Tiger I - 1:35 build.

 Right, these are some progress pics of my Tamiya late model Tiger 1, specifically kit 35146.
This was actually a really enjoyable build, despite the usual hour spent on JUST the wheels heh, anyone who has ever built a model Tiger in any scale will know what I mean....layers upon layers of wheels :D
Nice crisp crafting on the wheels and track sprockets.

 Finished build, I really like the turret, very smooth and the MG34 mount and gun itself are really nice, as well as sturdy.

 Turret close up.

 Shoot it in the ass!

 Hatches as I want them, will be having this as an "at rest" diorama, but haven't yet decided what to do with the chassis hatches.

 Here we have the finished Sherman and the finished (save the tracks) Tiger, I'll mount the tracks after I've got the base undercoating done.

 and herrrrrre, we have the Tiger actually looking small, next to it's bigger hybrid older cousin.

 I think I pointed out before that despite the box artwork having the tank with full zimmerit the kit itself has absolutely none, which is a tad annoying, seeing as the large majority of the Tigers that were in operation around the mid 44 period, and or survived normandy continued to retain the zimmerit coat.
As you can see below, it's a problem easily resolved, I did have a go at doing it the "manly" way, with putty and a steady hand, but I think I'll save that for when I'm a bit more experienced, as it went pretty wrong, and I think I might need a slightly firmer putty to make it look convincing, apparently Tamiya actually make one for the purpose, so shall have to look into that.
But in the end I nabbed a set of brass etchings, for a Tiger I, from Emhar if I remember correctly, about a fiver. They look good, but in hindsight they are a real pain to get to stick, and they are even more of a pain when working on the turret due to all the curves and angles, as these metal things do not take kindly to bending.
Other main complaint with these is that even after just the base dunkelgelb coat, the zimmerit is only vaguely obvious, unlike the usual ripple that can be seen straight away, shall see if appropriate washes can sort that.