COVID build #1 Tiger I

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November 6, 2020
The tools will be replaced with pe
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November 6, 2020
Scraped off
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November 6, 2020
Barrel replaced
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November 6, 2020
Turret under construction
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November 6, 2020
Hull is being worked on
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November 6, 2020
Dry fit of the wheels
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November 6, 2020
Working on the tracks
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November 9, 2020
More PE
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November 9, 2020
PE tools folded
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November 9, 2020
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November 9, 2020
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November 9, 2020
My carpet monster stole the hammer. Rearranged the rest a bit
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November 9, 2020
Curves!
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November 9, 2020
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November 9, 2020
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November 9, 2020
Decent
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October 18, 2021
Added some sprue for the alligator grips to bite into
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October 18, 2021
Added all the skirts and fenders
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October 18, 2021
Skewered
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October 18, 2021
Taped the tracks to some Tamiya tape, as they are quite flimsy
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October 18, 2021
Used the box as a handle
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October 18, 2021
Paint on! a bit rich here and there
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October 18, 2021
I only had white and oxidered. Chose white
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October 19, 2021
The freehand green and yellow didn't work out as I wanted.
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October 19, 2021
So I masked the green and resprayed some yellow Then furthe masking
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October 19, 2021
Teaser of the result
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October 19, 2021
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October 19, 2021
Added a brown filter to blend in the camo
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October 19, 2021
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October 31, 2021
Handpainted the steel
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November 1, 2021
Painted the tracks
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November 1, 2021
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November 1, 2021

9 6 November 2020, 19:23

Stefan Schacht
nice start, count me in.

6 November 2020, 20:26

Lode Schildermans
A lockdown build, Martin?

6 November 2020, 21:46

Martin Oostrom
Welcome to my prison!
Yes Lode. After my wife, I also tested positive. Irony is, I only left the house for some solo cycling, visits to my parents and the necessary shopping, since March. It seems I have the mild version, I'd describe it as a flue+.

6 November 2020, 22:09

Lode Schildermans
Strenght, mate and I wish you a fast recovery.

If I am concluding well, your wife tested positive, you teste positive and you are in prison. Most men would have said marriage 😉 Just kidding. Keep it up, my Dutch friend

6 November 2020, 22:21

Martin Oostrom
All that can be done is done. Back into the box, until it can be painted.

9 November 2020, 11:00

Martin Oostrom
Okay, I spoke with Lode yesterday and asked him which colours he used for his Tiger: Tiger I -late version | Album by Lode (1:35)
Mine will be inspired by his scheme, a perfect match isn't in the works.

For the first time I primed with Tamiya rattlecans. Not perfect, but that's me.

18 October 2021, 16:24

Lode Schildermans
Martin, nice to see you're back on 'track' I'm glad I could help you with the RAL Colors for your Tiger I. With pleasure, but the biggest pleasure was to see you in person 🙂

18 October 2021, 16:26

Martin Oostrom
As I didn't have a the right reddish brown and yellow, I went with the 'This seems close enough' approach. Am I glad that I said 'inspired' instead of 'identical' 😄

19 October 2021, 14:54

Spanjaard
You know, the scale changes the color, and the lighting of the pictures, and the different paint batches, and ... of course, you can take any kind of artistic license you want 😄 😄 as long as you like it, it is your tank, right? nice to see it in the bench 🙂

19 October 2021, 15:24

Spanjaard
looking very nice, by the way

19 October 2021, 15:26

Lode Schildermans
Does that camo sounds familiar, Martin 😉

19 October 2021, 15:31

Alec K
Whoa! Not sure how I missed Martin' COVID debacle. Hope you recovered fully. Build looks great 👍

19 October 2021, 17:06

Simon Nagorsnik
Nice "tiger stripes" 😁 watching

19 October 2021, 20:14

Martin Oostrom
Welcome back people. Alec, I haven't been really sick, but my stamina is completely gone. Riding a bike at a normal pace for an hour is all I got at the moment. But I'm still here!

20 October 2021, 06:18

Alec K
👍 👍 👍

20 October 2021, 12:44

Martin Oostrom
Hand painted the steel wheels

31 October 2021, 16:15

Martin Oostrom
And the tracks, fitted the wheels

1 November 2021, 22:41