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1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:28 pm
by Jnewboy

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:27 pm
by 1958Zelda
Great tank! good luck.

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:35 pm
by Jnewboy
Thanks, yea that 205 turret decal was a trick. Came out great but took allot of work.
Thank god for Micro sol and Tamiya clear flat.

Good luck to you on your indy car, I bet you do well on it! 8)

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:07 am
by ram04
As always another great model, you guys need for me to hit the lottery, I could make a lot of you rich :lol:

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:20 am
by Jnewboy
Thanks, I thought I would get allot more comments on it than there has been, it being Wittmanns in all, I expected that at least I would get a couple of ya hos that wanted to argue about the Tiger number and debate what Tiger he actually used when he went on his rampage. Maybe people only want his death Tiger or last Tiger #007. I think that its kind of retarded as he did not see allot of action in that one before he ate it. I thought that collectors would rather have the Tiger he made his biggest accomplishment in rather than the one he died in.

There has been allot of speculation over the last 15 years over what Tiger he used but there has never been definitive proof that he was in a different Tiger than the one he arrived in (205), just allot of theory and second hand accounts.

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All historical artists that are worth mentioning that have done art pertaining to that day all have used the (205)

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:07 am
by pickelhaube
Nice model !!

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:00 pm
by normandy
Great job on the Tiger!! I like how you used the 21st tracks and wheels with the FOV zimmerit Tiger. It looks the part.
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Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:51 pm
by YT
Great work.

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:55 pm
by MG-42
* Nice camo paint job "jnb". 8)



on a side note however in that artist rendition :

......... it was quite respectful and very thoughtful of the crew of [+] 205 ,

to have opened the gate on that farm first before entering to continue down that road . :o :D



- MG

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:39 pm
by PanzerArm
More likely meant to portray them pulling out of a little spot they backed into to get off the road (and away from Jabos!). Notice no tracks in the field behind them, and yet there are tracks already in front of them.


-Kevin

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:38 pm
by Jnewboy
Right, they backed in and took up a firing position, He shot the last then the first the all hell broke lose.

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:20 am
by Jnewboy
Ends today, good-luck everyone, 24 watchers with eleven hours to go...

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Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:23 am
by gliderdwm
Nice job on the Tiger and zimmerit looks nice. Is that time consuming to do and do you use Aves apoxie?

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:01 pm
by Jnewboy
No, its a FOV top half of a chassis.

This tank is now listed on my etsy store.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Jnewboy

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:45 pm
by Jnewboy
After further research I found inaccuracies in my model and changed it to be more accurate. The pics below show Wittmann arriving at the Battle, notice the track in the front used as additional protection and also notice there was no star antenna.

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I removed the star antenna and added the track and track bar, Im really happy with it now.

Still available at my shop. http://www.etsy.com/shop/Jnewboy

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Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:27 pm
by Light.Inf.Scout
awesome!

Re: 1/18 Custom ~ Michael Wittmann's Tiger I Villers-Bocage

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:15 pm
by plasticboy
Outstanding!!