African Tiger I - revisit! - jerrycans

[deafpanzer]

I'd take blame any day as long as we get to see you finish this Tiger. LOL Love your shiny @ss!!! I really like how your Tiger looks with all of shiny stuff... do you really have to paint it?

[406 Silverado]

Had to go get my sun glasses for this one. Lots of bling there Wout's. VERY nice work mate.

[wouter]

Hiya Bootsey dude!!!glad you like it bro

madairbrush, thanks mate...well, can't say exactly how long, but it takes some time. Sometimes I think to meself: I'm gonna work on her for an hour and do that and this and that..only ending up with some small clamps finished ;D

JT, thanks mate, and would love to see you do that!

Tojo, thanks a lot ^^

Dan, well thanksdiddelydo neighbour ;D

Nate, thanks bro!

Tony, sure am, have been away from the etch for a while but back in full force , thanks!

Brother John, thanks dude, I think he is indeed ;D

Gary thanks lad! Now get that Tiger unwrapped

Andy, glad you like the shiny a$$...wait a minute, I hope that's the Tigers' which you are referring to ;D, I will paint it...eventually ;D

Rob, thanks mate, and LOL ;D, I had to while working on it

well, didn't do much buildwise, but I was playing with the set up for the base a bit.

The commander is looking out for Jabos whilst the loader is having a conversation with another tanker.







figures are all Alpine with some heads switched (two of them being Hornet ones) Had to do some surgery to get the commander fit into the cupola. I will need to remove the DAK insignia on their sleeves btw, since the 501 wasn't formally a part of the DAK

suggestion about positioning and stuff are most welcome since this is all a bit of a new game to me

and suggestions for titles are welcome as well

Cheers

[TRM]

Hiya Wouts!!!

You know my feeling on this kitty!!! Loved her the first time...no different this time!! Your posting is fine....build and let it flow!! All these Tigers...your killing me!!! ;D ;D Sooner or later my friend...sooner or later!!!

As for the title...thinking Tony might have summed it up a page back:

Dec 6, 2012 21:06:16 GMT -5 tonylee-Rest In Peace said:

On The Road Again

Lovely

Tony

Sweet stuff...keep up the great work!!!

[deafpanzer]

Excellent choices of figures... love those Alpine stuff. Can't wait to put mine together over the weekend.

Your plan is already telling me a great story. The guy on the ground probably said... 'Do you think my arse is pretty and shiny enough?' The guy in the turret wasn't sure if he heard him correctly so he said 'Say again, huh'? Of course the commander was so embarrassed that he acted like he didn't hear anything...

[Deleted]

Going to be a good looking model and dio . They look light maybe they see a P-38 comming in ..whats German for "Lightning " ?

[wing_nut]

whats German for "Lightning " ?

Holy Crapenflugen

The tiger looks great. Wold have been a good entry for a naked model build.

[wouter]

thanks a lot fellas, glad you like it

T, that's a good suggestion indeed mate

Andy, thanks but not sure if the Germans would have had such conversation though ;D

Shellback, thanks dude, and the German word for lightning is Blitz

Wingnut, thanks bro, she sure will enter some naked contests...my previous naked African kitty did very well in those categories on different shows

Cheers

[spud]

Very cool wouts I like the figs

[wouter]

Spud, thanks mate, yeah love those Alpine ones...wanted to change their appearance a bit though, otherwise to standard (not that there's anything wrong with that)

ICP, many thanks mate. Have to dissapoint you though, this is by far no ootb build ;D, lots of AM stuff here

Cheers

[Momcha]

This looks great. Great build so far.

cheers
Momcha

[406 Silverado]

Love how this is turning out. Nice wood base there Wouts

[danb.]

This scene is killer wouts how you have arranged the base looks superb there will be a good amount of ground work a winner for sure buddy

Dan B

[wouter]

Momcha and Rob, thanks fellas. And the base, yeah, it was cheap, only 5€, picked it up at SMC in Eindhoven this year

Dan, thanks a lot buddy, glad you like it .

Someone elsewhere suggested to turn the kitty a bit and turn the turret a bit to the right to create more interest and so that the Tiger wouldn't go over the edges of the base...on the second thought...wouldn't it be strange to have a turned turret with the canvas muzzle cover still on? Doesn't make sense to turn the turret I guess

Also going to add some sign or so and maybe some more goodies on the groundwork?

Cheers

[robbo]

Nice build Wouter, it's going to look the business with a paint job, can't wait

[wbill76]

Nice to see this rolling again Wouter, looking good.

[armorguy]

Oh my Antwerp friend this one is going smooth and clean, up to a prize winner ! Best regards AG.

[Deleted]

Just been catching up with your Tiggy Wouter mate, gotta say she sure looks nice in all that brass

On the Road again sounds like a good title, I'd add a peasant's cart and a few signs but that just my twopence's worth ;D
I like the way one of guys see to be looking to the sky for trouble too

[wouter]

Robbo and Bill, thanks a lot gents

Mister Guy, well thank you mate, I hope you are right about that ^^

Steve, thanks bud, glad you like it. I was thinking about the roadsigns but the cart is a good idea as well...maybe I should ask Guy to build me one ey ;D

gonna need A LOT of jerrycans as well since the crew of 241 stuffed the turretroof with jerrycans



Cheers

[martyncrowther.]

Really nice work Wouter, this should be a cracking dio

Martyn

[ogrejohn]

Sure is looking great! Nice figures too!

[wouter]

Hi Martyn, thanks bro, hope it will

JOhn, thanks dude, glad you like 'em!

well, ordered me some Tasca Jerrycans, ration boxes and some more stowage for the Tiggy, hope it will arrive soon

Have been searching for a peasants' cart but I reckon the ones in Northern Africa wouldn't look quite the same as the European models?

Cheers

[modelfreak72]

Hey woutmiester! Sweet looking Tiggy! Love the PE work! Great to see you bring her back! Been missing your German tank work! Are you going to with olive drab or khakibraun?

[wbill76]

Nothing says DAK like a whole bunch of jerry cans on the turret! Ought to make it stand out for sure wouter.

[adampolo13-Email Not Valid]

Looking very very nice!!!

[wouter]

thanks Captain Nemo, very glad you like 'er ^^

Freakstah! Thanks bro!!! And no OD mate...although there are rumours that the Germans captured some OD stock and used it on the Tiggies, I don't think they used it on the Tiger depicted in the beginning of the African Tiger adventure. I might be tempted to try the much contested two tone tropen camo though

Glad you like that Bill, it was the jerrycan stowage which gave both 241 and 243 their distinctive look...bit different than the other Afrika Tigers really

Thanks a lot Adam!

Cheers

[modelfreak72]

I did some research on that and found that one company of tanks from the 501st had painted their tanks in captured US Olive Drab. The two tone camo will be cool! My Panzer colors book shows some pics of some two tone sdk 250's. I'll post the pics in bit if you would like? oh and no palm tree either ;D LOL!

[wouter]

Hiya Freakdude, sure wouldn't mind seeing those pics bro, any reference help is most welcome . Glad there's no palm tree ;D

Anywhoo, I made some progress today, and except for some smaller details the hull is pretty much finished.

I guess one can say more with photos than words (or so I hope ^^)




I decided to add the box and jack, which usually are fitted on the backplate to the engine deck...will be adding a tarp as seen on the old kitty. I also scratched the crow bar since the kit provided one was too short. And the metal bucket is a RB one...nicely preformed



now who wants to be an allied soldier in the desert when seeing this in front of you ey?

Cheers

[Deleted]

Dec 7, 2012 12:05:11 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

whats German for "Lightning " ?

Holy Crapenflugen

The tiger looks great. Wold have been a good entry for a naked model build.

LOL Marc !

Wouter ........"Shellback, thanks dude, and the German word for lightning is Blitz" . Oh for cripes sake , what a dope i am ........ .......no comments from the galery

[Deleted]

Wouter , All of the brass detail looksgreat !