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MIG Late King Tiger (July 1945)
- Thread starter Skinny_Mike
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Skinny_Mike
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Skinny_Mike
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The weathering will be a challenge for me, I'm still a novice when it comes to that stage. Just going to do a lot of research and go slow and deliberate.
Thanks for looking in!
Skinny_Mike
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Skinny_Mike
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Skinny_Mike
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Lookin' good, Mike!
Thanks Mike!
Skinny_Mike
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Hi Everyone!
Its been a long long time since I posted on this thread, or did any work on this Tiger for that matter. As most of you know, I am working hard to get a number of armor builds finished up this year and this Tiger is one of those builds.
Last time I posted I was getting ready to start the weathering. First step there is the pin wash. I had started the pin wash before I stopped working on this build, using Wilders Dark Brown wash. Unfortunately I hadn’t cleaned off all of the excess and after more then 2 years, I has dried to the point where is won’t. Oh well, the following weathering steps should reduce any obvious boo boos.
I finished up the pin wash with the same Dark Brown Wash from Wilder, then after a day or so of curing, I installed the gun barrel and sealed everything with a coat of Vallejo Satin Varnish. I prefer the satin to a matt finish on vehicles that are still in use, or relatively new. I think it looks more realistic. The gun barrel is the 105mm “what if” gun that was included in the kit, painted in Mig’s Grey Base color.
On to the photos –
I think its turning out pretty well. Feels good to be making some progress on this again.
Thanks for looking, hopefully my next post won’t be in another 2 years!
Mike
Its been a long long time since I posted on this thread, or did any work on this Tiger for that matter. As most of you know, I am working hard to get a number of armor builds finished up this year and this Tiger is one of those builds.
Last time I posted I was getting ready to start the weathering. First step there is the pin wash. I had started the pin wash before I stopped working on this build, using Wilders Dark Brown wash. Unfortunately I hadn’t cleaned off all of the excess and after more then 2 years, I has dried to the point where is won’t. Oh well, the following weathering steps should reduce any obvious boo boos.
I finished up the pin wash with the same Dark Brown Wash from Wilder, then after a day or so of curing, I installed the gun barrel and sealed everything with a coat of Vallejo Satin Varnish. I prefer the satin to a matt finish on vehicles that are still in use, or relatively new. I think it looks more realistic. The gun barrel is the 105mm “what if” gun that was included in the kit, painted in Mig’s Grey Base color.
On to the photos –
I think its turning out pretty well. Feels good to be making some progress on this again.
Thanks for looking, hopefully my next post won’t be in another 2 years!
Mike
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That's sharp scheme!! 
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
I feel like the green is a little bright, I'm hoping that weathering will tone it down a little bit. Its all a learning process, we'll see how it goes.
sharkman
Master at Arms
That's sharp scheme!!
I agree! Don't think I've ever seen that much green on German armour. I like it!
