#Flames of war great war series

I will also attempt to create a Zimmerit -free square on the left-hand of both the glacis plate and the rear hull plate in which to hand-paint (yes, that's right, hand-paint) the unit's insignia. Right: A battle-weary Tiger I E featuring several patches of damaged Zimmerit. Since the formula for Zimmerit included an Ochre coloured pigment (the exact formula for Zimmerit was 40% Barium sulphate 25% polyvinyl acetate or PVA (similar to the glue) 15% pigment (Ochre in colour) 10% Zinc sulphide and 10% sawdust), I'm only going to model just small chips in the ridged surface in the to help break-up to factory fresh look of the plastic model. This feature alone offers a nearly endless amount of modelling opportunities. The plastic Tiger I E is an excellent model and one of the details that really makes it stand out is the Zimmerit. Learn five things to love about the plastic Tiger I E here.ДЄ wise man once said, 'A goal without a plan is a wish.' So here is my attempt at explaining how I intend to model my Tiger I E. In part one, I'll explain what I have planned for the plastic Tiger I E in an attempt to add some character to the miniature and make it really stand out on the battlefield.

#Flames of war great war series

So as soon as the new plastic Tiger I E was released I thought I'd revisit the Tiger I E with a series of modelling and painting articles demonstrating how my modelling abilitiesВ have progressed over the years-a then and now,В if you will-and hopefully share a few techniques and tips with you along the way. View my Tigers in the Staff Tiger Project article here. Learn more about the plastic Tiger I E here. Even my 2007-era Tigers (seen above), which weren't too bad despite being the first Flames Of War miniatures I had painted at the time, are now getting a bit long in the tooth compared to my current techniques and painting abilities. But many years have passed since those early struggles. I recently re-discovered some of my early attempts at my parent's place that were, how do you say it, cringe-worthy at best. Growing up I had done my share of scale modelling with varied results. Right: Tiger 223 for my first Flames Of War army. But I was impressed with how the army performed and since I was still brand new to Flames Of War it seemed like the perfect first army: all tanks and not many of them to paint.

Ironically, my only victory over those two days came against Michael Wittmann and the Tigers of the 101. Read 'A Tale of Two Tigers: Part Five' here.Д«elow: The Tigers ofВ 2nd Kompanie of the 101.

Read 'A Tale of Two Tigers: Part Four' here. Read 'A Tale of Two Tigers: Part Three' here. Read 'A Tale of Two Tigers: Part Two' here. Phil was gracious enough to rope me into the event to make up the odd numbers, borrowing his 7th Armoured Divison army. I look back on this time fondly, as my Flames Of War baptism of fire came shortly after its release, at that year's Grand Tournament. When I first starting working for Battlefront in 2007, the Design Studio was well entrenched in Normandy with the pending book release at the time being Villers-Bocage.