Bergepanzer M4(a) and Tiger 1 Mid Production, sPzAbt 508, Italy 1944

[Philipp Gross]

Merrily jumping between builds on random whims.....have some wheels:




A little battle damage this time. Thankfully Rye Field provides optional parts for this.

Philipp

[Mark Aldrich]

Umm...Is it me or is there a smiley face on that second side skirt in the first picture? Is Phillip getting artistic in his sanding??

[Philipp Gross]

Not just you

This happened during annealing....somehow....

Philipp

[Mark Aldrich]

Was wondering if we needed to call in whomever investigates "Divine Interventions" now-a-days?

[Philipp Gross]

Let's call Doctor Manhattan

Philipp

[Philipp Gross]

Took me long enough but all the tool brackets on the hull are now added:



As you can see most are empty, to reinforce the battered look of this kitten.

The last time I had some paint in the airbrush I did a little overspray to get an idea how the Zimmerit would look once painted. It's a little flatter than I anticipated but it might yet look good with a nice wash:



All that's left now are the track cable brackets, a few other minor bits and of course the tracks themselves, then I can start painting properly.

Philipp

[Vincent Power]

It looks amazing Philipp. All that detail will really pop when you start painting.

Vincent

[Philipp Gross]

Thanks Vincent! I'm fairly happy with it so far, though I might try a rougher texture next time.

Track cable brackets are on, I might yet add the cable itself, then we're ready for primer I guess:



Unless I do the tracks first, that is

Philipp

[Philipp Gross]

Still no tracks but a track cable:



Besides the Eduard photoetch brackets I used the kit's cable ends and 0.5mm copper wire by Schatton. They sell it by the metre, which is a lot cheaper than the prefabricated cable sets by Eureka XXL which I used on my last Tiger.

This will most likely be my last update until early June. I probably should post an explanation....

Philipp

[Philipp Gross]

Evening gents,

as you can see from the slightly enlarged title of this thread I decided to put everything together for the sake of convenience and order (Germans love Ordnung! ).

I've finally managed to continue work on this and gave the Sherman a base coat of Chaos Black:




I need to triple-check the Tiger and if everything's in place I can give it a base coat as well and finally start painting.

Philipp