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Airfix 1:76 Cromwell IV British tank

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  • Member since
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  • From: Perth, Western Australia
Airfix 1:76 Cromwell IV British tank
Posted by madmike on Sunday, April 22, 2012 5:00 AM

Been a while since I last posted here as it has been a busy time in the family. Suddenly my wife and I are grandparents to one with another on the way!

Some quick snaps of the Cromwell before base work commences.

Not 100% done (when is a model truly 100% done?) as yet.

I used a custom SCC-15 mix provided to me by Mike Starmer. SCC-15 was the standard green used on British armour in NW Europe during 1944. The Vallejo paint mix is as per below;

888 Olive Grey 50%
882 Russian Uniform 50%

I lightened the base colour mix with yellow ochre to fade panels, highlighting etc.

Mig brown filter for dark green and a pin wash of Mig dark wash applied. I cut the pin wash with 50% lighter fluid to ensure a flatter finish.

The tracks lack detail on inside but paint up well with good outside detail. Once the pigment wash was applied, the lack of inside detail did not appear to be as noticeable.

I painted these chocolate brown, drybrushed over flat black primer. Polished steel was drybrushed on high points and the track teeth. Finally a slurry wash of various Mig pigments to "mud 'em up" was added.

This is a superlative kit, even with the interesting running gear assembly and track detail shortcomings.

Next up is a habitat for this British beast.











"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:47 PM

Congrats Mike both on the impending grand-baby addition and on your Cromwell! Beer

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    April 2009
  • From: Carmel, IN
Posted by deafpanzer on Sunday, April 22, 2012 8:56 PM

Great looking Cromwell!!! Yes Yes

Andy

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Perth, Western Australia
Posted by madmike on Monday, April 23, 2012 8:01 PM

wbill76

Congrats Mike both on the impending grand-baby addition and on your Cromwell! Beer

Thanks Bill. Our eldest grand daughter is a little miracle. Eight weeks prem and mum (our daughter)  nearly died. All is wonderful now, but it was not so good sixteen months ago.

 

Cromwell build was great fun, got an urban style base lined up for it to live on.

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Uppsala, Sweden
Posted by bultenibo on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 2:25 AM

Hi Mike!

That's a very nice build! Yes

Your work with highligtning the panels, applying washes, the attention to the details and the weathering really payed off. IMO it can be mistaken for a 1/35 kit - and THAT'S unusual! Thanks for the Vallejo recipe for English green - it will come in handy!

I'm also quite impressed by the details of the Airfix kit. As I remember them, they were quite a nightmare to build, since the fitting was so poor. Especially their Churchill kit drove me crazy.  Maybe they've shaped up.

Looking forward to the "habitat" your about to build. I always go for a diorama for tanks in 1/72 scale. It seems that smaller kits really benefit from being "framed" that way, by being put into a diorama, even if its just a small, simple one, like in the old Matchbox kits.

And lastly, congratulations on the little ankle-biter that's on it's way (isn't that a Australian expression?)! Big Smile

 

/Tony

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Perth, Western Australia
Posted by madmike on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:19 AM

Thanks Tony and yes that is quite an Australian expression Smile

Base is pretty much done now.

 

 

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:52 AM

Terrific work! I too would have thought she were 1/35th until you said 1/76. Really nice job on picking out the details and weathering there.

And congrads on the grandchildren!

And happy ANZAC day to you sir.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    October 2008
  • From: italy
Posted by bsyamato on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:22 PM

Great little tank Mike Toast waiting for the finished scene

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Perth, Western Australia
Posted by madmike on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:11 PM

Thanks everyone!

Following are completed images of this build.









Hope you enjoy the pics.

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
  • Member since
    October 2008
  • From: italy
Posted by bsyamato on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 5:01 AM

Fine work Toast

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  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 12:34 PM

Looks right at home Mike, nice work! Beer

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