Tiger I in Leningrad

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Just a fast work …

Dragon 1/35 Tiger I (the first released some years ago), strictly OOTB with a fast base color painting work ( … just base color!.. no highlighted zones or shadows…)

No agressive painting work, no complex techniques, no color modulation … just joy to have an atractive result You can see here just 4 sessions of painting work (aproximately 9 hours)

One more session in a close future for painting the tools, adding some rust effects here and there, finishing the tracks and exahust pipes … and some more randomly applied dirt here and there.

Hope you like it!

Any opinion or suggestion will be highly apreciated

Regards

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Excellent job on your Tiger!

Somehow people with Spanish names are really good at painting realistic finishes on models, maybe its the food or wine… regardless I am impressed!

I am going to mark this page for reference pictures for weathering, the rust, scratches and mud look perfect!

All the new fad techniques you mentioned over complicate the process of painting, its reassuring to see such awesome results without all the fuss & toiling.

Thanks for posting your work Jose![t$t]

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Yup.What SF said.The muddy tracks and wheels really sell the build!

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Excellent job.[:D[

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Really nice job,nice details like the rusted steel extra tracks,against the wet muddy tracks in use.

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This stands out from the ordinary [Y]

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AAAHH a fresh face and some fresh work.[snWcm][Y]

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Fabulous job! Excellent weathering and painting. Only criticism is that the tools look brand new- they should have some weathering as well.

Rob

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A truly beautiful piece of work. Nice to see such a fresh approach.

I think what I love the most about your post is your modest appraisal of a “fast work”, lol.9 hours on a paint and weathering job is more than some guys put into three or four models.

However, it’s not without some advanced techniques. I can see chipping, multiple washes, what looks like some filter applications. Standard stuff in the “Spanish School” of modeling, but what you would call “no complex techniques” are in fact rather advanced techniques to many modelers here.

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A truly beautiful piece of work. A welcome addition to the forum. Hope to see more of your work. And if that a 'quickie" I can’t wait to see one that you go crazy on.

It’s called “Mig Jimenez Syndrome” It’s in the their genes[;)]

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Many thanks for your replies (the tools, the tracks, the exhaust pipes, still not finished, just one session more)

[:D][:D][:D]Yesss, I absolutely agree with this: “Mig Jimenez Syndrome”. For me, one of the most revolutionary modellers in the world. He opened our eyes! (Food, wine and nice women also hepl!!) [:D]

And yesssss … belive me, a really fast work!. Just base color (no lights or shadows), a general wash (natural shade oil, very easy to make), no filters (no different shades on white or grey) and just transparent spots and lines made with oils (highly thinned) here and there (yes, this may be a little more complex). Regarding chipping … just a question of making hundred of them until you make them right (like Karate Kid washing and polishing cars… hehehe). I´ve learned a lot watching other modellers kits, but it´s just a question of patience.

In my opinon, our real enemy is our fear to use new techniques, not the difficulty of them!

Any of the tanks here:

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took me more of a month just painting them! They are really time consuming projects!

Here you can find a “crazy” step by step (nearly two months just for paint! … more than 50 hours!)

http://www.xtrememodelling.com/foros/viewtopic.php?t=574

In a few days, I´ll post my last crazy painting work (nearly three months to paint it, that´s the reason why I need to make a fast work with this tiger … to relax …

Thanks for posting!

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Very nice…some of the best “chipping” and weathering effects (without overdoing it) I’ve seen in a while…[Y][Y]

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Awesome work, Jose–your style is stunning, and I recognize it from being a big fan of “Armor” magazine, which featured so much of the “Spanish school” style.

I have two questions–have you ever been in “Armor” magazine? Because I may have already seen some of your work, and

2–have you ever been to the Coral de la Moreria in Madrid for wine and steak?The dancers are just fabulous, and the guitarists’s are amazing!

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Food and wine are good but watch the women… !http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/denistephenson/smileys/smiley%20fight/thsmilie_b_387.gif

Obviously we have a very seriously talented modeler here.

What’s the story on the tiger II paint job?

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I can’t figure how you got on the forum without me noticing…

Anyhow, here’s a belated welcome. I’m sure I speak for all of us.

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HOW DID YOU CHIP THE PAINT!!! I can’t make paint look chipped to save my life.

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Stunning work Jose.

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Hello again and thank you very much for your warm welcome!. I can say I feel at home here!

Manstein´s revenge … thank you! Your comment for me is highly apreciated. [:D]

The doog

1.- Yes, you´re right. I´ve published with Xtreme Modelling and Euromodelismo (from Spain) and some other european magazines, like AFV Modeller, Military Modelcraft International, Steel Master, so on.

2.- Yessssssss!!! … [:D] … but my wife did not let me see the dancers “in detail” [:D][:D]

Disastermaster … I agree with you about women … but they´re SO beautiful … [:D]

King Tiger history. Just a brief summary.

1.- 1/48 Tamiya Kit + Friul Tracks + Hauler PE Set + metal barrel (armorscale)

2.- Base color

2.1.1.- Dark Yellow heavily thinned with Tamiya´s lacquer applied in several layers.

2.1.2.- Olive Green. Acrylic paint highly diluted with water applied with a fine numer 1 brush. 3-4 layers to achieve an homogeneous result.

2.1.3.- Red brown. The same as olive green.

Spots applied also with a brush.

3.- White. Applied using the hairspray technique.

4.- Washes, filters … olis …

5.- The result

101stAirbone

Using acrylic paints, a number 1 brush and a lot of patience. My first 2000 scratches were awful. 2001 was a little better! You know, just try, and try … and try

Hope this will help you:

http://www.cgtextures.com/

Tigerman … many thanks!

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Great job! I especially like the weathering, and chipped paint effect, very realistic!

Nate

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That Panzer IV in the link you provided is just mindblowing!

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Ah, yes–I thought I recognized your work.

Boys, we’re in the presence of a Master here…

Then I must thank you, Jose, for you have already helped me and influenced me with your style and that of your fellow compatriots. I’m a huge fan of the “Spanish School”.

Now, regarding those bailandas…lol. Marta del Sol was one of the best. But there are many, many there “worth a second (and even a third) look” eh? [;)] Your wife is a wise woman! lol

I’m looking forward to seeing more of our exceptional work!