Thanks Tigerman. Glad you continued modeling building even if your father didn't join in! My father got me interested when I was a kid. They became kind of a reward for doing well in school. I remember our first one was an A-10, don't remember the manufacturer though. He really did all the work and I watched anxiously and we'd hang them from my ceiling. After the A-10 came a B-52 and then a B-58 Hustler that had a button on the fuselage that would release a large center line drop tank that I used to use as a bomb. When I got a bit older, he would simply build them, a lot of them without paint, and turn them over to me to play with. To be honest, I kept pretty good care of them...I guess I appreciated what went into them. When I hit high school, we kind of quit modeling and I took up hockey and girls and such. Until one day I made an impulse buy at Michael's and built the Revell Spitfire on my own. 

I haven't looked back since. About ten years later, I convinced my dad to get back into it and he's jumped back in with a gusto. So much so that, along with my stash, I have a pile of unpainted models of his that I need to complete!

In addition to a nice build, I like the father/son aspect of it. Sadly, my father never took any interest in my model building as a child, even though they were all WW II subjects, which we did share a common interest in.

disastermaster

 

oddmanrush:

 

......since I don't have a keen set up like a lot of you folk, using the flash is sometimes in my best interest if I want some detail to stand out. Otherwise, it can be a bit too dark.

Thanks again!

 

 

 Just to let you know, all I use is a modified cardboard box - some tape, newsprint (dirt cheap - $.50 a roll) from the local newspaper, a large piece of construction paper from hobby lobby ($1.25) and a combination of 100 watt lightbulbs and flourescent light. Oh, and a 6 year old 3.2  8x optical Z10 Konica-Minolta.

 Check my last build below  to see what can be done with a dirt floor budget.

Modeling on the cheap!  I like it, right up my alley. I'll have to toy around with some of your ideas. By the way, excellent Sherman you made there

oddmanrush

......since I don't have a keen set up like a lot of you folk, using the flash is sometimes in my best interest if I want some detail to stand out. Otherwise, it can be a bit too dark.

Thanks again!

 Just to let you know, all I use is a modified cardboard box - some tape, newsprint (dirt cheap - $.50 a roll) from the local newspaper, a large piece of construction paper from hobby lobby ($1.25) and a combination of 100 watt lightbulbs and flourescent light. Oh, and a 6 year old 3.2  8x optical Z10 Konica-Minolta.

 Check my last build below  to see what can be done with a dirt floor budget.

Yeah, some day when I get some more space and a dollar ahead, I'll get a little photo booth or something to take better pics...but for now, the money goes to diapers and cheap Revell kits!

The tracks are individual links, an aftermarket set from AFV Club. They snap together and can be manipulated, no glue necessary, which is nice when you're putting them on the wheels. I did have to glue a section or two as they became loose after some movement. I'm not sure how accurate they are for Vietnam, seeing as how they are the Hush Puppy style of tracks, meant more for paved roads, but they beat using the rubber band style that came in the box.

ahhhh i gotcha. the flash bit me too a few days ago when i was taking pics of some B-17s im re-working in the b-17 GB and the flash really kinda botches a finish done in normal lighting. are the tracks belts or individual links?

WildChild, thanks! The gray does look heavy and can be attributed to the flash on the camera. It doesn't look nearly that stark in natural light...thus, one of the downsides of my photography. Its an interesting looking tank and one that I'd never worked with prior to this project. Its fun when you build a subject you've never done before and how you get to know it a bit better just by building a model of it. And yes, they do have a bit of a resemblance to the Cromwell, even a bit of Churchill in there. No surprise there though since they came out at the end of the war.

Looks pretty good! the grey looks a tad heavy but its alot better finish than i could manage! these tanks always strike me as odd...i view them as a slightly more modern British Cromwell from WWII. looks great!

Gamera, thanks! Glad you like it. That was really one of the best photos I could find of an Australian Centurion. Internet reference was sparse, at least by my search.

Bill, I agree, which is why I kind of avoided the mud, especially to the extreme of the photo. Had it been for a diorama, of course, I would have piled it on. It satisfies me, so I'm happy with it.

Disastermaster, thanks for bringing a laugh to my thread! Can't say that I've ever flashed any one either but as far as for photography, since I don't have a keen set up like a lot of you folk, using the flash is sometimes in my best interest if I want some detail to stand out. Otherwise, it can be a bit too dark.

Thanks again!

Excellent   job!

           I never use a flash ...... 

                                  ..... or flash anyone else for that matter.

I personally tend to stay away from heavy mud weathering if there's no "context" like a base to tie it to. To me it just looks strange sitting on a shelf or in a display case but that's just personal taste. Do what makes you happy and satisfies your viewing taste...after all you are the one who has to look at it on the shelf when you're done!

Sharp work! The two of you have done one heck of a job capturing the look of the photo.

Adding more mud is noted! I was thinking of adding more mud but I wasn't sure if I should or not since there is no base work to tie it into....what are all you guys' thoughts on weathering a vehicle with a lot of mud if there is no ground work?

Doogs thanks! I agree the centurion isn't a subject you see a lot here. It was my fathers idea as it is one of his favorite tanks. It was also the first tank he's put together at 35th scale since I was in first grade...I'm 28 now, haha. 

Again guys, many thanks for the kind words! 

It's nice to see something different up here; I can't recall seeing a Centurion here in quite a while--and what a beautiful example of one too!

I agree with all the others comments--it's great to have a father/son thing happening, and the finish is really rendered nicely as per the photograph!

Beautiful build, love the weathering but as stik suggested, I would add a bit more mud. Thanks a lot for sharing, I look forward to building one of these in the near future.

Very nice! I love the father/son aspect I would just suggest more mud and dust to replicate the photo tank better,but boy did you capture the sun and monsoon beaten paint job perfectly.

I'd say you did a good job replicating what you saw in the photo, congrats on the tag-team venture with your father!

Thanks Andy. My dad is the one who got me into the hobby years ago. He used to brush paint back then but he doesn't think it's worth it any more but he won't buy an air brush. When I was a kid, he'd build them without paint and I'd fly them around the house. All that hard work just to let his son play with them, haha. I recently sacrificed revells F4U to my son...he's not even two yet but he got into my display cabinet and decided to be Pappy Boyington around the living room. Oh well.

Great work!!!    Nice to have somebody in your family who shares same hobby.  Only the dog in my house is into it...