Zimmerit the quick way.

Thanks for cool tip! :)

Well, that must be one of the simplest, yet most effective methods I have seen, for making zimmerit... I may try it on a 1/72 German panzer... using a much smaller screwdriver, of'course... :)

great tip :) i will give it a try.

that looks sweet. Great tip man

Thanks dudes.... good tip here.thumb up

A very simple but effective way nice job.

@svinehunden I'm trying VERY hard to become unstuck and build something without wings, the main plan being to build a 'King Tiger' in 1/72.. but the aeroplane model I'm working on now will most likely take at least another week, and then I'm off work for 2 weeks, during which I will have a P-47 Thunderbolt orgie... or something like that.. I have got some very interesting decals of a few South American P-47's which saw action in WWII! Well, they're interesting to me, anyway... :)

Another great video and build

@MisplacedTexan4 thank you Landon:)

Fantastic method for zimmerit. Its so simple, its scary. I'll practice and we'll see. Thanks for the tip. Pray I don't ruin my King Tiger.

top tip - don't hold onto the metal part of the screwdriver when heating it.........

thanks a bunch ! ! !

Wow! Ingenious. Saves hours with expoxy putty eh?

I use a x-acto knife (#11 solid aluminium handle) cut to lenght and drilled out to fit a JBC (15 watt) soldering iron, the chuck of the x-acto knife handle allows for exchanging of (old used) knife blades, ground the blades to desired with and sharpen at the end, it gives multiply choices and even thin weld lines can easily be simulated...don´t exchange blades when the tool is hot though! :-P

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Thank you:) 6302 - a model of the tank with the Porsche turret. These tanks were only 50 pieces. Henschel turret was installed on 430 tanks (Dragon 6303). If you built a diorama, select the action, where it occurs and what type of tank .

I was about to go out and buy the putty for this and then I saw this video. Never again will I use that bullshit putty for zimmerit ! I'll just heat up a flat head .

i tried this, only worked on one of my cheaper, low quality plastic king tiger. my tamiya wirbelwind just refused to melt=/

I would never advise anyone on trying to do it with a hot screw driver....

I've heard of people useing this technique before, it must stink though all that melted plastic? exellent results you've got there

Very nice!! And a great idea!! BTW what is that song you are using as background music?

I was using a soldering iron to score zimmerit patterns. It took a long time and demanded absolute concentration. I have to admit that I never thought of using a screw driver so thank you for sharing.

has any one used tamiya zimmerit coating sheet. i am have sum problems get off the back paper. any help out there..

wasn't it Micheal Whitman's tiger 007

Hello Vlad, sometimes simple is best I am going to do some zimmerit shortly here on some old Tamiya kits. Enjoyed the video! Looks real impressive on the model tank. Good work, thankyou.

excellent creative alternative method. WELL DONE!

thank you!

I use a soldering iron with a small screwdriver tip.
For me this works great.
A word of warning do not use this on a kit built with superglue as the fumes are dangerous.

I tried this on an old scrap kit, and pressed very lightly. I burnt a hole straight through the model. Think I'll take the Putty method.

This technique requires great care and patience and is pretty tedious. Not to mention, having a lit candle on your bench can be VERY dangerous. Sorry but I think there are many other alternatives that are quicker, more effective and look more realistic. I prefer acrylic paste and a zimmerit tool/rake.

brilliant! thank you

Awesome dude. I use a thin tipped soldering iron so as to avoid heating the screwdriver all the time. But still brilliant work and VERY realistic. Well done. All the best. )

Fantastic... Thank you.

Thank you for the tip I did this on a King Tiger build ans was really pleased with the results

Interesting...