What if

Picture Post => Current and Finished Projects => Armour => Topic started by: TimJ on October 30, 2018, 02:38:20 PM

Title: Tiger, Tiger
Post by: TimJ on October 30, 2018, 02:38:20 PM
I don't post here very often as my what if output isn't very high but I thought I'd show my latest flight of fancy.

For the past couple of years I'd been thinking of building a Tiger tank with tiger stripe markings so, with an Airfix Tiger I sitting in the stash I made a start on it a couple of weeks ago. As it was getting stripes I decided to add eyes and a mouth from an old Airfix P-40 too. < The stripes turned out better than I expected and the mouth fitted OK after a bit of trimming to size.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1968/43803674080_ab4bc0d66e_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29JMhd1)DSCF9902 (https://flic.kr/p/29JMhd1) by timothy jones (https://www.flickr.com/photos/149878910@N05/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1973/43803664030_7bb7c81d8b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29JMedJ)DSCF9898 (https://flic.kr/p/29JMedJ) by timothy jones (https://www.flickr.com/photos/149878910@N05/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1963/43803666700_608cb93944_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29JMf1L)DSCF9899 (https://flic.kr/p/29JMf1L) by timothy jones (https://www.flickr.com/photos/149878910@N05/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1902/43803669940_933e6d8643_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29JMfYC)DSCF9900 (https://flic.kr/p/29JMfYC) by timothy jones (https://www.flickr.com/photos/149878910@N05/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1972/43803671560_1cb842755a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29JMgsy)DSCF9901 (https://flic.kr/p/29JMgsy) by timothy jones (https://www.flickr.com/photos/149878910@N05/), on Flickr


One last pic with my previous armour 'what if', the Black Panther'.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1967/44707743625_a81f75f4a2_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2b7ESzX)DSCF9909 (https://flic.kr/p/2b7ESzX) by timothy jones (https://www.flickr.com/photos/149878910@N05/), on Flickr






Title: Re: Tiger, Tiger
Post by: zenrat on October 31, 2018, 01:08:57 AM
Very good.

Leopard next?

Title: Re: Tiger, Tiger
Post by: Rheged on October 31, 2018, 01:43:42 AM
Most impressive!!  I'm waiting to see how far you can take this.......a Churchill with a huge cigar replacing the gun, a centurion with Roman army lorica segmentata armour instead of side plates..........what a wonderfully Whiffable concept you have launched.
Title: Re: Tiger, Tiger
Post by: PR19_Kit on October 31, 2018, 03:12:20 AM
Quote from: Rheged on October 31, 2018, 01:43:42 AM

Most impressive!!  I'm waiting to see how far you can take this.......a Churchill with a huge cigar replacing the gun, a centurion with Roman army lorica segmentata armour instead of side plates..........what a wonderfully Whiffable concept you have launched.


;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Tiger, Tiger
Post by: TallEng on October 31, 2018, 04:56:24 AM
Quote from: Rheged on October 31, 2018, 01:43:42 AM
Most impressive!!  I'm waiting to see how far you can take this.......a Churchill with a huge cigar replacing the gun, a centurion with Roman army lorica segmentata armour instead of side plates..........what a wonderfully Whiffable concept you have launched.

Wouldn't that then make the Centurion a Tortoise?  :wacko:
As here https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&hl=en-gb&q=roman+battle+formation&tbm=isch&chips=q:roman+battle+formation,g_1:tortoise&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi80pKrz7DeAhXLp4sKHTWCBrAQgIoDKAF6BAgIEAY&biw=1024&bih=729

Regards
Keith
Title: Re: Tiger, Tiger
Post by: NARSES2 on October 31, 2018, 07:23:57 AM
Neat work. It does looked slightly surprised by something though, wonder what ?  ;)

There is a kit of a Korean War Sherman with a shark's mouth, so not far fetched at all.

Quote from: Rheged on October 31, 2018, 01:43:42 AM
a centurion with Roman army lorica segmentata armour instead of side plates..........

Don't forget the vine staff  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Tiger, Tiger
Post by: ericr on October 31, 2018, 07:34:04 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 31, 2018, 03:12:20 AM
Quote from: Rheged on October 31, 2018, 01:43:42 AM

Most impressive!!  I'm waiting to see how far you can take this.......a Churchill with a huge cigar replacing the gun, a centurion with Roman army lorica segmentata armour instead of side plates..........what a wonderfully Whiffable concept you have launched.


;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:




inspiring concept indeed !

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ;D ;D ;D

a Duck amphibian with a beak and wings,

or an Alligator  with a tail ...