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| Subject: | Model Gallery - Tiger 1E (Early) |  |
| Date: | Feb 4, 2001 |
| From: | Maurice Chang | |
This is the old Tamiya Tiger 1E (Early) model built out of the box with no additions. The specimen represents an early model Tiger 1 belonging to the Das Reich Division in the summer of 1943 at the Battle of Kursk.
I spray-painted it with Tamiya acrylics, with a base coat of dark yellow and a pattern of red brown and dark green. I then carefully added minute amounts of dark washes at the seams and also did a bit of dry brushing at the edges. Finally I used fine pastel chalk to create the dusty, weathered effect. For the tracks I added an illusion of rust and sheen by marking it with 2B lead pencil.
I have to make do with the one-piece tracks provided by the manufacturer. To create the proper 'sagging' effect, I tied a piece of black cotton string to pull down the top portion. Not perfect but I'm happy with the job. Also missing is the 'Gnome' symbol worn by Das Reich vehicles during 1943, I intend to put it on once I find the right stencils.
I started building this specimen in 1997 and finished in 2000.
View my model: http://www.track-link.net/gallery/gView.php?gid=942 |
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