Tamiya 1/35 Tiger 1 Mid Production w/ Zimmerit

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Hi all,

I branched out to WW2 armor for this one and constructed Tamiya’s very good Tiger 1 kit. I had a crack at putting some zimmerit on using modelling putty and a hacksaw blade and the result is not fantastic but gives it that certain “applied in the field” look.
Great kit with one annoyance, the damn tracks. I much prefer a single track strand than every single little piece that has to be glued together. But once I got through that, it all came together nicely. Very enjoyable subject overall.

I used Tamiya XF-88 Dark Yellow 2 for the main base colour and Tamiya XF-67 Nato Green for the striping.


cheers

BT

2

Nice work on the zimmerit. Tamiya is notorious for having issues with the tracks being small but they are still much easier than individual tracks.

3

That is truly nice work! Tiger I is perhaps m favorite tank. You did a great job!

Bill Morrison

4

Looks fantastic to me!

I haven’t built a German tank in years but I used to do zimmerit the same way. The results look good! [Y]

5

Thanks guys, comments much appreciated.

cheers

BT

6

Nice job.

7

This is a very nice kitty. The zimmerit looks very good with that field applied look and the paint chipping and weathering is very well done. Pat yourself on the back for a very nice Tiger tank.