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alessandro magrelli
Very well done

Jennifer Franklin
I need more photos, how did you get here? 🙂

Mr James
Hi Jennifer. I had trouble uploading the pics from my phone have lost everything I tried to upload 🙁

James C
Tidy work. Following 👀👍

Mr James
Cheers James, I'm annoyed I lost all my progress pics. Only weathering left

Jennifer Franklin
Well, the weathering is impressive. You guys make it look so easy.

Mr James
Thanks Jennifer, The turret was a couple of days work. I've watched a lot of videos

Leszek Cader
Wow Mr James! The weathering is a master class, my respect! I like pic 14 with this rusty hole on 0, this makes the whole marking extremely realistc. 👍

Mr James
Well thank you Leszek, how very kind of you to say. As I've said before, I've watched a lot of videos and try to emulate the techniques I see. Weathering is becoming my favourite aspect of modelling so far.

James C
The weathered and worn winter white wash looks really impressive 👍

Mr James
Thanks James, much appreciated from your good self.

Leszek Cader
Welcom on board! I too prefer this part of the hobby than counting rivets... Following your projec, I guess it will end with regular winter diorama? 🙂

Michael Hickey
Nice work Mr James.👍

Mr James
Yes Leszek, I'm going to build a scene for it. Havent decided what yet. I'll have to master figure painting next though... That will be challenging. :-0

Mr James
Thank you Michael. Greatly appreciated.

Rui S
Very nice weathering work. Looking great 👍

Mr James
Thanks matey, great coming from you. Not that long to go now {-) he says...

Rui S
Looking forward to see it on a Dio 🤔

Mr James
I'm open to suggestions, I've got that Precision ice and snow kit I want to use after seeing your Finland dio.

Rui S
Nah, leave it to you, just thinking "Tigers on the mud" 😉

Mr James
Yeah, mud and snow should be easier then grass and trees... 🙂

Rui S
Google it, if you want I can send you the book.😄 😎

Mr James
just had a look. Great pics of what I could see

Jennifer Franklin
Seeing it on a dio would be great 😛

Mr James
Thanks Jennifer, I think I've got one in mind now after looking at a few ww2 pics.

Simon Nagorsnik
Really nice winter camo!
Good job so far 👍

Mr James
Thank you very much Simon.

Leszek Cader
If I may suggest - Ardennes Offensive. I guess Tigers took part in these strugglings too...

Marius
Very well done weathering! I love it!

Mr James
Cheers Marius, much apricated and glad you liked it

Mr James
Hi Leszek, I dont think I've got the skills for trees. I suppose I could hide them under layers of snow 🙂
I've earmarked a couple of muddy road scenes from WW2 pics.

Juskifo
Look at that ❤weather
I love it👏

Mr James
Why, thank you so much Juskifo. Much appreciated from your good self.

Gary Curling
Lovely winter camo.like the bent back mud flap at the back

Mr James
Cheers for that Gary. I must crack on and finish it before the weather changes and my other hobby kicks in... 🙂

Derek Rothfus
This is freaking awesome James! The weathering is so realistic. Love all the rust and grime.

Mr James
Why thank you Derek. Much appreciated. Credit has to go to Tamiya weathering set B and Vallejo rust washes.

Pietro De Angelis
I'm agree with all, weathering really incredible, congrats!

Christian Bruer
Excellent paintwork and weathering 👍

Mr James
Thankyou for your comments Pietro and Christian. Nice of you to say its looking good,

Nathan Dempsey
You're a weathering magician. Beautiful work.

Mr James
Ha... thats pushing it... But thank you for kind words Nathan 🙂

Alberto
Very convincing weathering, great work!

Mr James
Thanks Alberto, Much appreciated

Schwarzadler
Well messed up😉

Mr James
He he, going for that 'been around the block' look 🙂
Thanks Schwarzadler

Spanjaard
really impressive weathering. wow

Mr James
Why thankyou Spanjaard. Nice of to say so

Mr James
Thanks Xa Char for your many likes

Guy Rump
Your weathering is very impressive! 👍

Neuling
Looking forward to the winter dio .............

Pepe
Gran trabajo.... Me gusta el efecto de la torreta

Mr James
Thanks Guy for saying so.
Neuling, I've cut the base but need some filler or grout or something for the undulations
Thanks for the kind words Pepe. I'm happy with how the turret turned out

Andy Heim
Very nice rust effects! Wow!

Mr James
Cheers Andy. Just pigment and Vallejo light rust wash 🙂

Mr James
Cheers Conner, glad you liked it

Mr James
Cheers Lenny, glad you liked it

Mr James
Thanks Mark and Henry for your likes 🙂

Tommy Agne
COOL 👍!!! Very nice weathering👍.

Fritz01
Another fantastic paintjob. Thanx for explanations of technics you used.

Mr James
Cheers Tommy, glad you liked it.

Mr James
Thanks for saying that Fritz. I like to see how other modelers work their magic, so hope it may aid someone maybe? 🙂

Mr James
Cheers for the likes Neil 👍

Gary Curling
Looking forward to seeing the dioarma for this super model

Stephen Lesley
This is weathering on another level. I am speechless! I can almost smell the oil/petrol and have a subconscious urge to scape the mud off my shoes. 🙂

Mr James
Cheers Gary, when I get back from this stint of work, I'll push on with the dio.
Ha, brilliant comments Stephen 😁 Thanks mate 👍

bruno egral
Houa ! Superbe.

Mr James
Merci Bruno. 🙂 and thankyou for all the likes

DuperScale
Every mm on the model received attention from you, perfect weathering. 👍

Mr James
Thankyou for saying so Duperscale.

CaptGPF
I agree with everyone - top notch weathering! The rust effects on the spare treads really stood out for me. how long does it take you to do this level of weathering?

Mr James
Thanks CaptGPF, The weathering side of modelling is what I look forward to the most. I look at a lot of better modellers work, mostly on this site, and try and copy what they've done. I'm constantly going back over a period of time, adding little touches here and there, so I would say I spend weeks after its painted, decaled, varnished and oil washed.

Guy Rump
Excellent work and superb weathering. 👍

Mark Sherwood
Inspires me to build a Tiger 1 again. But I have summink ' on and a defrustration build too, on saying that. A very nice Tigger' Mr James all round. 👍🥸🤟

Michael Kohl
Dirty work of the convincing kind.

Mr James
Thankyou Guy, Mark and Michael for your kind words. Much appreciated 🙂

Doubtingmango
Great finish James! The rust and filth is spot on

Nathan Dempsey
Always love seeing this one come up in the feed.

J35J
Always a pleasure & inspiration to see your work! Great stuff👍🏻

Mr James
Doubtingmango, Nathan and J35J, I thankyou for your kind comments. Having recently looked at some excellent winter tiger builds, I do wonder if Ive overdone it a bit.

gorby
WOW! Stunning weathering.

Neil Patrick
Fantastic work! I love the weathering. Lifts the good old Tamiya kit to a much higher level. Am I right this is the vehicle in the photos of Wittmann in winter 43/44?

Mr James
Thanks Gorby, glad you think so.
Yes Neil, I believe Wittman was assigned S04 on the Eastern front in 43/44. Loads of excellent builds of this vehicle out there. I'm now painting the figures for it.... and struggling.

Arif Saeed
Fantastic result, Love the weathering 👏👏

Mr James
Thank you Arif. Nice of you to say so 🙂

Mick Burdett
Cracking work puts my work in the shade !!

Mr James
Thanks Mick, I wouldn't say that matey

Dom S.
Nice work 👍

Mr James
Cheers Dom

Kesa Tiho
I mean this literally when i say my jaw dropped the second i saw that tiger

Mr James
Ha ha, Well thankyou Kesa. 🙂

Vincent Uijtendaal
Awesome work also!…how do you get yr paint to crackle up like that?

Mr James
Thankyou Vincent. Nice of you to say so. I used a couple of thick layers of cheap hairspray. I then left the water on top for quite a bit and it started to crackle.

Vincent Uijtendaal
Cool!…thanx!

Jennifer Franklin
There are some impressive weathering techniques on display!

Mr James
Thanks Jennifer. I do like a bit of weathering 🙂

John
Very cool 👍 The weathering is top notch. I really like the cracked whitewash on the turret roof but the whole thing pops!

Mr James
Thankyou John, much appreciated

Geert
Master at work

littleblackbear
Dude this looks SO good. I am thoroughly impressed at the work you've done here.

bughunter
I'm in!

J35J
In too!

Martin von Schreckenstein
started on too many things at once. it is very difficult to prioritise with such amount of really interesting details. after the nose gear I will try to focus on the cockpit

Skyhiker
My... Those resin pieces really are phenomenal.

Sergej I
top stuff, following with interest 👍

Rolf Rolf
Beautiful detail painting

Alex Rakhimgulov
Crazy detailing! Awesome!

Patrick Hagelstein
Ooh! Following along! 👍🏼

Maciej Bellos
Oh the detailing!

Martin von Schreckenstein
welcome and thanks Skyhiker, Sergej, Rolf, Alex, Patrick and Maciej!

following up with the interior, I wanted to get rid of any and all gloss with flat coat but it made everything brighter. might leave it or ill try to darken the side panels later. gotta let it lie for a bit🙂

George Williams
Never seen this before but it looks fabulous.

David Orr
That is very nice. It's good to see an unusual subject like this. I think I had a Matchbox car very similar to that.

Spence Wilson
@George, thanks! Concept car from the late 60s. Always been one of my favorite concepts.

@David, I know Hot Wheels did a version in 1970 and Matchbox did one in 1971. Pretty sure I had the Matchbox version as well at some point.

Alexander Grivonev
You actually managed to order a kit from this website?

Christian W
So cool to see this one build! Great! I love those old prototypes and how they saw the sports car for the future.

Spence Wilson
@Alexander, I have been buying the SMP24 kits for about 4 years now. It was not easy to find or purchase them in the beginning but I have been a pretty consistant purchaser since. I am not sure how many actually get out of Japan or Asia for that matter. Definately not easy or inexspensive to obtain.

@Christian, thanks! I am also a big fan of this era of prototypes, most concepts from the 70s though the 90s I felt really captured what it meant to create really wild and intersting concepts.

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic model of a fantastic car!

Spence Wilson
@Robertt, thanks very much.

Marcel
Great build of a unique car. Love the color.

Mr D
Very nice, great subject too👌
Do you know who the designer was ??

David Orr
@MrD It's got a Bertone logo on the side of the engine cover.

Spence Wilson
@ Marcel, thank you very much!

@Mr. D It was designed by Marcello Gandini while he was with Bertone in 1968.

shadowlight
What can you tell us about the quality of the kit? Sharpness of casting, amount of details, difficulties during building....

Mr D
Thanks Spence😃👍
Thought it had a Gandini look, .. like the stratos ect .
Really nice , ike the window tint.

Spence Wilson
@shadowlight You can watch the full build of the kit on my YouTube channel and see what it consists of. I don't do a lot of resin so I don't have much to compare it to but I find the resin to be a little soft so things like scribing are difficult for me when I am so used to doing it with plastic. The interior is beyond detailed with so many tiny photoetch pieces it is amazing, as it is with many of their kits. The engines in the SMP kits I find are always bitter sweet. They have fantastic detail for the parts that are included but I also feel they are a little simplified and ccould use a few more extra bits to them just to detail them up a little more. All SMP kits come with great photo etch parts and a level of details that is beyond my expectations. Just understand this is a garage kit and more in line with something you may 3d print rather than building a Tamiya or other styrene kit. A lot of the parts can benefit from pins to hold better and you have to decide if you want to go through all that yourself. I love the two SMP kits I have built so far and I have several more of them that I am eager to get into as well. I really enjoy building them.

Mr D
Thanks, will check out the YouTube build, l really like Gandini design's... The Miura is my favourite, but the kits I've seen don't look that great.
Thanks for info..... Appreciate it 😃👍👍

Michael Kohl
I love your scale 1:43 stuff. Anxious to see where thus is going.