Gazzas Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Well, it took a lot less effort and time than I expected to metallize the tracks. Some of them, like the guide horns above, have to be reached from the outside carefully. The exterior is pretty simple, too. And you see... that pesky bar in the front has popped off again! Thanks for looking! Gaz LSP_K2, Hardcore, BiggTim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 For some shapes and patterns of Zimmerit, my modelling paste would not do. This time, I needed Milliput: Milliput has one some unique properties which can be harnessed for certain areas and patterns. The property I speak of is it's ability to stay workable as long as you keep it wet. It took five pressings to get the milliput thin enough to make the desired patterns you see. With zimmerit, if it's too thick and looks wrong, it's the modellers fault. However, if it isn't too thick and looks non-standard, you can point to any wartime photo of zimmerit and show how many faults there are on real panzers. It took more than a couple hours to get these five and a half circles the way I wanted them. I think the hardest zimmerit task to face would be going around the large bolt heads on the Ferdinand. ...that one is yet to come. Thanks for looking! Gaz Daniel460, BiggTim and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Lol, yeah perfection is actually unrealistic A saving grace for us modellers. My problem area on the cute tiger was the Hull machine gun. I suppose you got one on the brummbar too? Even with milliput that part is not easy. I got not advice but to try patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 This Brummbär dosen't have a hull machine gun. But a couple years ago I did a Tamiya Tiger II with a hull machine gun without too many heartaches. If you can keep your zimmerit to scale, the errors are only apparent close-up. Gaz Daniel460 and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 The tracks look great with the detailing you've done. Your zim work is looking great also! You are right about the milliput, folks put it on way too thick! And a Ferdinand in the wings? Great! Dan Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Thank you Dan! I'm still learning how to make zimmerit. The large fighting compartment is giving me lots of learning opportunity. Gaz LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Hi everyone, A lot more Zimmerit work on the large fighting compartment: Probably 6 or 7 hours of working single rows yielded the three almost complete sides. I still have the driver's armor and the rear plates to cover with zimm. Thanks for looking! Gaz LSP_K2, TorbenD and chukw 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Looks real good to me. I tried Zimmerit with a soldering iron/rheostat one time and it came out great. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Too cool for school Gaz. Loving the extra efforts on your Brummbar. Troy Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Amazing work here! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 4 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: Looks real good to me. I tried Zimmerit with a soldering iron/rheostat one time and it came out great. I'd love to see your process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 The old verlinden way. I wouldn't try that. It requires a steady hand and you cannot easily rectify mistakes. Still, no messing around with putty is a bonus for sure! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 17 hours ago, Gazzas said: I'd love to see your process. It may be quite a while before I attempt it again, and the Jagdtiger and Tiger kits I did it on, are long gone, as are almost all of my other finished kits, unfortunately. 2 hours ago, Hardcore said: The old verlinden way. I wouldn't try that. It requires a steady hand and you cannot easily rectify mistakes. Still, no messing around with putty is a bonus for sure! I don't really recall where I heard the idea, to be quite honest. Any boo-boos can just be sanded away, then redone with the soldering iron. As I recall, once the rheostat was properly set, it went rather smoothly and pretty darned fast too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 35 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: It may be quite a while before I attempt it again, and the Jagdtiger and Tiger kits I did it on, are long gone, as are almost all of my other finished kits, unfortunately. I don't really recall where I heard the idea, to be quite honest. Any boo-boos can just be sanded away, then redone with the soldering iron. As I recall, once the rheostat was properly set, it went rather smoothly and pretty darned fast too. After reading your post yesterday I went looking for articles where guys had done it with a soldering iron. Most of the articles were old and the pics were long gone. eventually I found one. It didn't look quite right to me, as each pressing of the iron had left a oval recess beneath each raised rib. This may have just been due to technique or not shaping the tool properly. My soldering iron has two settings. Hot and super-hot. So I wouldn't be trying with that, and I don't know that i'd buy a second one unless I saw some real awesome looking zimm done with it. As for messing with putty, my two types of putty aren't noxious, nor do they bite hard into the plastic. Craft stores are really quite helpful when it comes to finding useful, cheap stuff. Gaz I'll try anything once I've seen it can be done better than my best. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 In my case, I didn't press the iron into the surface, but rather dragged it (tip down) horizontally across the surface. I'll see if I can dig up a photo of one of them. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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