!!!!!

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:27 pm

Now that's the kind of detail I would've expected from FOV. Great job!

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:04 pm

Nice tiger

That is one of the best custom painted tigers ive ever seen

Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:04 am

Reference size comparison between FOV 1/16 and 1/18

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1182 ... 015en5.jpg

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4017 ... 016iu8.jpg

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:35 am

The frontal shot dramatically illustrates the size difference between the two scales, quite noticeable...

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:16 am

Wow you are the master!!!!!!!!!

Post by **aferguson** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:42 pm

the front shot looks like father and son Tiger tanks.

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1/18 FOV TIGER 1 # 131 Normandy 1944

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