Getting the king tiger ready for operation Market Garden.
I have assembled the tank except the mud flaps and side skirts… because I want to be able to spray paint this monster.
Any ways.. as per usual.. some pictures.
Oh.. I had alot of trouble determining how the drivers hatch opens..
The battlefront pages didn’t have any photos of the configuration with hatches open… but I did find a good photo
Dear Diary,
this weekend has been a real blast… I set out knowing I was going to succeed.. but the realities of all this painting work has just blown my mind.
Yup the “wonder wash” lived up to it’s reputation.
However I must make a note that if i am to use it again I shall use a tone lighter than the required. Because it can make thinks a little darker than expected.
Anyways… I did a brown was.. followed by a black wash.. which I used Vellajo paint with not Tamiya black. Because it makes that awful watermark thing… but the floor polish does go a long way to remove that problem when mixed 50/50 with the water.
Anyways the final layer was some pink wash on the faces and hands.. over did it on some but most look remarkably better with some flushed tone.
So here is some pics.. any ways..
Here is a shot of the whole lot. This is one full platoon. But i have made two platoon command stands. Which lets me make two 3/4 size platoons or enough command to drop an air mission.
Ok this is the second week on this project and it s looking good so far.
Where a I up to?
I have painted all the flesh on the two platoons and are currently painting the olive drab helmets and bazookas.
What is next?
I need to wash them with a dilute black or grey.
I need to wash the flesh with a dilute pink
I need to varnish them in Matt Varnish.
I need to cut the card off of the bases.
I need to glue them to bases (which i have a stock of pre-roughed or gouged bases surfaces)
I need to mix pain and drywall together and plaster the bases
I need to flock the bases and add colored markings.
So as you can see from the list above there is still plenty to do.
But here is a picture of what they look like so far.
