ok modelers...

[Bodhi]

I am doing a couple of 1/35 German Tigers for a friend...

was going to use the photoetched zimmerit, but I got the bright idea of trying to make it myself....

How the hell is it done?

Curious, I tried green putty, but it dried to fast.  Milliput seemed to be too hard to flatten to the surface...

Any suggestions?

[Waffle]

hot knife = blunt edge or fashion you own pattern to correspond with the type you're doing.

Or - you can try using alcohol to keep the putty moist longer, and dip the tool you're using into alcohol before each impression is made.

[NUKE]

Bodhi I wish I could help you but I don't even know what zimmerit is.

I'm an aircraft guy though.

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by Bodhi
I am doing a couple of 1/35 German Tigers for a friend...

was going to use the photoetched zimmerit, but I got the bright idea of trying to make it myself....

How the hell is it done?

Curious, I tried green putty, but it dried to fast.  Milliput seemed to be too hard to flatten to the surface...

Any suggestions?

Cavalier Zimmerit.

Here is a review for a Stug set to give you an idea of their premade resin zimmerit updates but they make a number of Tiger sets.

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=124

If you want to go the putty route.

Try Zimm-It-Rite from here:  http://www.rjproducts.com

Its a very slow setting soft water soulable epoxy putty.