Hello,
Just wanted an opinion on the primary color. I used Vallejo dark yellow after a base coat of nato black. Was going to do some dark green and either red/brown or brown camo scheme. Do you think I should do another layer of dark yellow before the camo, based on the images? I kinda wanted to have a little of the nato black show through, not a lot though. Just looking for some opinions.
Thank you,
Matt
I would say no. I think the thin layer of dark yellow is allowing enough black to show through to give the subject depth and visual interest. It’s a very effective preshade as it is, and it looks great to my eye. Thin layers of brown and green will allow you to maintain the effect. Your tiger looks mean.
-Chris
Thank you for the feedback! I was going to do a Dark Green and Hull Red camo (Vallejo Air) scheme. Still debating if I want to do a light white wash for a winter camo as well.
-Matt
I’ve never tried winter camoflouge, but I did find this:
Of Course, the dark yellow won’t show through like the grey in the example
-Chris
Thank you! Still debating the winter camo, but I’ll have pictures once the regular camo is done.
-Matt
Random question on the King Tigers. Are the wheels supposed to line up identically on each side or are they supposed to be different? I’ve gone through two different kits on the directions and they come out different on each side.
Finished
The wheels should be the same on each side with the front and rear set outer most.
I would like to comment on the build, but for some reason i have not been able to see any of the pics.
Hi Bish,
Try these ones, hopefully they work for you. I figured out the wheels and they look much better on the King Tiger currently being built.
Also, the Porsche King Tiger, pictured above, was done with a primary color of dark yellow. The Henschel kit instructions suggest using Sandy Brown with various camo patterns added after in dark green/red brown. Was the Henschel version solely painted in that color?
Hey Bish,
You have to click on the words themselves to see the pics.
Tiger, thanks. I thought those symbols normally meant there is an issue with the link. Seen them now.
managed to check out your pics, some nice work there.
In regards the colour, some vehicles were completly pajnted at the factory and the green and yellow were applied ove rthe base primer. This seems to have mainly applied to vehciles being being built in the build up to the Srdennes Offensive when the Germans needed them fast and they would not have had the Zimm. prior to this, the normal pracice was followed with the tanks leaving the factory in DY and the other colours being painted at the front.
Thanks for the feedback! With the Henschel kit, Dragon 6303, I will probably go with the Sandy Brown primary with a little bit of dark yellow mixed in. Then add some brown camo to try and follow the kit.
That Tiger does look mean. Great work!
The KT used torsion bar based suspension. The bars passed through one side of the hull and were fixed to the opposite side. This means that it’s not possible for the road wheels to line up exactly with the wheels on the other side of the tank, there will be a slight offset.
Did any of the Porsche turret tanks make it to the Bulge? I know a lot of them were lost in Normandy.
Couldn’t see your photos when you first posted but I can now- nice work!
Great looking Tiger Tanker. It will look good on the shelf next to your other Tiger!!
