Geschützwagen Tiger 17cm kanone (Trumpeter 1/35)

Good morning gents! Another build begins! It’s the geschutzwagen Tiger für 17cm kanone. It was based on an extended Tiger II chassis and there were plans to mount the 17cm canon and the 21cm howitzer. The Germans managed to build a hull and it was captured by the allies. The model itself is huge!

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Running gear in place!

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Gearbox ready!

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Engine ready!

Crew seats in place!

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Assembling the gun’s cradle.

The gun’s breech.

17cm aluminium barrel..

Retractor in place!

Base of the cradle!

The 17cm cannon is assembled and ready to be installed on the chassis!

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Primed with Vallejo Rotbrun primer!

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Interior details have been painted!

Comparison between Geschutzwagen and TigerI..

White acrylic putty to cover the seam..

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Base colour has been applied..

Modulation!

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Rotbrun has been applied!

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Olivgrun has been applied!

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Ambush camo scheme.. Dunkelgelb dots applied..

Olivgrun and rotbrun dots applied..

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Decals in place!

Oils..

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Friul tracks assembled and weathered!

Tracks in place!

Engine deck has been weathered with pigments!

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Interior weathering!