My 7 year old daughter has recently taken an interest in “those tanks.” She bought me Dragon’s 9000 series Jadgtiger Late for Christmas, asked if I would build a tank for her, picked out the color scheme, then readily agreed to help me build her tank. THe color scheme is classified at present, but I promise to post pictures in all their glory.
This will be a quick OOB build, after going 12 rounds with the Aber on that Sherman. It is essentially homework, though, because right behind it is the DML Jagtiger Late 6050, fruil tracks (my first set), Aber detail set, Aber skirt/fenders, and an Al barrel. That one will be more conventionally painted.
Anyway, we were pretty busy this weekend, we removed 36 1/2 roadwheels from the sprues, cleaned a MILE of seams around the circumference, and got the suspension mounted. This should go pretty quickly, there appear to be about 50 pieces left, other than the indy tracks.
Sorry about the glare, I was short on time.
And the progress:
Thanks to WBill for his helpful JGT thread on his build log site.
Ohhh, congrats on having your daughter help you; I remember building some wingy things with my dad, and having a blast…though…he did all the work…
Can I hazard a guess as to the paint scheme? Is it going to be ambush pattern with a mixture of pink, pale blue, and grey with little flower outlines replacing the dots, and hannah montana pictures mounted instead of balkenkreuz’s and the vehicle number?
OK, guys, sorry about the non traditional color scheme, this one was dictated to me by my 7 year old.
First, some Tamiya red preshading
Then, some base color, and yes, that is Tamiya “pink” with some flat base
And a shot of thr top, showing the presahding still peeking through
I’m going to “camo” this in specific 7 year old chosen colors, and the cannon color, hold on. I figure its a dry run to my DML Jagdtiger with Aber and Fruil everything. OOB is fun, and I can use the freehand AB practice.
Let me know what you think, and I’ll pass it along, well, most of it along, to my 7 year old princess anti tank gunner.
Awesome color choices Bill! I have a seven year old princess as well. I paint everything in my home in squared away earth tones and last year my daughter broke the news she wanted a pink room. I about went nuts and finally found a Marth Stewart color called Scented Notebook which is like a soft lavendar color that I could live with that matched the white baseboard and crown molding I put in. You and your daughter enjoy that build!!
When dealing with a princess one must fulfill with her wishes.
Love the colors! If nothing else it’s excellant practice with the airbrush LOL.
It matters not if the build is “accurate”, “historically correct”, or even good. It’s all about spending that time with your daughter. She’s learning patience, and is developing her creativity. You are getting a chance of a lifetime.
LOL. This reminds me of those Hostess twinkies with the coconut and zebra stripes.
At least you won’t have to worry about weathering this thing. Enjoy the time with the daughter. My daughter and I were working on a VW bug until I inexplicably lost the directions. Talk about a dog of a kit too.
My thoughts EXACTLY, Wayne, but here’s what we’ve got going for today.
The Princess did NOT specify certain things, so although it’s a commission/spec build, I have certain liberties. I will paint the tools in the usual manner, which will be great practice, and I will do a bit of weathering, no mud, but the edges of the steel roadwheels will be worn, and the teeth on the sprockets will get some silver chipping. Here’s a dry fit:
