Tamiya SturmTiger restart and now........... Finished .

[macmcconnell.]

Carl I just went back to check the scale that level of paint detail in 1/35 is amazing great job this is very special.

Mac

[TRM]

Bang up job on the clamps Carl!!! Beautiful shot!!!

[deafpanzer]

OMG! Superb work! I love your camera too... it takes great pictures too.

[MOOSE.]

I'm late to the party, as usual, but Carl I'm speechless. I'm on board for the finale... Great work! You guys have convinced me to try armored soon haha

[wbill76]

Now that's some impressive detail work Carl, you sure you're not taking photos of the real thing and posting them up as your own stuff? J/K of course, stunning results no argument there.

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Hey guys thank you all for the feedback . Great getting your comments my friends .
It was necessary to crop the original pic to get this tight of a picture.

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Gawd Nems ...that's difficult for me to believe ......thanks a ton (tonne ? ) .

[fightnjoe]

carl i have been awol for a while but i can tell you that is some incredible detail. absolutely incredible.



joe

[thug626]

Good mornin' Carl,
Those lifting clamps look good and properly used! Stunning finish work. Sooooooo,…share with the class…how did you do it?

Dave

[multicam]

Astonishing work, Carl! the wear looks wonderful! The scratching looks perfect in scale:) Nice work buddy!

[406 Silverado]

Carl that is one killer interior. The weathering is so darn real looking I thought it was a ref pic. Impressive bro.

[Keith Christie]

Stunning work so far Carl.

ATB

Keith

[bbd468]

Hey Carl,

Freakin stunning works my friend! Love your style brother.

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Thanks guys for the inspiring comments . I haven't anything new to show yet . The floor upstairs is coming along well though .

Dave ,I'll get a description together .

[AndyArgent.]

Excellent work Carl. I am half way through a Tiger 1 build with the same zimm as you are using.How do you rate it? I like it although it is a bit fine and the turret pattern is the same as the hull which is wrong as all the turrets were done at a seperate plant from the hulls and were a lot courser in pattern

[thug626]

Thank you Carl. I look forward to it.

Dave

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1. Base color of interior is Model Master enamel Panzer Buff . Sealed with coats of Future and a oil wash of burnt umber and balck.
2. Base coat on clamps is MM enamel Antique White sealed with Future and oil wash .
3..MM enamel Panzer Gray randomly brushed on edges then removed from edges with a brush dipped in enamel thinner to remove gray and show white edge.
4.Panzer Gray streaks randomly with a frayed brush .
5.Powdered dark gray chalks brushed on .
6. Disasters sometimes turn out for the best . The Future lifted off , exposing the brass . I brushed on Mig pigments Red Primer in that area , then cleaned off the surrounding area with a brush dipped in glass cleaner , which exposed the white base coat on the edges .
7.Stippling of the Panzer gray with the frayed brush .
8. Multiple washes / pin washes off burnt umber and black artist oils .

Everything gets sealed with coats matt made up from Future blended with Tamiya Flat base and thinned with glass cleaner for air brush .

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Aug 5, 2013 12:22:58 GMT -5 AndyArgent. said:

Excellent work Carl. I am half way through a Tiger 1 build with the same zimm as you are using.How do you rate it? I like it although it is a bit fine and the turret pattern is the same as the hull which is wrong as all the turrets were done at a seperate plant from the hulls and were a lot courser in pattern

Andy , the fit of the zimm plates over the raised details on the hull was perfect . Eduard put all of the cut outs in the p.e. in the correct places . It looks the problem is going to be blending in the gap on the corners where the zimm plates meet at 90% and leave a gap . I haven't decided how I want to fix that yet . I figured there would be some inaccuracies with the zimm pattern , especially with it not being as random as per the real vehicles , but I felt like giving it a go . I have everything for making my own zimm ( putty and tools ) but I'm not enthused about spending the time doing it that way .
In a while I'll be getting back to the zimm and I will see how things shake out my friend .

[noll]

Jeez Carl, stop with the reference pics and show us the model already

That thing looks bada$$ - Much better than my attempt at the same vehicle, for sure. Lookin forward to seeing how this goes.

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Hey Oliver its surprising to hear the comments about the realism of the weathering . I know that was my goal but I didn't think I had achieved it .
Its good to read that I accomplished what I set out to do .
Good luck on your Sturm my friend .

Thanks .

[macmcconnell.]

Achieved and then some my man outstanding and great info up date I shall be using this method very soon great stuff.

Mac

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bloody hell Carl I though they where real pictures! you've nailed it brother!

[AndyArgent.]

Carl i found the zimm great to work with also and filled the corners with some putty.

[deafpanzer]

Loved the diagram!! Thank you for doing this... it is really great having you around my friend!

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Hey Mac I've been looking at your weathering and have been taking notes on your method my friend . Thanks .
Rob , thanks for the "realism" my friend .
Andy , your Tiger looks spot on . Zimm looks just right to me . For me the zimm pattern on the turret is not something I would notice . You dig a bang up job on the fenders . I'm not sure if I'm going to use them from my set .

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Aug 6, 2013 12:52:44 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Loved the diagram!! Thank you for doing this... it is really great having you around my friend!

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Hey Andy your welcome . Good being here .

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Accident or not Carl B R A V O

Tony lee

[Leon]

Ditto all of the above Carl.That is some outstanding work.

[thug626]

Thank you Carl for the SBS. It was great to see the uncropped pic. Everything ties together perfectly.
Ya gotta love "creation by mistake".

Dave

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Tony and Leon good to hear from you my friends .
Andy , I try to go with the flow when weathering . I never know for sure what it'll look like when finished .