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Yoxford
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by Yoxford » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:47 am
Been working on the Merit Tiger 1 over the last month...finally finished the zimmerit, and most detail work. Still need to re-do the Brown & Green camo, decals, add mucho photo etch clamps and wingnuts, and weather…but getting closer!
Copula periscopes ready for painting
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Cleaned up the cut out non-working copula area
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Zimmerit finally on the Cat…also added the grill screens, antenna, and spare antenna tube.
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by flyboy_fx » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:16 am
GREAT!
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by ram04 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:14 am
Looks great.
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by Yoxford » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:09 am
Thanks for the kind words guys, will post more pics as things progress.
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by Yoxford » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:45 pm
Thanks Grunt 1...yes the book from Jentz & Doyle "Germany's Tiger Tanks D.W. to Tiger I" has been indispensable for me over the years…a must have if you want an accurate Tiger I…also this link is extremely helpful in detailing.
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by pickelhaube » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:28 am
I would guess this is 1/16 scale ?
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Yoxford
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by Yoxford » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:47 am
You are correct sir!...
Finished the periscopes (painted/prism/and mounted)…little buggers took 2 days to get them right…
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by 1958Zelda » Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:19 pm
That tank is looking fantastic ! can't wait to see it repainted.
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by flyboy_fx » Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:10 pm
That is one of the best zimm jobs I've seen!
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by warbike » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:28 pm
Really good work and attention to detail, looking forward to seeing more.
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by YT » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:25 pm
Looking great. Going to give my Extreme Metal version a run when you are done.
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Yoxford
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by Yoxford » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:48 am
Great day for airbrushing…tri-color camo on, ready for a few touch ups, then a filter, decals, and weathering….almost there
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by Yoxford » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:52 am
Today I added the Filter. It blends the tone of the colors a bit more and really makes it pop. The filter I used was made by MIG products, P242, “Tan for Tri-Tone Camo”.
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by flyboy_fx » Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:22 am
Are you going to do an oil dot filter also?
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by 1958Zelda » Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:05 pm
flyboy_fx wrote:Are you going to do an oil dot filter also?
Thats called a color fade.
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by Yoxford » Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:35 am
nope no 3 dot color fade, just weathering powders & dry brushing. Shot the decal areas with Future last night and will add the new decals tonight.
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by 1958Zelda » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:55 pm
Everything looks great,when you finish this tiger 1 whats your next project.
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by Yoxford » Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:03 pm
Thanks guys for the positive feedback. 1958Zelda, next up is a 1/16 Eduard Schwimmwagen I managed to snag.
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by Yoxford » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:05 pm
Number “316” back on the turret and a Woolly Mammoth on the bow...
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