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Got done painting up my first German vehicles. All are Warlord plastics with the exception of the SDKFZ 222 which is a Warlord Resin miniature. I still need to add crew to open hatches and stowage when I get them painted.

First up is the Tigger! Tiggers are wonderful things. Built stock except I cut off a piece of skirt and added a bit of putty to make the hull where the skirt is missing. I also 'chipped' away a tiny bit of Zimmerit coating in a couple places. I painted it before I put the tracks on, adding the tracks after they were painted but before most of the weathering.









Next up is the Puma.









And the SDKFZ 222. I didn't like the way the turret top screens fit on, but other than that it built well.









And finally the Stug. I cut away a couple skirtzen. Getting these to fit onto the brackets was a pain. I hope they stand up to handling. As with the Tiger, I painted it with the tracks (and in this case skirts) off, assembling them once everything was painted but before most of the weathering. The skirtzen were cut off leaving the bracket/frame in place but that is hard to see in the pictures.









Let me know what you think. They still need to be clear coated to protect them.

Jake

Awesome work. They all look great. Tiger is my fave!
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. The Tiger is a pretty neat model, detailed enough for a relatively simple wargame model. It builds well and quickly. Only hard parts I had were self inflicted. I kept the tracks off to paint them separately and allow better access to painting the road wheels. Once everything was painted fitting them between the hull top and the sprocket was a bit of a pain and necessitated cutting off a few guide teeth from the track length that makes the top of the run.

I would do it again the same way though, I can't see how folks can paint them once assembled.

Nice Tiger, puma ans STG III. Never really like the 221s

 CptJake wrote:
Thanks. The Tiger is a pretty neat model, detailed enough for a relatively simple wargame model. It builds well and quickly. Only hard parts I had were self inflicted. I kept the tracks off to paint them separately and allow better access to painting the road wheels. Once everything was painted fitting them between the hull top and the sprocket was a bit of a pain and necessitated cutting off a few guide teeth from the track length that makes the top of the run.

I would do it again the same way though, I can't see how folks can paint them once assembled.

Good to know Captain - cheers.

bubber wrote:Awesome work. They all look great. Tiger is my fave!
Thanks for sharing.

FeindusMaximus wrote:Nice Tiger, puma ans STG III. Never really like the 221s

bubber wrote:Awesome work. They all look great. Tiger is my fave!
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the comments.

I've liked the 222 since I built a 1:35 scale one as a teenager. Not really a good Late War choice as in reality very few were still in use at that point, but I couldn't resist getting one.

I really like them! The only commend I would make is I think you should do is weather the decals more. It seems like you did this great weathering but there is bright white paint with almost no weathering on it.

GOod job though!

 Icelord wrote:
I really like them! The only commend I would make is I think you should do is weather the decals more. It seems like you did this great weathering but there is bright white paint with almost no weathering on it.

GOod job though!

Great point but in my defense...

I applied the decals before any weathering, in hand they do not appear as bright. I think the photo/light reflects off of them differently than the paint. A clear coat ought to help. Additionally, I went back and dusted some pigments onto the StuG decals (they were the worst of the bunch0 and added some chipping to the Puma numbers. The ones on the Tigger actually look pretty good as is, as do the Sdkfz 222. For some reason the crosses on the Stug (I think they were the only Warlord decals I used) stand out the most.

Once I clear coat (hopefully later today if the weather permits) I'll take some new pictures.

Okay, how do the decals look now?

thumbs up from me!