Sd.Kfz182 king tiger

[johnt]

Nice work mate!

Cheers
JT

[deafpanzer]

Great work on the camo... great process!

[craigcole20b.]

Thanks for the comments everyone I'll more this weekend

Question about the Zim what color is it and did the Germans prime it before paint

[deafpanzer]

I read it is usually red oxide as primer... reddish brown

color.

[craigcole20b.]

Jul 1, 2015 14:36:13 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

I read it is usually red oxide as primer... reddish brown

color.

Thanks that helps a ton more pics this weekend

[wing_nut]

Hmm... Me likey.

[craigcole20b.]

Got the turret Roman numerals on the turret and some uneven kill rings
I did the small numbers because the bigger one was in my opinion way to big and did not look right in that spot I almost wrapped around

[Leon]

Looking really good Craig!

[craigcole20b.]

Thanks everyone for the comments no updates today I have hockey all day

[craigcole20b.]

Got the black base coat done for the tools and spare tracks now going to start the rust base on the tracks and being the weathering

[elco]

Nice base for some good ol' weathering

[wbill76]

Looking good!

[craigcole20b.]

Thanks guys
I have anot her question about the zimm would their be streaking on it?

[wbill76]

Aug 13, 2015 7:44:10 GMT -5 craigcole20b. said:

Thanks guys
I have anot her question about the zimm would their be streaking on it?

By streaking I'm assuming you mean weathering/dust/grime type streaks? If so, think about the zim pattern as essentially a bunch of small collection points for dust/dirt, etc. due to the pattern. What I usually do when I'm weathering a zim pattern is to change the 'direction' of any dot filters or streaking that I'm applying to be horizontal instead of vertical. That usually has the added bonus of giving some visual depth to the zim pattern as well as filtering/weathering the finish. Try it out on a small spot and see if that works for you!

[craigcole20b.]

Aug 13, 2015 15:16:03 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Aug 13, 2015 7:44:10 GMT -5 craigcole20b. said:

Thanks guys
I have anot her question about the zimm would their be streaking on it?

By streaking I'm assuming you mean weathering/dust/grime type streaks? If so, think about the zim pattern as essentially a bunch of small collection points for dust/dirt, etc. due to the pattern. What I usually do when I'm weathering a zim pattern is to change the 'direction' of any dot filters or streaking that I'm applying to be horizontal instead of vertical. That usually has the added bonus of giving some visual depth to the zim pattern as well as filtering/weathering the finish. Try it out on a small spot and see if that works for you!

Thanks perfect

[craigcole20b.]

More stuff done on the king tiger air brushed ak interactive shadow rust straight from the bottle no thinner in light coats over nato black at 25 psi and dry brushed wood for the tools and rods and shadow rust on the spare tracks and tools for a base up next is chipping the the fun of pin washing the zim

[deafpanzer]

Like the rusty look on the spare tracks!

[sollie]

Nice build and Paintwork. Fun to follow.

Now , don't kick my a.., but how do you, ore anyone else for that matter go about getting tracks and Wheels in one package ?

[craigcole20b.]

Sept 3, 2015 3:04:02 GMT -5 sollie said:

Nice build and Paintwork. Fun to follow.

Now , don't kick my a.., but how do you, ore anyone else for that matter go about getting tracks and Wheels in one package ?

This was my first time doing the tracks and wheels as a unit the tracks are tamiya indy tracks so I did the entire run with testors glue in the back bottle until it was tacky then put them on the running gear and super glued the wheels
Made it easy for paint I made some paper masks also for the wheels

[craigcole20b.]

Did some more rust and steel on the cables not sure if I like it any thoughts was going to dry brush some lighter rust in spots
And work some old rust and dark rust on the exhaust

[Leon]

Looking mighty fine Craig!

[wbill76]

Looing good Craig! One interesting fact that I learned a while back is that braided steel tow cables were kept greased to prevent rusting, so if you're interested in a realistic presentation of an in-service vehicle, the rust should be kept to a minimum. Rust weakens steel and the last thing you want is to have a tow cable snap under the pressure of recovering a heavy vehicle like the KT.

[craigcole20b.]

Sept 5, 2015 14:09:18 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Looing good Craig! One interesting fact that I learned a while back is that braided steel tow cables were kept greased to prevent rusting, so if you're interested in a realistic presentation of an in-service vehicle, the rust should be kept to a minimum. Rust weakens steel and the last thing you want is to have a tow cable snap under the pressure of recovering a heavy vehicle like the KT.

That is a great fact and point on the cables as it being one of the most important tools on the tank
So they would be more of a steel color or black grease iam to the point where I can change it

[wbill76]

Sept 5, 2015 16:34:45 GMT -5 craigcole20b. said:

That is a great fact and point on the cables as it being one of the most important tools on the tank
So they would be more of a steel color or black grease iam to the point where I can change it

Dark steel (think gunmetal) or black would be the way to go IMHO. I usually do mine with a Gunmetal finish and just a very light dry-brushing of steel in places to give it some color variation. HTH!

[craigcole20b.]

Sept 5, 2015 17:31:58 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Sept 5, 2015 16:34:45 GMT -5 craigcole20b. said:

That is a great fact and point on the cables as it being one of the most important tools on the tank
So they would be more of a steel color or black grease iam to the point where I can change it

Dark steel (think gunmetal) or black would be the way to go IMHO. I usually do mine with a Gunmetal finish and just a very light dry-brushing of steel in places to give it some color variation. HTH!

Thanks I'll give it a try tonight I have ak steel pigment and some other colors I'll try

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Gettin it done, you are one more bad man my friend


Tony lee

[craigcole20b.]

Well I moved the man cave to the garage so I can work late at night
After short talk on cables I used testors gun metal and model air metallic black and some light rust I guess they cover the cables in grease so they don't rust makes sense then did the spare tracks in rust from ak interactive along with the exhaust iam happy with the results the only thing I don't like is the kits cables the next one I'll get some different ones

[wbill76]

Two thumbs up Craig!

[craigcole20b.]

Sept 6, 2015 11:39:39 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Two thumbs up Craig!

Thanks for the help I think I got the look I was going for

[Leon]

Big improvement on the cables Craig!