I gotta say the work you put into your post graphics is as amazing as your building skills. Just excellent.
As a hobby, I do this when I have nothing else to do.
Actually it’s not as much about patience as it is about taking my time. Good detail comes with learning patience and !http://s4654.storage.proboards.com/5644654/i/c2ELSt7daPyF1J1zw8QZ.gifpatience is a big part of this hobby - it’s just a hobby to me (including the smileys and the formatting), I’m not inclined to crank out models to fill the house with, but models to attract interest and inspire creativity in others also.
Why knock out so !http://www.animated-smileys.com/emoticons/animated-smileys-sport-120.gifso models when you can put all that effort in to one serious composition. At todays prices, it seems wasteful to hurry a model just to get it done.
!http://lparchive.org/EcoQuest-1-The-Search-for-Cetus/Update%204/emot-pervert.gifThanks again Tojo!
AND…
As I continue to complete “PaperbackedTiger”,
I’ll eventually be taking it up to the next level with - -
“The Phantom Tiger”
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… but it’s not what you think it’s gon’na be either.
And I’ll be adding a lot 'ta more details and creativity for y’all guys to review.
Then - I’m gon’na continue beyond that also.
Hang on, more’s a coming.
Alright,
break’s over… back on muh head!http://www.freesmileyfaces.com/files/day-by-day/sports-smiley-faces/316.gif
(punch line from an old joke)
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This is just incredible work. I’ve always built straight out of the box too, but mostly because I’ve just never known where to start. Actually, that’s the main reason I joined the forums here. Can’t wait to see further progress on this model.
Mind boggling work. This is far beyond me! Amazing!
Toshi
Glad 'ya like it… !http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/yellow-hd/nodding-head-smiley-emoticon.gifTHANKS!
T hat’s all just oil paint.
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!http://www.korat-info.com/forum/images/smilies/salute.gifThank you Herr Bishmeister.
There’s many more cards yet to be dealt.!https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_VsbU8801VPzN9l0Z6uhvyAfnM0m2fAWho1_6MLox1uDCPs50aA
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Thanks Glenn,
Like with a good book, I take my time. I try to make 'em as entertaining as informative.
Good stuff coming up here soon.
!http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_foto.gifI appreciate your comments.
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Hey Wannabe and Toshi,
Thank you for the input. Just be creative by expanding beyond out of the box and give it a try. Works for me.
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Don’t beat yourselves up… we’ve all had to start somewhere.
This really isn’t a “bridge too far”. Just look how much Bish has progressed with that super E-100 Jag dio .
I was going to include an update tonight, but it seems that Photobucket has messed !http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/babysmiley2.gifitself.
Again, thanks guys.
Apparently, it’s my !http://www.laie-smileys.com/tele.gifbrowser that’s messed !http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/babysmiley2.gif!http://www.aussieghosts.com/forum/images/smilies/stinks.gifitself.
!http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/angry/smiley.gifThat’s just plumb irritating.
I can see everybody’s pictures, just not mine.
Dang, now I gott’a upgrade my system and browser (which I don’t want to do because I’m comfortable with it) before I can see what I’m doing.
So hang on… it’s soon on the way.
I can only echo what DM says here. Its all a matter of pushing yourself at a pace that you are comfortable with. I put things off for years concerned i would not pull it off. Tree’s, scratchbuilding, Urban scenes. But none of them turned out as hard as i expected and the results were better than i could of hoped. Of course, there is room for improvment, lessons learned, but that happens with every build no matter how long you have been doing it.
Just don’t be afraid to fail. If it goes wrong, so be it. I think my next challenge will be vehicle.
And DM, thank you for the compliment, that is high praise indeed.
!http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/images/smilies/putergreet013.gifHey 'yall.
Now, !http://www.animatedimages.org/data/media/318/animated-computer-smiley-image-0039.gifafter that infernal browser episode.
!http://yoursmiles.org/msmile/compgame/m0307.gifHere we go again.
Well, it’s been a while since my last update, but I recently got me
a new !http://orig06.deviantart.net/9bf2/f/2009/290/1/a/shooting_smiley_by_killerbeat.gifColt carbine with a stack of accessories and I’ve just
been having “too much fun with that”.
I hope 'ya can understand getting a bit carried away with it…
'specially with it being Fall and all,… here down south.
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Meanwhile,!http://www.tiptopglobe.com/skin/smile/kat2/smileys-free-download-3317.gif
back on the farm.
I’m still all over the place with this project guys… !http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/run-around-smiley.gif
Now, back to where we left the the turret.!http://www.animateit.net/data/media/86/200.gif
All hairsprayed, and headed in the panzergray way…
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Next,
A little further down the road (after a bit more !http://orig06.deviantart.net/9bf2/f/2009/290/1/a/shooting_smiley_by_killerbeat.gifgunplay).
Details relevant to this version.
The turret was specifically designed by Krupp for this vehicle.
Here’s more detail on that last picture.
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The kit front and aft turret roof plates are the production series Tiger II 40mm plates. The turrets were originally
built with 25mm thick front and aft roof plates as found on the V1 - V3 Tiger II prototypes and the three VK45.02
(P) vehicles. With the exception of a cut out on the front edge of the armor plate creating a splash guard these plates
sat flush with the turret front and side armor plates and left a 15mm step up to the 40mm center turret roof plate. -
There is a thin square deflector bar that sits across on top edge of the turrets front armor plate splash guard that
needs to be removed. -
The forward blade sight mounted on the front left side of the turret roof needs to be removed.
-
The cover for the spent cartridge rounds ejection port along with the curved rain guard welded to the rear turret roof
will have to be removed and the hole filled. -
The center 40mm turret roof plate that houses both the commander’s cupola, loaders hatch and ventilation fan housing
needs to have the close defense weapon removed and the hole filled as well as the drain channel to the right of the
loader’s hatch. You’ll have to acquire the armored cover for the ventilator as the kit only supplies you with the water
tight ventilator cover. -
The commander’s cupola was not welded to the turret roof. It was bolted down to the roof and sat in a shallow furrow
cut out on the 40mm center turret roof. -
Use the commander’s cupola without the drain channels.
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I removed the 4 large rivets on the hinges of the loader’s hatch cover as these were not present on any of these
vehicles. Only when used on the Tiger I. -
Remove the 3 sockets for the jig boom on the turret roof.
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The rain guards over both the binocular gun sight and machine gun opening on the turret front plate were removed.
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The handle on the outside of the rear turret hatch is not used.
-
I added two conical bolts just in front of the hole for the commander’s viewing port on the left side of the turret. Also
create a flat circular plug and add welding around the plug for the commander’s viewing port in the curved area of the
turret. A decision had been made to plug this hatch. -
I used the supplied aluminum monobloc 8.8cm gun barrel.
Getting some collective perspective before progressing further.
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Dullcoted and kind’a grim lookin’ eh?
Cupola and barrel not secured yet.
Close up surface texture… this thing’s growin’ hair…
Some buff washing up high
Got most of those shell impacts all mellowed out… several shrapnel scrapes and scratches to work on yet…
Some dark washing down low
And yet a bit more dusting and color adjustment.
Close up… still gott’a kill some of that shine.
Ta Daaaaaaa…
And now, for a bit of fun…
I know the periscopes didn’t light up but it was something fun & so simple I just had to fool around with it.
Pending some very minor turret work… it now begins to come together.
And yet, there’s a ton more of stuff where that came from… stay tuned.
So now,
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Then off to the gym.
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So DM, being steel, what does that thing weigh 3 lbs. give or take?
Just pullin your chain, [;)] that looks fantastic, just like steel.
Just insperational and outstanding work.
Robert
Modelcrazy,
Thank you.
Actually, it’s pretty heavy. I mounted some lead weights in the hull to give it some heft and distribute the weight firmly and evenly on the tracks.
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Thank you Robert.
Stay tuned… !http://www.linedanceposse.com/images/type.gif
I’m getting another update ready to go…since photobucket’s finally got their act together… again.
I guarantee it’ll be !https://www.industrialprojectsreport.com/forum/images/smilies/digger-smiley-emoticon.gif*ground breaking*.
After all week…!http://orig11.deviantart.net/424e/f/2007/038/b/d/_beatdeadhorseplz__by_melihitchcock.gif
I’m tired of struggling with’em.
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Good looking steel, I mean plastic, I mean steel…
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When you care to send the very best. . . . . . .
Thanks Sprue,
I’ll be throwing up some more dirt here soon…
meanwhile, back to the firing range tomorrow morn.
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P.S. Photobucket is DOWN again.
!http://www.disboards.com/data/avatars/m/142/142037.jpg?1423018989I might just “kick the bucket” when
this is over.
!http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/word/welcome-back-sign-smiley-emoticon.gif
I’m taking a break on the tank to construct a home for it.
!https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRddInn6k3ZX3AdES2AGbuxrIM-YoahJv5zxbCqVjm0Y3vYcDLlI’ve been working on something simple, so as not to take attention away from the main subject here.
Here we go ➛➛➛➛➛
Got the foam packing out of a recent !https://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/ssc_boxedin.gif?w=150&h=120box from ebay.
I did a bit of doodling to get an idea of how I wanted to present this.
Before the doodles…
And the day af’ta the doodles…
Not sure if I’m gon’na use’em !http://www.buddy-icons.info/img/smile/1514.gifthough.
I like the brick and granite on the left… still not sure yet.
Next is a piece of 8 x 10 foam board all laid out.
I went to town on it
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…or should I say to “Kummersdorf” - hint, hint…
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Further down the road…
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After much patience - later.
I brush painted it in brown acrylic hobby paint from wal-mart, it doesn’t take that long.
Never use aerosol laquer based paint on styro-foam,
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unless you’ve thoroughly futured it beforehand.
It’s a disappearing act if you don’t future it first.
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Enamel based paints might/should be ok, but I haven’t tried it.
Next a heavy !http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_10_5.gifwash of raw umber acrylic craft paint.
Then, !http://www.demnia.nl/images/ranks/thief.gifI took out some blocks of pavement
and
I hand painted various surface and wear details. The
unfinished areas were painted withacrylic hobby craft paint.
I’ll deal with that later.
Dirt and dust will tone it down and fill in the cracks and spaces.
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!http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vqxk8KUx1hU/UytdCQyGi1I/AAAAAAAABeo/_LtcALtDGIs/s1600/AGRICULTOR+ECOLÓGICO.gifPlanted some weeds and twigs in the road crevices.
And, I tried out another wall option I did in addition to the first two I worked out.
Added some slight scrapes along the wall from errant traffic.
I think this will work better as it will give more overall color variation.
I’ll save the others for another time.
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Then added a bit of plant life !http://smileys.newbeginningsnetwork.com/piwigo/galleries/ACTIVITIES/gardening/plant.gifon top of that stone wall before permanent installation.
!http://smileys.smilchat.net/emoticon/seasons/automne/tas-feuilles.gifThere’ll be a lot more greenery to go on here too!http://i.dama.cz/s/e704.gif
Here’s another slice of that !http://rockcreeklake.com/board/Smileys/default/thEmoticon-Pie.gifdirt pie before the final placement…
…stone face on the left side - dirt and roots on the right (back) side.
Time for a picture break…
!http://www.4smileys.com/smileys/cool-smileys/smiley-with-glasses28.gifGet yer glasses and read on.
!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/PzDMunch.svg/160px-PzDMunch.svg.pngBy the spring of 1945 Germany had become a battleground. At the
Wehrmacht weapons testing grounds at Kummersdorf the various test departments
began evacuating important materials and documents and burning the rest. At the
beginning of March 1945 the “Kummersdorf Panzer Battalion was formed from elements
of the Technischen Versuchs Kompanie “Technical Test Company” it had a mixed complement
of vehicles. [On the 14 March 1945, part of the panzer battalion Kummersdorf was
absorbed into I./Panzer-Regiment 29 which was part of the newly formed Panzer-Division
“Müncheberg” a division which itself was formed on the 5th of March 1945.
An OKH order dated 18 April 1945 shows that the Kummersdorf Abteilung and the
1/29 Panzer Regiment were organized into an ad-hoc regiment. The Kummersdorf or 1st
battalion had a staff, a staff company, a Tiger Company (formerly 3/Kummersdorf Panzer
Battalion), a Panther company, a mixed Panzer company, and a supply company.]
The Inspector-General of Armored Forces mentioned the formation of Kummersdorf
panzer company {new unit, formed out of the logistics battalion at Kummersdorf.} during
the course of a meeting of a briefing at Führer Headquarters on 31 March 1945. It was
organised into three tank platoons (partially mobile), one armored reconnaissance platoon
(not mobile). The vehicles were taken from those kept on hand for test purposes. They
included a Panzer VI Tiger II (Sd.Kfz. 182), a Jagdtiger, two American Sherman tanks, an
Italian P 40(i) tank, and several B IV heavy explosive charge carriers armed with machine
guns. {one Tiger II, one Jagdtiger, four Panthers, two Panzer N, one Panzer III, one
Nashorn, one Hummel, two Sherman’s, and one immobile Porsche Tiger 8.8-centimeter
L/71 main gun }
According to a priority telex message dated 4 April 1945, at least part of the panzer
company was supposed to be transferred into the Dresden area. {A report on the 19
April 1945 stated the Kummersdorf panzer company was on the march to Luchau. A final
report dated 21 April 1945 stated the battalion staff and the company had been attached
to Kampfgruppe MÖWS.} The non-mobile elements of Kummersdorf panzer company, including
a Tiger tank with the Porsche turret {Porsche Tiger 8.8-centimeter L/71 main gun} saw
action at the end of April in the fighting south east of the proving ground. Another tank
unit was formed at Kummersdorf using the civilian drivers, including Behnisch, whose name
appears several times. According to a note dated 21 April 1945, this unit was supposed to go
into action south of Zossen as part of Kampfgruppe Kaether. With a total of 42 vehicles,
including at least one Panzer V Panther, it set out in the direction of Baruth. Troops of the
1st Ukrainian Front advancing from Golssen had to be held up. A battle developed near Baruth
in which the makeshift tank unit was completely wiped out. (Baruth is approximately
7 kilometers from village of Horstwalde following text must be dated on or about the 21st
April 1945)
At Kummersdorf, the battle commander of Kummersdorf put together a Volkssturm unit
from the remaining men. It saw action on the road to Horstwalde. A damaged Tiger was
hauled out of the garages of the Verskraft to bolster its strength. There was a brief
exchange of fire with red army troops during which a T34 was knocked out. Fighting was
also recorded in the area of the army workers settlement, where 88-mm anti-aircraft
guns destroyed another tank. Members of the Volkssturm wielding Panzerfaust anti-tank
weapons destroyed several Russian tanks on the road from Scönefled to Gottow.
(Approximately 3km East of Horstwalde village) The defensive ring around Kummersdorf,
which had been broken in several places then disintegrated.
Conclusion
It’s clear from the text above that the Technischen Versuchs Kompanie “Technical
Test Company” left their immobile tank behind when they were ordered south. The tank
is referred to as a “Tiger tank with a Porsche turret” and “Porsche Tiger 8.8-centimeter
L/70 main gun” This could well be nothing more than an early Tiger II with a Porsche turret.
But you never know, and just because there are no pictures of the tank at Kummersdorf
and no photographs taken in or around Horstwalde by the Russians does not rule out that
it could have been a VK4502. People have pointed out that if the Tiger which fought there
was indeed a VK4502 then it would have surely drawn the interest of a Russian Army
photographer.
BUT to this day no Russian Army photographs of the knocked out VK4501 command tank
have ever surfaced. This one off rare tank, (lost in 1944) you would have thought would have
been photographed even if it was just a wreck. It’s very likely that once engaged - the single
tank defending Horstwalde would have been destroyed, if the tank had been wrecked - then
perhaps the remains may well have been over looked by the Russians just like the VK4501,
especially when you consider that the Maus V1 prototype and a blown up VK4502 were lying
just a few kilometres away.
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Kind’a gives you an idea of where I’m headed here.
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Dirt and dusted the road with pastel chalks.
And added the rock wall set-up.
Still needs a bit more color adjustment… and that greenery I mentioned.
Color looks better now.
Just a dirty old - well worn and nearly forgotten back road near Kummersdorf.
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Playing in the grass there on the right.
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Yep, somethin’ BIG is gonn’a turn up here, and that’ll bring it all together.
Well,!http://forums.vinagames.org/images/smilies/th_1sm086egyptdance1.gif much more on this later.
…well?
Hmm,
I’m in awe of you work DM! [:O][:|]
Let me get this right. You carved the walls and road out of syrofoam.
Well, i imagine its somewhat lighter than plaster. [:P]
What didyou use to cut it. When ever i try with a knife, it just breaks apart.