Hi, I'm QDC. What we're about to build today is Tamiya King Tiger Ardennes Front and this
is in 1/35 scale. So lets start building this kit right now.
Let's take a look inside the box. We have the mesh. Decal. Motorcycle. Figures. Tracks.
Upper and lower hull. Wheels. Turret. Fender. Paint guide and the instruction sheet.
I want to talk to you about a cost saving measure that Tamiya has done. What I have
in my hand is a cloth mesh and this represents the air intake cover. In a perfect world I
would want to have them provide a photo etched mesh but I guess for cost saving measures
they provided the buyer a cloth mesh instead. What you are supposed to do in the instruction
there is a one-to-one scale of the air intake cover and you are supposed to use a pair of
scissors and cut the cloth exactly to this one-to-one figure so you can make the air
intake cover.
Ok, so we built the model kit and now it's time for me to show you what I think about
this kit so far. Take a look.
This is the completed model kit before painting, and what can I say? Tamiya is one of those
companies that has a goal of making a model kit that is both easy to build and highly
detailed at the same time. This King Tiger is no exception. Tamiya has carefully planned
out the entire model making process for the kit builder to enjoy this model kit. You can't
go wrong with this at any skill level including the beginner. If you are a beginner, you are
going to enjoy this model. No doubts about it. It's time for me to paint the model.
It's time for me to paint my model, I'm starting with the wheels first. What I done was I sprayed
the entire model a coat of black primer and now I'm going to use my airbrush and start
painting the entire model with the main color.
I just finished installing the wheels and the tracks and now it's time for me to make
the camouflage pattern. I switched over to my better airbrush and now I'm going to start
spraying the entire model with the a basic three part camouflage.
I'm going to give my model a pin wash. I already gave the entire model a coat of Future Floor
Wax to protected it and what you see right here is a cup of black artist oil paint diluted
in mineral spirits. What I'm going to do is I'm going to give entire model a pin wash.
It's time for me to make some dust effects. I'm going to spray the entire model and give
it a tint of buff color.
I'm going to add some mud effects. What you see right here is a cup of tile grout that
has been diluted in water to give it a consistency of mud and what I'm going to do is I'm going
to simply spread this all over the wheels to give it the mud effects.
I'm going to make some splattered mud. I'm going to use the mud that I made on the wheels
and I'm going to use an airbrush and splatter onto the model to make that splashing effect.
I'm going to simulate worn paint. I'm going to use an ordinary graphite pencil and simply
rub the graphite on to areas where I think there is worn paint.
Alright so we built the model kit. We painted it. We weathered it. And not it's time for
me to show you what I think about the entire model kit from the beginning to the end. Take
a look.
This is the completed model kit after painting and weathering and it is a nice kit from Tamiya.
As you can see it's highly detailed and the paint job and weathering is nice. I have no
complaints about this project and it's good. I like it.
That completes this project. What you are about to see next is a video slideshow of
the entire model tank but before I go, as always, just because I put this video on Youtube,
it doesn't make me a model kit expert. I am not an expert. I'm just a regular guy just
like you. I hope this video encourages you to build a model kit of your own either it's
a model tank, a model plane, or even an automobile. It doesn't matter. In the end, it's all about
having fun. I'm QDC thanks for watching and always please, have a great day!