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1/18 FOV TIGER 1 # 131 Normandy 1944
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:27 pm
by Yoxford
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:49 pm
by Light.Inf.Scout
WOW - thats nice!
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:23 pm
by Gusthebus
Wow, at first I thought that was 1/16 $400 Tiger not the $30 Target Tiger. That is how good it looks.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:27 pm
by ostketten
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.
[+] FoV Tiger I Custom pics [+]
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:33 pm
by MG-42
[+] > Excellent transition w/ what you did to it Mark. Looks very realistic. Nice pics too. *
Mitch v MG
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:27 pm
by zonetoys
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!
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:05 pm
by tmanthegreat
Dang, that looks good! Nice job
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:46 pm
by olifant
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!
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:09 pm
by immeww2
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:51 pm
by KAMIKAZE
Great job on the paint!
Mark
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:49 pm
by STUKA
wow - amazing work - Love it -
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:06 am
by Jagdpanther
Awesome! Looks great!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:07 am
by grunt1
Well done!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:09 am
by pickelhaube
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
Tiger I
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:07 am
by normandy
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.
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:00 am
by Yoxford
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.
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:51 am
by ostketten
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.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:25 am
by Yoxford
Done.
Left side cable and holders w/tension adjuster.
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2640 ... roppn3.jpg
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:26 pm
by normandy
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!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:27 pm
by immeww2
Now that's the kind of detail I would've expected from FOV. Great job!
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:04 pm
by V2 MAN
Nice tiger
That is one of the best custom painted tigers ive ever seen
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:04 am
by Yoxford
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:35 am
by ostketten
The frontal shot dramatically illustrates the size difference between the two scales, quite noticeable...
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:16 am
by VMF115
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:42 pm
by aferguson
the front shot looks like father and son Tiger tanks.
