Tamiya M 51 Isherman Done 7/19/12

Tojo, hi, looking like a great build so far mate, where you going with it colour wise?

Looking good!   Always liked its LONG barrel... 

I just looked at a review of this kit .Looks like a well fitting kit alright .

Thanks guys

Steve,I will use Tamiya primer and Lifecolor UA20 Isreali sand grey.first time using Lifecolor.

Andy,the big gun really makes it,that's why this is my first 1/35 Sherman

Nice clean build Anthony, looks like it came together pretty quick. Look forward to seeing it with paint on.

I had some time off from work last week,so I got some bench time in.All basic painting done with Lifecolor Isreali Sand UA20.It was my first time shooting Lifecolor and it went well.Filtering and weathering up next.I plan not to weather too heavily,a little chipping and some dusting.

Looks good . I've heard of life color paints but never used them ......lokks like you had good results with them .

Looking good with the paint on!

Looking good Tojo!  You and Bill are killing me with painting all those roadwheels!!  And I know you've heard this before.....but that's a REALLY long gun!! 

Looks real nice Anthony.  Color coat looks like it went down really smooth.

Got her done.What a nice kit,a pleasure to work on.Painted with Lifecolor and Tamiya.Weathered with Mig Products.Thanks for the comments and encouragement.

WOW guy.

I was engrossed at looking at the your fine work I just now noticed it wasn't even O.D. green.

Great job Tojo

Tony lee

Good looking Isherman .

very nice job on an impressive piece of machinery !   paint looks really good man.

tread

Outstanding build!  I never get tired of looking at that LONG barrel.  Weathering looks excellent on the tracks and wheels.  

Excellent.

And it's got a long barrel. The last contest/show I went to had to split one of the armor classes in to "long" and "short"  barrels. This thing would have been in a class of its own.

Nice work on this one Anthony, beautiful job all around.

Sweet, I really like your model, great clean construction, well painted and I must congratulate you on the weathering, a beautiful balance.

Terry.

Hey Anthony... what a beauty.  I really like the fairly clean look to it.  Looks great. And d,d,d,dang that's a long gun.

Very nice

OK, so I'm watching TV the other day while working on my M51+, or whatever it is, and there's a dorky movie on, a farce about the war in North Africa. Really stupid, but better than "The View" and I happen to look up because I heard a loudish engine. Lo and behold, here comes a genuine M51 around the corner in what's supposed to be a torn up Lybian or Tunisian town, on the screen for at least 10 seconds, then makes a later, shorter appearance. Full-on IDF fittings, stowage, color, with "German" markings. Nifty. I think the movie was called "Sarge". Totally unremarkable, except for the tank.

And the gun was really long.

REALLY nice! I am doing the same kit now..the paint is killing me! I have been over hundreds of pics, of M51's between 67-73..I swear, some look like yours, some look light gray, some more OD..I figured light, weathering, etc. all play into this. Ive also discovered their paint was always standard at that time. Have many of you run into this problem? Especially the Centurians on the Golan, where some are surely OD...I usually use sprays, as I havent moved up to airbrushing, but it looks like I shall have no choice. Any advice or comments? TY! Leigh

I'm not a real bug for colors,i'm not going to go crazy finding an exact match.The Lifecolor was a recomendation and I thought it looked good.If I didnt airbrush I would have used the Tamiya recommendation,TS-46 in a rattle can,which didnt look bad either.