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Post by bbd468 on Jun 4, 2012 20:19:14 GMT -5
Hi Gentlemen, These 3 Heavies were all built in 2010. The Ferdinand is Dragon built OOB. The Tiger Is Academy Early w/interior OOB plus a few small scratched stuff and Techmod Decals. The Jagdtiger is Dragon with all welds being redone with evergreen styrene, and a Photoetch set that i cant remember for the life of me which brand it was. Got it from my nephew. It was dark grey colored brass. As if that helps.   By bbd468 at 2012-06-04  By bbd468 at 2012-06-04  By bbd468 at 2012-06-04  By bbd468 at 2012-06-04  By bbd468 at 2012-06-04  By bbd468 at 2012-06-04  By bbd468 at 2012-06-04  By bbd468 at 2012-06-04  By bbd468 at 2012-06-04 Thanks for looking fellas.  Gary |
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Post by deafpanzer on Jun 4, 2012 20:28:48 GMT -5
Outstanding work on those big cats!!! I really dig the camo work on the Tiger. Are all of the tracks indy or DS?
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Post by bigjohn on Jun 4, 2012 20:30:14 GMT -5
Hey Bro, Great looking builds. Love them all, but my favorite is that Jagdtiger........just becouse I have a soft spot for the late war tri color scheams.......
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 4, 2012 20:45:35 GMT -5
Thanks Andy! They are all individual link. Of course the Dragons are the lovely MagicTracks. The Academy links had huge, deep ejector pin marks. I filled every last one and sanded. AAARRRGGG!!!  Not fun. John, Thanks bro! That was the first Model i ever went all out with photoetch, weld beads and the like, so im pretty partial to it as well. ;D Gary |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 4, 2012 20:58:15 GMT -5
wow, some fine work there Gary. I'm liking the Tiger I most. The camo paint and weathering is terrific bud.
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Post by TRM on Jun 4, 2012 21:00:13 GMT -5
Nice work on these big girls Gary!!! Love all three!!!  |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 4, 2012 21:20:49 GMT -5
Thank you for the kind words gentlemen. Gary |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 4, 2012 22:33:21 GMT -5
Was having another look see. I have that Acadamy Tiger I with interior which is planned next. wasn't sure about the kit but seeing how good yours is, I may just go for it. Thanks for getting these up Gary.
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 4, 2012 22:58:43 GMT -5
Was having another look see. I have that Acadamy Tiger I with interior which is planned next. wasn't sure about the kit but seeing how good yours is, I may just go for it. Thanks for getting these up Gary. Hey Rob, I built the interior with no extra work and is kinda simplified. It is a good base for alot of scratched goodies i guess. The extirior, I added some welds, smoke discharger wireing, Wire grab handles, And i robbed some engine screens from another kit as the Academy ones are horrendous, and i had to add some details to the Fifel filter intake area. Anyways, it was a fun experience! Gary |
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Post by wbill76 on Jun 6, 2012 13:40:29 GMT -5
Nice work on the trio Gary...love the schemes and weathering...have to say the Tiger I is my favorite out of the bunch but only if I was forced to choose!
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Post by wouter on Jun 6, 2012 13:53:33 GMT -5
wow, thought I responded here but apparantly not...  Great stuff mate, my fav list of kitties (well, the JP is missing  ) Lovely finish mate! Cheers |
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Post by tonylee on Jun 6, 2012 15:24:04 GMT -5
I've done died and gone to Heaven  Tony |
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Post by bigjohn on Jun 6, 2012 17:32:56 GMT -5
Kinda reminds me of a Queen song............."Fat bottom girls make my rocking world go round"
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 7, 2012 10:51:59 GMT -5
Hi fellas, Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. I appreciate it very much. Hey Tony! Good to see you drop by. LOL...John! ;D Wonder how to say that in german? Fat Bottom Girls machen meinen rockigen Welt sich dreht!!! Gary |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 7, 2012 11:19:30 GMT -5
Yeah I know what you mean. I've started adding torch cuts and can see that welds are in order as well. I'll use the tools from the Dragon kit and some PE and Fruils, but that will be about it. Started on the int as well. Yeah very simplified but for 'through the hatch' it's ok. Painting will be the fun part.
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Post by multicam on Jun 7, 2012 11:35:29 GMT -5
Lovely work Gary! I like everything, but what jumps out at me is the camo pattern on the Tiger. Stupendous!
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Post by johnt on Jun 7, 2012 16:49:23 GMT -5
Hi Gary, these are superb!
What I immediately noticed is that the camos are strong patterns but you have managed to restrain them just enough, so they don't overpower the models. Perfect! The weathering and shading is just right and highlight the details without obscuring them.
Really nice!
Cheers
JT
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 7, 2012 20:33:49 GMT -5
Thanks so much for you nice comments gentlemen. Gary |
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