China Dave
Active Member
This all came about as the Tiger turret was left over from another project (nearly finished),
I bought a 1/16 HobbyBoss Tiger and then bought a replacement upper deck and turret by Taigen as it had opening hatches.
This left me pondering for a while what to do with the original turret but then the idea of mounting it on some kind of pedestal, with a figure perched on it somewhere sprang to mind.
The figure is from AFV Modeller, they have a small but nice collection of figure for German vehicles in 1/16th scale and I liked the idea of him sat there staring out into the distance.
The pedestal is my creation, the base of which started out as two end caps for guttering.
Painting eyes for me is one of the greaterst challenges but, if you look closely, you might see that he doesn't have any eyes at all. I think I pulled it off okay as he's squinting so much there wasn't much to paint anyway.
I'm really happy with the outcome, so much so that I'm now working on its counterpart, a Sherman turret with two crew members, again mounted on a custom made pedestal.
I will post some photos of that once I can get it finished.
It's a bit different, hope you like it.
May your brushes stay clean and your paint run smooth.
Best wishes,
David
I bought a 1/16 HobbyBoss Tiger and then bought a replacement upper deck and turret by Taigen as it had opening hatches.
This left me pondering for a while what to do with the original turret but then the idea of mounting it on some kind of pedestal, with a figure perched on it somewhere sprang to mind.
The figure is from AFV Modeller, they have a small but nice collection of figure for German vehicles in 1/16th scale and I liked the idea of him sat there staring out into the distance.
The pedestal is my creation, the base of which started out as two end caps for guttering.
Painting eyes for me is one of the greaterst challenges but, if you look closely, you might see that he doesn't have any eyes at all. I think I pulled it off okay as he's squinting so much there wasn't much to paint anyway.
I'm really happy with the outcome, so much so that I'm now working on its counterpart, a Sherman turret with two crew members, again mounted on a custom made pedestal.
I will post some photos of that once I can get it finished.
It's a bit different, hope you like it.
May your brushes stay clean and your paint run smooth.
Best wishes,
David