ghodges 538 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) Just finished the Skybow 1/48 Mk.1 early production Tiger. Built it OOTB, rubber band tracks and all. Nice kit, mediocre instructions, especially for an airplane builder like myself! I used a couple of other references on building Tiger tanks to help me muddle through. I did make one alteration to the kit; The side skirts are molded as one long piece. I sawed them apart and then bent and damaged each of them a bit with some pliers to make them look used. Found out I absolutely hate road wheels...especially when there's 48 of them! That said, I finally have a Tiger for my 1/48 armor set, and it'll fit the bill for me. I don't expect to build another of these anytime soon.... Comments, critiques, and questions welcome, as always! Cheers! GIL Edited November 13, 2016 by ghodges 2 Link to post Share on other sites
GregWise 4 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 nice little kitty. Link to post Share on other sites
ipmsusa2 66 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nicely done, Gil. Richard Link to post Share on other sites
RGronovius 74 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I like it, it is one of my favorite Tiger tank kits. Link to post Share on other sites
802chrisg 38 Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Great job! Chris G. :Smile_sceptic: Link to post Share on other sites
catdude01 35 Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Nicely done, this is not a easy kit to work with, so you should be proud of yourself. :army7: Link to post Share on other sites
ghodges 538 Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Thanks Pedro! The road wheel assembly order and the track attachment points were the only real problem areas I found. Any other problems were of my own making! Also, don't know why the road wheels look slightly browner than the hull in the pics; there's not nearly that contrast to the naked eye. I appreciate all the kind words! GIL Link to post Share on other sites
RudyOnWheels 4 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Looks Great Gil! I've got to get some more Panzer Dunkelgelb 1943 paint tonight so I can finish mine! My only thought/criticism would be to paint the road wheels a more dark greyish (like chalky-old rubber) or brownish than the black. They seem to appear too new compared to the rest of the heavily weathered tank. but what do I know, they could have been freshly added!? The tank looks great tho! I hope my Tiger 1 nearing completion looks half as good! I agree, all those damn road wheels are a nightmare to paint! Rudy Link to post Share on other sites
ghodges 538 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) Good point Rudy! The road wheels were actually an experiment in that the tire portions were "painted" with a very fine tip Sharpie ink pen. It saved me a lot of masking time, but I found them to be unreceptive to toning down with weathering, and didn't even take on the final flat coats either......oh well, live and learn! GIL Edited December 3, 2016 by ghodges Link to post Share on other sites
RudyOnWheels 4 Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Never hurts to try new techniques! Some work, some don't, you'll never know if you don't try..... Tank looks great! Rudy Link to post Share on other sites
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