Hello everybody, here's my finished Jagdtiger. It's the DML kit with alternated Tamita figures.
I won a bronze prize with it at the first Dutch TWENOT meeting this year. It was my first contest so I was pleasently surprised.
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My Jagdtiger
APbullet
Utrecht, Netherlands
Joined: October 21, 2003
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Posted: Monday, March 08, 2004 - 08:59 PM UTC
SonOfAVet
Illinois, United States
Joined: January 18, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 09:09 AM UTC
First off-- well done! A couple of those pictures looked extremely life-like to me, well done on the figures as well. My question for you is how did you go about giving that jadger the hazed over dusty-looking effect? It blends the camo nicely and matches the soil in the road as well...well thought and well done.
Sean
Sean
steve203
North Carolina, United States
Joined: May 25, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 11:11 AM UTC
Very good work. It appeared as thought the camo pattern had been sprayed onto the tracks in one of the photos. You may want to possibly "dirty" the tracks up with the same tone used on the road, and add the worn metal look to the tread cleats. But like I said, good work.
Scunge
New York, United States
Joined: March 11, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 04:59 PM UTC
very good work. I am no expert, so take waht I say with a grain of salt, but It looks almost too dusty to me. I would say keep the dust more around the wheels and less on the acctual superstructure itself. Though You won a medal for it and I dont eactly have much experiance with heavy machinery, so keep up the good work.
Art
Michigan, United States
Joined: March 20, 2004
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Posted: Monday, March 22, 2004 - 12:25 PM UTC
Very nice. I only noticed a couple of small things you might want to consider on your next project. You could apply graphite to simulate wear on the paint where the crew would be climbing aon and off. Also, try adding a few dents and dings to the fenders, etc., as well as some personal equipment hanging off various points. Other than that, good job-hope the next one you post gets the gold!
Art
Art
DaveCox
England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: January 11, 2003
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Posted: Monday, March 22, 2004 - 07:51 PM UTC
Well worthy of that award - more please next time you finish a build!
tazz
New York, United States
Joined: July 21, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:00 AM UTC
very nice work.
the over all paint and camo is done nice .
and the figues are dog are life like,
the over all paint and camo is done nice .
and the figues are dog are life like,
IndyCopper
Indiana, United States
Joined: March 16, 2004
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Posted: Monday, April 05, 2004 - 12:38 PM UTC
The only thing that I would look at are the spare tracks, they look a little to orange to my eyes. Everything else looks good though
jw73
Wojewodztwo Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
Joined: April 08, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 02:32 PM UTC
Very good model. Maybe dust is too white. Standing figure is well done. I like it.