This was a quick dio build just using what i had around the house comments and input welcome
This was only my second try a building a dio
You did a very nice job on this dio. My only comment is that the tank is too clean. You need to weather it to show its been in the open country. The road wheels have no build up, the gun muzzle has no soot residue, the camo is excellent but you really need to weather this tank to put it over the top. Very nice though.
TigerII
[#ditto]
Thad
Ok i took your advice i new it needed somthing thats y i posted so lets give this a shot here we go.
good looking build.
one thing though… after the zim comes off, the background color should still still be either dunkelgelb or that red zinc oxide color for primer. i am no tiger buff so i am not sure what i said was correct or not though, don’t hold me to it. =P
Smokin,
I know you are trying really hard to get this Tiger into the dio. But, I have a few comments that may help you in the future. First, it is always a good rule to weather tanks from the ground up. The lower hull and suspension should be weathered from the INSIDE to out. In other words, the hull walls, inside roadwheels, top of the track and hull belly/glacis are clean as a pin. This would be an impossible scenario if your goal is realism. I would offer that you should view your model from ground level, and you will see what I mean. Also, there is a technique that you can use with your airbrush, that is, a light ultra thinned filter, or mist coat, to mute and fade the base coat colors, to make the vehicle look like it has been “used” or in the weather for a while.
Steve
Do you mean this article steve http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/german/jbpaint/jbpaint.htm
Thanks for your comments ill figure this stuff out sooner or later[:D] Oh forgot 1 thing the biggest reson the thank is clean under neath i accedently glued it to the base and its stucks OOPS.
I really like the cammo, but the finish is too new. Like Steve suggested, an overspray of the base will blend it in and fade it out. Great job though. Keep it up.
Your off to a great start, your dio is looking great. Just take on board what the other members have sugested and you will go along way
David
Looks good so far. What did you shade and colour the earth with? I’m assuming that Tiger is not finished. Its widely accepted (just what I know) that the undersides ofthe chipped zimmerit would likely be in the oxide red primer colour.
Thats real dirt i used as for the zim maybe mine was painted eith grey iam nat a person that goes for real world accuacy iam happy with the way it came out.
So, the dirt is unpainted? How did you apply it to the ground work and get it to hold and not crack? If its unpainted, how did you get the different colours of brown on it…?
Its real dirt from my yard i used elmers for the ground work, and flat clear for the tank. Thats just the way it turned out.