1/16 King Tiger

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This is my current project that I've been working on for many months.
King Tiger with full interior by Trumpeter, you can build it with the1711310579271596195420383188920.jpg17113106415117074916330829339065.jpg17113106814491604405461747543333.jpg17113107309836504154555706005590.jpg1711310579271596195420383188920.jpg17113106415117074916330829339065.jpg Henschel or Porsche turret.
It's my first try in 1/16 scale, and I gotta say my 57 year old eyes likes it alot better than 1/35. All in all a really fine kit, but I did get some after market kits for it, like the radio rack.
 
This model was my first try at zimmerit. I used Elmer's wood filler and the tool that came with the kit. I couldn't get it to look good the first few tries, scrapped it off and tried again. Never got the look of factory applied, so in my mind this is a field application. I don't know if they even did that, but I have seen photos of some rough zimmerit. I also think I might have over weathered the model, but I was having so much fun it was hard to stop. So I'm thinking this vehicle came out in mid 1944 and spent a winter on the Eastern front and we see it now in spring of 1945.17113176507458694460613326824125.jpg17113176983341579742823501435903.jpg17113177490428654706644944885543.jpg
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I have never been happy with my figure painting in 1/35, so I planned on going with no figures on this build. I glued the hatches shut early on so I wouldn't be tempted to buy some of the really nice tank crew figures available out there. It wasn't an issue until I saw this guy on Andy's Hobby. Com17113232159477627334725883292800.jpg
I had to have him. I have since gotten another figure for the project. 17113233577083997922740986997771.jpg
Tank is pretty much completed if I can stop myself from playing around with more weathering. Got to finish the two figures as best I can, still trying to improve myself. I was once told we are our own worse crtics....and that is definitely true with me.
I then need to build some sort of diorama base for the project.
 
Looks like you have a great start on the figures. I'm terrified to attempt figure painting. Lol. The weathering on the tiger looks great to me!
Matt.
 
kevin said:
This is my current project that I've been working on for many months.
King Tiger with full interior by Trumpeter, you can build it with theView attachment 115430View attachment 115431View attachment 115432View attachment 115433View attachment 115430View attachment 115431 Henschel or Porsche turret.
It's my first try in 1/16 scale, and I gotta say my 57 year old eyes likes it alot better than 1/35. All in all a really fine kit, but I did get some after market kits for it, like the radio rack.
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That is a monster of a kit. I have just done the Takom King with interior at 1/35, It was a bit fiddley so I can see the 1/16 would make it easier on the eye's. Pantherman
 
Ya, box says over 1850 parts. I found this book to be a great help. The author spent three years building the same kit, and documents the journey. He fixed what Trumpeter got wrong and scratch built what was left out. I didn't go down that rabbit hole as deep, but did scratch build a few things in my skill zone 17113951042676267213816450987658.jpg
I would recommend this book to anybody building a King Tiger, no matter scale or maker, an excellent resource.
 
Thanks for the kind words everyone, they mean alot. I've been working on this project for over a year now. This is the first time anyone whose opinion I care about has seen it.
 
I decided from the start I was going to paint, and weather everything on the interior since Trumpeter did such a nice job with the kit, and it's not a cheap kit!!
Some things ,like down in the engine compartment will never see the light of day, but I know the engine is painted and weathered with oil stains and everything. The interior of the model easily took twice as long as the exterior to complete. 1713306456035390867494625676993.jpg
 

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