Tiran 5 WIP

Roy McKenzie
How's the detail looking?

Heico van der Heide
The details are nice! This kit is based on the original T-55 made by Tamiya, and that was a thing of beauty on itself too. I've done a review here: militaryscalemodelli..iran-5-tamiya-35328/

Heico van der Heide
Lower hull part ready, next step the turret. Normally i don't do figures, but this time i am in doubt about that 🙂

Roy McKenzie
Read your review. IDF armor always looks good.

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Roy, What is your (objective) opinion on the review itself? I am a big IDF fan 🙂

Roy McKenzie
I like it, simple and to the point. I know what you mean by the box seeming empty. I have the Pz. II, France, Tamiya and the Pz. II from Dragon. Both are nice kits but the Dragon kit has way more detail and parts. The Tamiya kit is great but lacks the detail of the Dragon kit. The Tamiya kit is way better than the old Tamiya Pz.II, DAK. Sorry to go so far of topic 😉

I look forward to your build. IDF and DAK are my favorite subjects.

Heico van der Heide
No worries, i enjoy the input 😉
I prefer desert-vehicles of all kind. But IDF has my prefference.

Heico van der Heide
Been working on the turret tonight. Had some work on the tube to make it nice and smooth. It's starting to look like a Tiran now. The figure probably wont be in the endresult.

Roy McKenzie
That was fast. If you ask me I would use the figure. How cool is it that he has sunglasses and a beard.

Heico van der Heide
That indeed is a nice detail 🙂

Heico van der Heide
Ready for paint. Added some fuellines. Added some stowage from an accessoire set. Picture just an indication.

Vorya hidaryan
nice and clean work.keep on👍.

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Vorya

Roy McKenzie
Looking great.

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Roy, next update will be everything in a dark basepaint. Then the IDF green/grey.

Heico van der Heide
Basecolour on, next step is IDF green/grey.

Heico van der Heide
Paint on, next up painting smaller parts.

Roy McKenzie
I love the paint job you have done. The weapons look fantastic along with the tracks (top one in picture)

william wise
this tiran is looking nice Heico, i think im going to have pick one up, cant wait to see it finished

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Guys!

Roy, the top tracks was handled with the drybrush, the lower one wasn't at that point. This picture shows the differences wel.

William, I can absolutely reccomend it. It's fun to build, just few incorrect things ( if you're a rivet-counter 😉 )

Heico van der Heide
Done with painting smaller parts etc. Drybrushed. Next up: Gloss-decals-gloss-weathering.

Roy McKenzie
The figure looks great along with the gear.

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Roy, it's actually my first figure. But i am in doubt on putting it in there. Can't find of how the interior part round the hatch looks like.

Gerald
Nice work 👍

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Gerald.

Mohammad Adl
Well done 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hello Heico
Will you use a pin wash??Looks like a great Kit.Great job with the guns.

Heico van der Heide
Thanks guys! Markus, i will indeed be weathering this machine in a few different ways. The kit is really nice, just a few minor things i would had rather seen otherwise.

Heico van der Heide
Gloss on, next up: decals!

Hans Spa
Looking good!

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Hans.

Heico van der Heide
Decals on, most of the stowage etc on. Weathering is the next thing on the list!

Mohammad Adl
very nice 👍

Es-haq Khosravi
Excellent job!

Vitor Costa
Hi Heico, very good work so far! Waiting for the finished model 😄

Roy McKenzie
I know it's just a gloss and decals but it already looks great.

Heico van der Heide
Thanks guys, right now i am thinking of which colours to use exactly for the weathering.

Holger Kranich
Hell, thats looking cool! I love the UZI on the turret! You have a spot for those details!;)

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Holger, the Uzi is in reach of the commander 🙂

Ray Seppala
Looks great, lovely finish so far

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Ray, hopefully this weekend some more progress!

Heico van der Heide
Made a canvas cover out of milliput.

Heico van der Heide
THanks Michael!

Barry Lloyd
Very nice detail and finish, that's another one to add to my wishlist!

Vitor Costa
Hello Heico, really really nice! Look forward to see it finished.

Heico van der Heide
Thanks guys! Hopefully this year it will be finished!

Heico van der Heide
Coloured the canvas cover.

Heico van der Heide
Some progress. Chipping here and there, wire for the radio made out of stretched sprue, and wash in progress.

Heico van der Heide
Washing done. Next up sagging the tracks, the wires for the .50 and antenna's. And finally some pigments.

Frank Krause
Hi Heico,
looks good already! What colours did you use for the hull. To find the right colour(s) for Israeli tanks isn't that easy and you mastered it good as per my opinion.
I expected the Tamiya tracks to be a bit softer. How will you do the sagging? Using wire?

Heico van der Heide
Hi Frank,

Thank you for the compliment. The colours i used for the hull are: 1 part XF- 20, 1 part XF- 57, 1 partl XF- 27 and 1 part XF- 49 All Tamiya. There are also some other combinations.

Lifecolor has some paints too, those are also fairly good.

On the latest update you can see in the background that i use superglue and some stuff to keep the track in place while it dries 🙂

Also on the latest update, the wire for the .50.

Murad ÖZER
awesomeness....

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Murad!

Gary
In the right setting that model would look real. Great job!! Gary

Heico van der Heide
Thanks Gary, it's not finished yet though 🙂

Heico van der Heide
Pigments and antenna's on. How does it look? Does it need something more?

Hunter Cummins
It looks amazing 🙂 which is what I have come to expect from you 😄 but a really beautiful work over all

Heico van der Heide
Thank you Hunter. I am still in doubt if i will call this one 'done'. Posted some better pics now too.

Hunter Cummins
I would 🙂 looks terrific and no prob 🙂

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
very nice and clean build! 👍 👍

Heico van der Heide
Thanks guys!