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M26 Pershing...DONE!!!, lots of pic's

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  • Member since
    April 2007
  • From: Schroon Lake, NY
Posted by SMJmodeler on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:59 PM

PvtMutt: "Even you like it"..?  I guess you must be tough to please so that must be a real compliment, thanks!Yes

Guney: Thanks!

panzer88: Thanks for noticing the finish, I worked HARD to get it right...I hope yu can see it in person soon (Hobbytown, April maybe?!)  BTW: Coincidence you asked about a Sherman...The Dragon M4A1 DV Sherman is on deck after my KV-1 for the currently running Winter Warriors GB.  I estimate a March 1st start-up!

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    May 2006
  • From: Queensbury,NY
Posted by panzer88 on Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:19 AM

Beautiful work Steve!!!  The finish on the tank is top notch and that base is pretty darn sweet too!!! So when are you doing a Sherman?

     

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Posted by Guney on Friday, February 12, 2010 6:07 PM

Good one...!

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  • From: S.W. Missouri
Posted by Pvt Mutt on Friday, February 12, 2010 12:43 PM

That's Nice,even I like it.YesYes

Tony LeeSmile

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    April 2007
  • From: Schroon Lake, NY
Posted by SMJmodeler on Friday, February 12, 2010 11:39 AM

panzerguy

One small thing, the leaves stuck to the sides. This would only happen if the leaves or the vehicle were wet. You may want to brush on some Future to the lower hull and leaves to give the impression that there damp. Just a thoughtWink.

I'm with ya' Steve...and it's DONE!...I had that EXACT thought in mind when I was placing the leaves.  I added future (first coat) to the "stuck" leaves and the ones behid the tracks that would have been moist (prior to being squashed by the tracks).  Both dried with a bit too little sheen so I'll be hitting them again tonight.  I gotta' go easy for "scale effect" ,thanks for the keen eyes brother!.

p38jl/ wing_nut/ New Hampshire:  Thanks guys!

Bodge: Thanks for the comments and not a bad idea on those trees, I'll give it some thought.

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  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:23 PM

wing_nut

Steve just 2 words for that

AWE
SOME

Hammer Head

Hey gluehead......

that's one word

One word

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  • From: Goffstown, NH
Posted by New Hampshire on Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:24 PM

Steve, that Pershing is simply wonderful.  The post shading toned down with the filters gave it the perfect spot on look!  Well done!

Brian

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  • From: N.H.
Posted by panzerguy on Thursday, February 11, 2010 3:57 PM

   Steve thats one sharp looking PershingStick out tongue. I'm loving the base and the materials that you usedYes. Some of the best accessories I've found for some of my dio's have been right in backyard also.

Had no idea that you could get cheese cloth at Waly-world, I'll have to check that out.

 One small thing, the leaves stuck to the sides. This would only happen if the leaves or the vehicle were wet. You may want to brush on some Future to the lower hull and leaves to give the impression that there damp. Just a thoughtWink.

"Happiness is a belt fed weapon"

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  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Thursday, February 11, 2010 3:34 PM

Steve just 2 words for that

 

AWE
SOME

 

 

Marc  

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    January 2008
  • From: Bournemouth UK
Posted by Bodge on Thursday, February 11, 2010 3:28 PM

Thats a lovely job youve done on that. That tank looks killer mate.

 In my oppinion as to just edge it that bit further would be to paint small dark verticle lines on the silver birch trees as this is very common on them with a filter of  very diluted green in random places as  to emphasize the growth of moss as that would grow on trees where the light cant get too  i.e . in a wood. Its just a suggestion mate and not to detract from an allready stunning build.Zip it!

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  • From: Hancock, Me USA
Posted by p38jl on Thursday, February 11, 2010 12:44 PM

Very sweet build...!Yes

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  • From: Schroon Lake, NY
Posted by SMJmodeler on Thursday, February 11, 2010 9:27 AM

Guys: A heartfelt thank you to all of your nice comments.  I had no idea how well the netting and trees would go over but they seem to be a real crowd pleaser! 

That netting is cheesecloth, BTW.  It was purchased from Wal Mart.  It's NOT in the craft section so ask a store worker for it specifically.  It comes white, so I soaked it witha raw umber wash and let it dry flat on a paper towel. 

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Posted by DURR on Thursday, February 11, 2010 7:03 AM

on a 1-10 scale  this is an 11   Wow

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  • From: San Francisco Bay Area
Posted by bufflehead on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:57 PM

Yo Steve!  You hit another home run with this!  Great looking build for your first American tank and first rate weathering!  Love the leaves, trees and netting! Yes

Ernest

Last Armor Build - 1/35 Dragon M-26A1, 1/35 Emhar Mk.IV Female

     

Last Aircraft Builds - Hobby Boss 1/72 F4F Wildcat & FW-190A8

     

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  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:52 PM

Wow, fantastic work on this one.

 

Aside from the tank, I think you got a sweet look with those birch trees Smile

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  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:38 PM

Good job overall Steve. Love those trees.

Seems that everything ties together very nicely here.

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  • From: New Jersey
Posted by redleg12 on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:28 PM

Steve - very nice work. The netting is a nice touch. Glad to see you back in the saddle. Nice job with the leaves

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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  • From: Bridgeview, Illinois
Posted by mg.mikael on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:36 PM

Now that is one beauty of a Pershing, SMJ!!Bow Down Seriously the weathering is superb, and the base is stunning as well. Overall I love the look of the tank on that base, right next to some birch trees.

 

"A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week." - George S. Patton

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  • From: Dublin Rep Of Ireland
Posted by terry35 on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:16 PM

Steve excellent work it looks super, the netted barrel looks like the tank is acting as a sniper, really cool,

Terry.

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  • From: South Carolina
Posted by jetmodeler on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:22 PM

Nice job. I like the netting. What did you use for it?

 

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  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:20 PM

Nice work on this one Steve, glad to hear you were able to get back to this project and get it finished. Beer

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  • From: Schroon Lake, NY
Posted by SMJmodeler on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:58 PM

deafpanzer: Those are INDEED real leaves!  I happened to find a bunch of dry ones in some protected corners around my house.  I crumpled them by hand to get them to correct scale...or so.  It was very easy, except I used a lot of watered down glue to get them to stay put.

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  • From: Carmel, IN
Posted by deafpanzer on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:45 AM

WOW!  I really like your diomara.Yes Did you use real leaves?  It just looked too real... cutting old leaves into smaller pieces or something like that?  If so, never thought about this before since I have PLENTY of trees and leaves in the yard.   

Andy

  • Member since
    April 2007
  • From: Schroon Lake, NY
Posted by SMJmodeler on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:33 AM

Guys: After quite a build funk and a bittersweet holiday season I finally got something completed at the workbench! 

This is my Tamiya M26 Pershing.  It was a great kit and a real fun build for me!  I've been wanting to depict a tank in my "yard" using my persoanl home property as a setting.  So here's a picture out my front door to give you the look I was going for as the base: 

I gathered up leaves, sticks and a rock to make it authentic.  I crumpled-up the leaves to get them to the right size and I used tamiya flat base on a few sticks of the sticks to get the Birch tree bark look. 

I envisioned the tank as being a late WWII vet, seeing a bit of action, then re-used in the Korean War..hence the sunbleached finish and rust.  She is OOB except for the netting and rope.

So without further ado here is how it all came out!:

Thanks for looking!

 

 

 

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  • From: New Jersey
Posted by redleg12 on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:21 AM

Steve - LOOOKING Good. Nice wash work. Coming along very well.

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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  • From: Schroon Lake, NY
Posted by SMJmodeler on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:17 PM

terry35:  I'm glad you came by to take a look..and thanks.   I'm nearing completion and hope to get some more pictures up soon...it looks A LOT different!  Much more weathering...but I think I restrained myself enough to make it unique but not overdone.

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    May 2005
  • From: Dublin Rep Of Ireland
Posted by terry35 on Friday, December 18, 2009 8:02 PM

Steve I would normally not click into an Allied build, but this time I'm glad that I did, AMAZING WORK AND PROGRESS. Truely looks great.

Terry.

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    April 2007
  • From: Schroon Lake, NY
Posted by SMJmodeler on Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:10 PM

Hinksy: I'm working VERY cautiously around ALL the turret add-ons...I have to, they are all glued on, including the MG!

wbill76: Thanks Bill...the tonal variation will be VERY apparent when I post the next pictures...I'm liking how this one is coming along...OD can be made interesting with a little effort.

Rbaer: Thanks man!

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  • From: Dripping Springs, TX, USA
Posted by RBaer on Friday, December 11, 2009 3:48 PM

I'm likin' it a lot.Yes

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