Well the secret is out in this months FSM. I won’t give it away for those whom don’t have their copy yet. Hehehe
Also a review of Dragon’s Tiger I Late by good old John Plzak. For mud-lover newbies, an article on making it by Pat Hensley. Looks to be a good issue. [:)]
i’m reading mine right now-- it is my first issue-- glad i got the subscription[:D]-- treadwell
First issue? [%-)] I’m asssuming you mean in subscription form. Well, you are in for some good times ahead. There is a nice balance in this issue for ships, aircraft and armor IMHO. Enjoy the reading.
goddarn it!!! why does my subscription always arrive so late…
Wasn’t expecting mine, but it was a pleasant surprise. Time flys sometimes…
yeah-- first issue in the literal sense[oops] what can i say?-- you know ive only recently got back into modeling-- but im diggin’ it![:D]-- and ive already noticed that what ever you are into (cars, aircraft,ships or even ‘the darkside’) there is alot of great info in there-- i am reading mine COVER TO COVER-- even the addverts!— [:D]- treadwell
great, now I got to go get one! [:D]
That’s a really good article on finishing the Tiger. I’m going to try the wash tips. Also great pictures from ModelFiesta XXIV.[8D] I’m getting ready for ModelFiesta XXV that’s in a couple on weeks. I should snap some pictures there and post some after.
Edit: I’m not sure what happened with the type and why half is larger.[?]
I don’t have mine yet, and I’m jealous.
I will say that I really enjoyed Tony Fradkin’s Allied Armor collection in the portfolio section of Great Scale Modeling 2006. I love Olive Drab.
Chris
Just picked it up newsstand. I don’t really see too much armor in this one. At least not as in depth as the rest of the articles. Having said that, KT article is really good for anyone considering to build this huge beast in 1/16.
I haven’t yet got my copy, but I don’t think that the article is much of a secret, at least if one wanders across FSM’s main page instead of going straight to the forums.[:D]
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/default.aspx?c=a&id=2437
Neat article nonetheless. First he does a 1/16 T-34 and now a 1/16 Tiger II. I wonder if there’s a 1/16 Sherman in the offing?
Argh, busted by Abarne!!
Actually, if you must know…I have two large-scale projects that will most likely end up as stories…one is converting a Trumpeter T-34/85 into an SU-85, and the other is a major project, converting Tamiya’s 1/16 Tiger I early into a Tiger I late.
Aside from that, the only other large scale kits I have in my collection are the Verlinden Stug III Ausf G and Panzer III Ausf N. And I’m not ready to start those two yet…waaay too much work.
Jeff
Hey Jeffie,
That 1/16 Kraut Kitty is mighty sweet … mighty sweet indeed.
Good job
Look forward to those (Stug G and Pz III). Two of my faves. Make it a waffle zim on the Stug. [:D]
At that scale, might as well use a waffle iron! Brings a new meaning to “hot iron zim.”
I’ve never seen a 1/16 tank, and realized it’s size once the Tiger was next to a bottle of paint. WOW![:O]
ha, pity the man doesn’t like heated plastics… (you’d find that in the article)
but hey Jeff, if you do decide to use the waffle zim, tell us how you plan to make that lil stamp to use for that paste you use for the zim. (carved wood stamp, or machined aluminum stamp? the later just sounded really cool, and plus you are able to machine your own turned barrels.). and another question, where do you get those paste? it just looks like it can go on easier than scraping putty to as thin of a layer as possible.
Hi Ryan,
The paste can be found in most art-supply stores, and since it’s made by Liquitex, it’s relatively common.
As for the zimmerit tool for the waffle-pattern, chances are I’d find some method of making the tool that doesn’t require machining. My reasoning is that most modelers don’t have access to the same tools I do, so why create something that they can’t? If I make a zim tool, chances are it will use a method that will allow the average modeler to do the same thing.
Off the top of my head, if I had to make a waffle-pattern zim tool, I’d probably use strips of styrene glued in a grid pattern and attached to a square of wood.
Jeff
I’ve seen that done before. Does anyone make a good tool in 1/35 for waffle zim? I have a much smaller Dragon Late G.
here is an idea–
– this is not my work-- (wish it was) – anyway, hope it helps-- small piece of steel with groove cut with a die grinder or diamond wheel glued to piece of wood-- easily obtainable stuff – auto body shops carry die grinding wheels that can be made narrower with a grinding stone-- just a thought[:D]
Actually, from what I’ve seen, that doesn’t look quite right. It’s not separated on the ends. Know what I mean? It just looks too uniform.