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1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 1, 2024 21:18:03 GMT -5 via mobile

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Next on the bench after sitting on the shelf of incompleteness is a 1/35th Tamiya Early Tiger Tank. It has many photoetch parts on it including the fenders, smoke dischargers and exhaust guards. I was afraid to paint this one because of the camo it needs for its time in Russia but it is time to get er' done finally now that I've got some experience under my belt, ha, ha!!! I added the running gear today and cleaned her up for further adventures!

Keeping our hobby alive and well!!! Joe

DusterEd Hemi Head Posts: 1,648	1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 2, 2024 9:31:20 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Jcon likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DusterEd on Apr 2, 2024 9:31:20 GMT -5 Isn’t that color for the North African campaign?

Jcon Administrator Modelių kūrimo fanatikas "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." – General George Patton Posts: 3,404 Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"055705"} Mini-Profile Name Color: 0dd0d7 Mini-Profile Text Color: f0e148	1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 2, 2024 11:04:26 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jcon on Apr 2, 2024 11:04:26 GMT -5 Apr 2, 2024 9:31:20 GMT -5 DusterEd said: Isn’t that color for the North African campaign? That's just the base color... it gets camo...
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DusterEd Hemi Head Posts: 1,648	1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 8, 2024 9:46:53 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Jcon likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DusterEd on Apr 8, 2024 9:46:53 GMT -5 Looks really good.

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mopar Hemi Head Posts: 4,081	1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 8, 2024 20:19:37 GMT -5 Jcon likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mopar on Apr 8, 2024 20:19:37 GMT -5 Nice details Joe! Your camouflage looks great. What’s the white part on the barrel?

dge467 Hemi Head Posts: 2,957	1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 8, 2024 21:13:37 GMT -5 Jcon likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dge467 on Apr 8, 2024 21:13:37 GMT -5 The paint looks great! Nice work.

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1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 9, 2024 10:14:01 GMT -5 via mobile

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Apr 8, 2024 20:19:37 GMT -5 mopar said:

Nice details Joe! Your camouflage looks great. What’s the white part on the barrel?

Within the Wehrmacht it was common practice to paint kill rings on the barrels of tank, anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns showing it was in danger of being shot but had killed the other tank or weapon. These also made the barrel look shorter to and enemy at long range by breaking up the long expanse! If you look closely at the very front of the stripes you will see a small picture of an enemy tank on each side.

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mopar Hemi Head Posts: 4,081	1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 9, 2024 19:31:02 GMT -5 Jcon likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mopar on Apr 9, 2024 19:31:02 GMT -5 Thanks Joe for the information on the stripes and when I zoomed in I saw the tank. Did you use metal aftermarket tracks?

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1/35 Early Tiger Tank Apr 9, 2024 19:42:14 GMT -5 via mobile

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Apr 9, 2024 19:31:02 GMT -5 mopar said:

Thanks Joe for the information on the stripes and when I zoomed in I saw the tank. Did you use metal aftermarket tracks?

No those are Tamiya rubber tracks that actually looked good enough for me!

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