I was given this kit to try and rescue it from limbo. It was partially painted in flat black but I will be redoing the base coat to test out my first airbrush.
I've watched Andy at Hobby Headquarters airbrush a few vehicles after fully assembling them. Going to try my hand at it. Might have to sand away some of what's already there though.
The return wheel on one side was missing a piece. I don't quite have the scratchbuild skills yet to fashion a new one, but it shouldn't be missed much. This is a test kit for painting anyways.. it won't be entering any contests.
Had to find a replacement screw around the house to mount the cannon. It's not perfect but won't really be visible once the turret is finished. Not sure why the original owner painted these parts black, when the interior will be flat white.
Looks better with an even coat of NATO Black. This will serve as a shadow coat and any imperfections will be less noticeable once the camouflage is applied.
First pass of camouflage paint on the King Tiger. It's not perfect, but not bad for my first attempt. Most of the armour I've done in the past was a solid base coat only.
Lost a bit of time trying to fix the damage from the cleaning lady. Some tiny parts are lost forever to the vacuum. But now the turret interior is painted. Just needs some details done and then we'll start adding the tools to the exterior.