Tiger Tank Track Painting and Weathering questions.....

[Yakker]

okay, I am finally finishing the Tamiya Tiger I Early Production kit I
have had sitting around nearly complete since June and want to do the
tracks up right.

Using the single track as supplied in the kit. Super glued it to the
wheels for the "droop" effect.

1. Should I paint the tracks black and highlight with silver and rust?
Is that the best way to do it. Of course I will be dumping pastels
and slime and gobs of stuff on the tracks to make them look nast and
stuff, but is that generally how you prepare them?

Thanks!

[Phil Campbell]

>1. Should I paint the tracks black and highlight with silver and rust?
> Is that the best way to do it. Of course I will be dumping pastels
>and slime and gobs of stuff on the tracks to make them look nast and
>stuff, but is that generally how you prepare them?
>

I paint my tracks black, usually Floquil, and after it dries. I liberally
brush on Rustall to give it a slightly rusty appearance. When that is dry, I
then drybrush a dark silver on the tracks.

[Lafimprov]

Unlike modern Russian tanks, WW2 German tank tracks were not painted black.
Either they were bare metal or (possibly) finished in red primer at the
factory. High points would immediately abrade to a bright metal finish (despite
the high manganese content, tracks on restored German tanks look pretty shiny
when run on the road). Recesses would in all likelihood be pretty rusty, but
they would also be pretty filthy on top of that, so you might simply paint the
whole track an earth color and dry brush the high points with metallics.
Gerald Owens

[RRosa23776]

if you can get some floquil paint called Antique Bronze, airbrush the tracks
with that, then drybrush the raised areas with a steel colored paint. Flat
coat the tacks and you should have a decent representation. The Floquil Paint
is no longre made but a well stocked train hobby store may have some left. If
not, I think Model Masters makes a metallic brown which is a close match. The
droop you can achieve by drilling small holes into the side of the hull. Then
insert black paint pieces of stiff wire into the holes to hold the tracks down.

[Hagueman]

I use Floquil Rail Brown (RR colors), followed by a dark(rust/black) wash,
drybrush, light rust and then steel. I find that the floquil thinned 50/50
with lacquer thinner adheres well, and goes on the vinyl tracks nicely.
Hague
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