Hello Planeteers up this time we have a Tamiya Tiger 1 Initial in 1/48 scale that I am going to back date to one of the tigers initially assigned to the s.PzAbt 502 in August of 1942 that fought around Leningrad during Dec-Feb of 1942-43. This will be a Dunklegrey with winter whitewash. Here are the parts I have accumulated for the project, just missing tracks for now, but I hear they are on the way!
Doesn't look like much, but what a pain to clean off all the molded on goodies!
As I will be crewing this baby with the super MIG winter Tiger crew set, all the hatches will be open, thus I need to darken the interior spaces. I keep a pre-mix of Tamiya XF-1 on hand for just such instances. This is a 1:1 dilution, paint to X-20A thinner. My gun of choice is the Iwata HP-A with a matched tip and needle. This is my work horse brush. I do also use a Iwata CM-SB with a matched head that I use for applying camo, but for this task the HP-A will do just fine.
I added all the major plates except the rear, still working on the mufflers, and filled the gaps (not sanded yet) with Mr. Surfacer. Fit could be better here.
Oh yeah if you look closely you can see I added wire engine hatch handles too!
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