Building Michael Wittmann's Kursk Tiger Part 2: Painting & Weathering

This is part 2 in a 2 part series of building Wittmann's 1331 from the battle of Kursk. I used Cyber-Hobby 9142 (slightly modified) and AFV Club workable tracks. This is a buddy build with my good friend Shane Smyth on Kursk Tigers.

I can't exactly say this phase went exactly to plan, but I am very happy with the result. You'll notice that this is more of a documentary of a build than a tutorial. I make some mistakes and do my best to cope with them. The most notable of these is the issues I had with airbrushing, which were solved during filming. Not soon enough to prevent some areas from having a less than perfect finish though.

I tried new products and techniques here, and I think it's the best build I've done so far, so I am super pleased to be able to share it with everyone on YouTube. If you have any questions about something that wasn't shown clearly enough please feel free to shoot me a message or leave a comment. I am not a professional builder by any stretch, but I am always happy to share what I have learned.

I have to mention I've noticed a few background music transitions I'd like to fix but won't, and also the music is just a bit too loud for like a minute or two at one point. But I need this project to be behind me, so I'm going to just deal with this as it is and move on to new videos. This one took a lot out of me.

I explain the process and products I used from Primer to finish.

Primer Coat : Tamiya XF-1 Black 00:32
Base Coat: Tamiya XF-60 Dunkelgelb 02:33
Track Base: Tamiya XF-72 JGSDF Brown 04:15
Camouflage: Tamiya XF-65 Field Grey 04:57
Tow/track changing Cables: Panzer Aces 304 Track Primer 06:52
Exhaust Base: Panzer Aces 302 Dark Rust 07:55
OVM Metal: Vallejo Burnt Iron & Model Color 169 Black 08:28
OVM Wood: Panzer Aces 310 Old Wood 09:01
OVM Bakelite: Panzer Aces 343 Shadow Flesh 09:47
Spare Track Base: Model Color 169 Black 09:53
Jack Block: Model Color 143 Flat Earth 10:33
Clear Coat: Future 11:09
Track Wash: Mig Dark Wash & Wilder Thinner TN 01 13:01
Decals: Techmod Early Tiger I 13:33
Exposed Steel 1: Model Color 178 natural Steel 15:33
Track Pigments: Wilder Gun Powder 06 & 09 17:27
Thinner: Wilder TN 01 18:10
Dark Tan Filter: Wilder NL 12 19:17
Dot Filter: Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre & Titanium White 20:34
Pin Wash: 502 Abt. 160 Engine Grease & Wilder Thinner 23:07
Light Chipping: Model Color 118 Middlestone & Flat White 27:25
Dark Chipping: Model Color 150 Ger. Camo Black Brown 28:49
Rust Stains: Wilder NL 06 & 07 Dark & Orange Rust Effect 31:33
Exposed Steel 2: Vallejo Metal Color Dark Alluminum 33:38
Wheel Pigments: Wilder Gun Powder 04, 06 and 09 34:36
Rust Pigments: Wilder Gun Powder 13, 14 and 15 37:33
Soot Pigment: Vallejo Natural Iron Oxide 38:35
Rust Pigments 2: Wilder Gun Powder 13, 14 and 15 39:05
Pin Wash 2: Mig Dark Wash & Wilder Thinner TN 01 40:23
Hull Pigments: Wilder Gun Powder 04, 06 & 09 41:39
Final Assembly 43:27

Special thanks to David Byrden for his assistance.

Music used:

RFGB Music
Flight Hymn (Copyright and Royalty Free)
Download:http://www.mediafire.com/download/o675vowro28miiw/Flight+Hymn.wav
Rapture (Copyright and Royalty Free)
Download: http://adf.ly/paBWv
Last Dawn (Copyright and Royalty Free)
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jd9aee88ch8p2e6/Last+Dawn.mp3
Apocalypse (Copyright and Royalty Free)
Download: http://adf.ly/paBFY

Cloister of Redemption by Jens Kiilstofte
https://machinimasound.com/music/cloister-of-redemption/
Dystopia by Per Kiilstofte
https://machinimasound.com/music/dystopia/
End Game by Per Kiilstofte
https://machinimasound.com/music/end-game/
Rallying the Defense by Per Kiilstofte
https://machinimasound.com/music/rallying-the-defense/
Battle of Kings by Per Kiilstofte (Machinimasound)
https://machinimasound.com/music/battle-of-kings/
The Land of the Wizard by Per Kiilstofte (Machinimasound)
https://machinimasound.com/music/the-land-of-the-wizard/

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