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Post by Paul B on Sept 25, 2019 14:17:05 GMT
Agreed, that looks the part  |
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Post by Robbo on Sept 25, 2019 17:46:14 GMT
Interesting, can't wait to see the camo though
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Post by Boots on Sept 25, 2019 21:12:40 GMT
Works for me bud..........nice job  |
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Post by SteveM on Sept 25, 2019 21:41:06 GMT
And why not? If it works for the T-34/85 it’d work for the Tiger!
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Post by Ian H. on Sept 26, 2019 17:53:11 GMT
I made some more progress on the '46 Octo-Tiger. I found a nice set of Lion's roar metal tow cables in the spares box that I intend to use on the project. I got all the cage armor built for the hypothetical add-on armor. I will have four pieces on one side and three on the other as I intend to depict it as if one of the pieces had been damaged or blown off. I also made metal armor plate to place over the grills on the rear deck. All these pieces will be mounted with sheet stock tubing but I taped them on the tank to show how they will look in the meantime. I think I am going to display it on a base so I am using a winter base from a diorama that I broke down from several years ago (one that I wasn't quite happy with). I will use MIG Diorama Snow for the base itself. Anyway, getting close to primer time and there are just a few details I have to clean up on the tank itself. Regards, Ian     |
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Post by SteveM on Sept 26, 2019 18:12:00 GMT
Looks to be moving in the right direction buddy!
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Post by Boots on Sept 26, 2019 18:22:20 GMT
Ooooooooh......a winter scene HUH  , you going White wash on the tank.. GO ON...YA KNOW YA WANNU  ........think of those lovely bed springs all dirty and rusty with a chipped white as a back drop  |
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Post by Ian H. on Sept 26, 2019 18:26:16 GMT
Thanks guys!!!! Yes, the cage armor is going to be rusted and absolutely trashed.  As far as white wash goes, I think I may just do traces of some old whitewash, mainly because I don't want to hide the Octopus Camo, completely. Regards, Ian |
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Post by Boots on Sept 26, 2019 18:48:03 GMT
Doh!!........my bad, forgot about the camo  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Sept 26, 2019 19:18:47 GMT
Great idea and nice base, the bedspring armours not too shabby too |
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Post by Paul B on Sept 27, 2019 3:58:21 GMT
Ian I like the way this is going  . |
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Post by Ian H. on Oct 6, 2019 23:44:20 GMT
Thanks, Paul! My paint for this arrived over the weekend and now I have to go about mangling the cage armor.
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by Boots on Oct 7, 2019 18:15:29 GMT
Thanks, Paul! My paint for this arrived over the weekend and now I have to go about mangling the cage armor. Best wishes, Ian ......go git it done!! |
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Post by Ian H. on Oct 7, 2019 23:39:40 GMT
I am on it, Boots!  Regards, Ian |
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Post by Ian H. on Oct 9, 2019 15:05:32 GMT
I am basing this build on photos of Russian armor in Berlin from '45 with the intent to make the '46 Tiger look like a mobile, weathered wreck. I wasn't sure how to bend and tear up the cage armor so I decided to just go with the direct approach and hit the pieces with a hair dryer on the highest heat setting. Sometimes direct is best and it worked like a charm. Now I just have to knock some holes in the mesh. I just have a few more details to do on the Tiger hull and it will be ready for primer since the "Octo" paint has arrived. Best wishes, Ian  |
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Post by Paul B on Oct 9, 2019 15:40:18 GMT
That looks effective indeed Ian  , some holes in the mesh will be icing on the cake fella |
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Post by Marco on Oct 9, 2019 16:17:37 GMT
Ian, the project and the execution are fantastic so far! Looks great!
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Post by Snipersmudge on Oct 9, 2019 16:33:12 GMT
Yes good bit of battering about on those screens, they will look ace painted up too |
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Post by Ian H. on Oct 9, 2019 17:29:14 GMT
Thanks guys and yes.............this tank is going to look absolutely trashed. Best wishes, Ian |
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Post by Boots on Oct 9, 2019 18:20:37 GMT
Agree wid the lads Ian they have come out really well |
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, you going White wash on the tank..GO ON...YA KNOW YA WANNU 
........think of those lovely bed springs all dirty and rusty with a chipped white as a back drop 
As far as white wash goes, I think I may just do traces of some old whitewash, mainly because I don't want to hide the Octopus Camo, completely.
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, some holes in the mesh will be icing on the cake fella 
