Just finished this 1/35 Ardennes Front King Tiger from Tamiya. Paint is Apple Barrel Khaki and Nutmeg Brown craft paint and the green is Modelflex Medium Green. This was certainly a pleasure to build.
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As Tamiya kits usually just fall together, instructions are great, it’s easy to feel spoiled. I love them, but then move on to something else that’s limited production etc and sometimes get frustrated.
Anyway, your King Tiger looks sharp. I have never sprayed those craft paints. Would you mind telling how you thin them?
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I thin them with windshield washer fluid 50/50 ratio. The Modelflex I’m struggling with, they say can be sprayed straight from the bottle. I need to research what it could be thinned with. Having trouble with it clogging up my brush and overspray. I’m limited to a single action airbrush and cheap Harbor Freight compressor.
At 58 cents a bottle I do like the craft paint!
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Fantastic job on the King Tiger Shoop! That camo scheme turned out great and I’m really glad to hear that you also use the craft acrylic paints too. I also think mine with the blue windshield washer fluid too. I’ve found that the metallic craft paints spray a little better than the regular colors. The cost of modeling supplies are slowing creeping upwards and it’s nice to find a less expensive alternative.
Nice job on the camo scheme colors.
The camo came out really nice.
Love it. I built this kit many years ago, my first armor kit, and still have it on my display shelf. Although I didn’t build the motorcycle for some reason. Stuck it away in my spares box, where it still resides.