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Post by Ian H. on Feb 24, 2019 17:00:03 GMT
Thank you Sniper!!
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Marco on Feb 25, 2019 16:24:17 GMT
Great paint work!!!
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Post by dukemaddog on Feb 26, 2019 20:08:31 GMT
Brilliant paint work man! I really love the look of this beastie.
The rocket pods will be so easy.
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 1, 2019 15:19:05 GMT
Thanks Duke! Yeah, those pods are nicely molded. I will work on those this weekend.
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Paul B on Mar 1, 2019 15:59:31 GMT
Cool beans indeed  |
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 10, 2019 15:16:25 GMT
Thank you Paul! I got in some bench time with the Tiger since it is still raining here. I got the panel lines drawn on with a pencil and then I started adding the sub-assemblies to the model. Everything fit really well and no issues were encountered. I also got the ordnance for the stub wings built and those pieces were really nicely molded. There was just a seam on the rocket pod and that buffed out well too. I will start on the rotor assembly next and hopefully have this beast finished in the coming weeks. Regards, Ian     |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 10, 2019 15:51:49 GMT
Very snazzy indeed Ian  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 10, 2019 17:31:56 GMT
Oh yes very smart indeed  |
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Post by Robbo on Mar 10, 2019 22:12:39 GMT
Love it
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 10, 2019 23:59:27 GMT
Thanks all!
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by Boots on Mar 11, 2019 13:24:10 GMT
That is just `darn right` outstanding fella  |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 16, 2019 18:48:24 GMT
That's killer, Ian. Well done Dude. |
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 17, 2019 13:14:56 GMT
Boots and Jeff, thanks so much. More work on the Tiger this weekend due to the rain.  I figured HobbyBoss would get something wrong and they did as their color callouts for the rotors were all jacked up. HB called for black but reference shots show them to be a medium green so I used the Vallejo SAC Green from the FB-111 project and that was a perfect match. The leading edges show to be silver so I masked the blades with Washi tape and painted that with Vallejo Silver. I have just a few spots to touch up there, however. The ordnance was also finished and the pods and rails were painted Mission Models OD. I did some slight post-shading on the Tiger itself with Tamiya Smoke and then added the wheels and small sub- assemblies. The exhausts also have a seam inside that is basically unreachable so I made exhaust covers out of sheet stock and those will be painted red and added later. Next will be the Pledge gloss coat and the few decals will be added. Best wishes, Ian     |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 17, 2019 14:03:37 GMT
Just stunning Ian |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 17, 2019 14:56:10 GMT
Superb work & the smoke post shading has really worked a treat |
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Post by Boots on Mar 17, 2019 15:25:12 GMT
Simply beautiful Ian |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 17, 2019 18:49:21 GMT
That's aces, Dude.  |
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 17, 2019 23:53:31 GMT
Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. Getting close to the finish line.
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by SteveM on Mar 18, 2019 8:16:14 GMT
Outstanding AB work Ian, this’ll be a beauty  |
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 23, 2019 16:42:06 GMT
I had referenced the 1% rule in Boots' HEMMT thread where you get to be 99% done and have to deal with stupid problems at the 1% mark. This issue was actually HobbyBoss induced, however. I got the model varnished with a gloss coat for the decals. I looked at the HobbyBoss decal sheet for the French Army version but the markings on there did not look like anything close to the French Tiger pics on the web. They all appeared to carry a simple three letter code on the nose along with a few stencils. The HB decals almost looked like some kind of demo bird. I went to the spare decal notebook and found some spare letters to use from an old Hobbycraft decal sheet so I used those to make the code and they went on fine. Next I installed the exhaust covers so the huge seam in the exhausts would be covered up. I will work on the rotor disc today and hopefully get this wrapped up. Regards, Ian    |
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I figured HobbyBoss would get something wrong and they did as their color callouts for the rotors were all jacked up. HB called for black but reference shots show them to be a medium green so I used the Vallejo SAC Green from the FB-111 project and that was a perfect match. The leading edges show to be silver so I masked the blades with Washi tape and painted that with Vallejo Silver. I have just a few spots to touch up there, however. The ordnance was also finished and the pods and rails were painted Mission Models OD. I did some slight post-shading on the Tiger itself with Tamiya Smoke and then added the wheels and small sub- assemblies. The exhausts also have a seam inside that is basically unreachable so I made exhaust covers out of sheet stock and those will be painted red and added later. Next will be the Pledge gloss coat and the few decals will be added. 
