Old Tamiya Tiger I

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Took a break from aircarft subjects and attempted to dent the armor count in the stash by building this old Tamiya Tiger I as a comission. Was a very simple and easy build since the parts count is very low being from 1970 but still looks like a Tiger. I used Tamiya paints and cheap hairspray for the white wash weathering. Further weathering was done using pigments and oil washes. All comments welcomed.

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Wow, that is a stunning piece of work. Very well done all around and great weathering.

BK

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Its not always about the kit,its about the processes and techniques,yours looks great

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That’s a great job PJ! I love the worn off whitewash and generally beat-up look. She looks the part of a grizzled veteran!

And it’s pretty darn good kit even today. I know there’s a bunch of stuff wrong with it, and the rivet-counters will kill me but it looks like a Tiger I (at least to my eyes).

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Thanks guys!

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Geez, that is really nice PJ.

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Doesn’t it feel good to just build and paint sometimes? We don’t always have to add all of the latest, most detailed kits and AM parts.

This is a beautiful build!

Your techniques are excellent, PJ.

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You did the old big cat up proud! I’m sure that whoever commissioned you to build this will be quite happy with it! This kit may not have all the bells and whistles, but you made it look damn good! [y]

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Looks awesome. Love the whitewash

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Looks great! I like the whitewash and thats some great weathering.

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Very nice build…

Ben

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Thanks for all the great comments gents, highly appreciated. Yes it was actually nice not having to bother with 300 little thingies to be assembled and attached here and there. This thing went together super fast with the weathering taking longer than the actual assembly. I love using this cheap hairspray from the Dollar Store for this technique, it works fine and one can do a bunch of models with one $1 can of hairspray.

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THAT’S a great build.

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THanks templar.

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Very impressive job there PJ, would not have thought it was that old kit. Very nice work bending the side skirts, i take it they are the kit ones and not PE.

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Thanks Bish. Yes it’s the plastic skirts from the kit. I did sand the edges at a steep angle to make them look thinner then carefully used a candle to heat the plastic. The molded date in the hull says 1970.

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Truly excellent work on the Tiger I. Definitely your weathering technique really put this model over the top. Someone should be very happy with this tank.

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Thanks Tiger.

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You did the old Tiger model proud. The white wash is really well done great work!

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Thanks Snake. Amazing what a $1 can of cheap hairspray can create lol.