1/35 Takom M3 Grant 8th Army "Monty" (Finished)

GreySnake

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February 2011

Posted by GreySnake on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:15 AM

Excellent work on the Grant, the weathering is very well done.

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 4:49 AM

Model Monkey

A favorite subject beautifully finished. Well done.

Thanks Steve

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Model Monkey

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February 2018
From: North Carolina, USA

Posted by Model Monkey on Thursday, May 20, 2021 7:09 AM

A favorite subject beautifully finished. Well done.

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, May 20, 2021 2:34 AM

Gamera

Superb job!!! Just as beautiful as expected!!!

So what's next? A ship? An auto?

Thanks Gamera. Actually I just finished a Stuka. I suppose for the right price I will try ship.....lol.

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, May 20, 2021 2:32 AM

knox

Serious skills on display again. Such nice work.

Thanks Knox

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, May 20, 2021 2:32 AM

Tojo72
Finished up real nice,so you have been embarrassing us with your great aircraft,so now you are doing it with armor.Great job.

Thanks Tojo. I don't know about that...lol.

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, May 20, 2021 2:31 AM

M1GarandFan

Beautiful work. Really outstanding.

Thank you

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Gamera

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November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Sunday, May 16, 2021 7:06 PM

Superb job!!! Just as beautiful as expected!!! Heart

So what's next? A ship? An auto? Stick out tongue

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

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knox

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February 2011

Posted by knox on Sunday, May 16, 2021 6:09 PM

Serious skills on display again. Such nice work.

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Tojo72

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March 2003
From: Western North Carolina

Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, May 16, 2021 5:17 PM

Finished up real nice,so you have been embarrassing us with your great aircraft,so now you are doing it with armor.Great job.

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M1GarandFan

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July 2014
From: Rifle, CO. USA

Posted by M1GarandFan on Sunday, May 16, 2021 4:30 PM

Beautiful work. Really outstanding.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, May 15, 2021 11:58 PM

I finished this a few weeks ago and just got around to updating this. It was alot of fun and I continue to learn alot about armor modeling. I also continue to experiment with AK washes. I used several different ones on this turkey to include a wash to simulate dust on the tracks. I also tried the splatter technique by flicking a brush on a toothpick with said wash. I need more practice on that. FYI........Takom decals are utter crap. I'm glad I only needed a few.

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:56 PM

Also known as Rob

lawdog114

Also known as Rob

Looks good. Did you use a mask to get the green on khaki, or is that free hand? If a mask - what type of mask?

Thanks. All free hand...

Very nicely done

Thanks Rob

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:55 PM

disastermaster

EXTREMELY NICE!

Thank you...

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Also known as Rob

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November 2020

Posted by Also known as Rob on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 3:36 PM

lawdog114

Also known as Rob

Looks good. Did you use a mask to get the green on khaki, or is that free hand? If a mask - what type of mask?

Thanks. All free hand...

Very nicely done

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disastermaster

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July 2003
From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.

Posted by disastermaster on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 3:33 PM

EXTREMELY NICE!

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, April 26, 2021 11:19 PM

I should be wrapping this turkey up soon. After the decals dried (which were horrible) and an X-22/MLT gloss coat, I gave it an AK Dark Brown enamel wash. Some darker highlights were done with Tamya black panel line wash, mostly near the engine area. I did some streaking with AK for DAK vehicles too.

I did an AK track wash which was then drybrushed with Model Master Chrome Silver. I bought AK desert dust effects which I'm going to try on the tracks and lower surfaces. I hope I don't ruin it.

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, April 26, 2021 11:03 PM

Gamera

lawdog114

Gamera

Yeah, looks fantastic! I've been looking forward to you bringing your aircraft skills down to apply to 'ground targets'...

Thanks Gamera. Must admit I'm enjoying this. Maybe a Sherman eventually.

A Sherman would be awesome!

I have the Tamiya Easy Eight in the stash. I want to practice track weathering before I give it a go.

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Sunday, April 25, 2021 6:36 PM

lawdog114

Gamera

Yeah, looks fantastic! I've been looking forward to you bringing your aircraft skills down to apply to 'ground targets'...

Thanks Gamera. Must admit I'm enjoying this. Maybe a Sherman eventually.

A Sherman would be awesome!

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

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, April 24, 2021 10:31 PM

plasticjunkie

Well LD you handle armor just like planes, fantastic!

I'm certainly tryin'....thanks PJ

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plasticjunkie

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November 2008
From: Central Florida

Posted by plasticjunkie on Saturday, April 24, 2021 7:11 PM

Well LD you handle armor just like planes, fantastic!

Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, April 23, 2021 9:50 PM

Gamera

Yeah, looks fantastic! I've been looking forward to you bringing your aircraft skills down to apply to 'ground targets'...

Thanks Gamera. Must admit I'm enjoying this. Maybe a Sherman eventually.

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, April 23, 2021 9:49 PM

Tojo72
Looks good,I don't recall you showing armor,just your superb birds

Thanks Tojo. I did two WWI tanks a few years ago, but this is first WWII subject.

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lawdog114

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February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, April 23, 2021 9:47 PM

Also known as Rob

Looks good. Did you use a mask to get the green on khaki, or is that free hand? If a mask - what type of mask?

Thanks. All free hand...

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Friday, April 23, 2021 9:01 AM

Yeah, looks fantastic! I've been looking forward to you bringing your aircraft skills down to apply to 'ground targets'...

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

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Tojo72

Member since
March 2003
From: Western North Carolina

Posted by Tojo72 on Friday, April 23, 2021 8:20 AM

Looks good,I don't recall you showing armor,just your superb birds

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Also known as Rob

Member since
November 2020

Posted by Also known as Rob on Friday, April 23, 2021 7:25 AM

Looks good. Did you use a mask to get the green on khaki, or is that free hand? If a mask - what type of mask?

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

1/35 Takom M3 Grant 8th Army "Monty" (Finished)

Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, April 23, 2021 12:08 AM

Hello Armorers. I thought I'd share my latests project. One of my regulars sent me this bad boy to paint and finish. It's the 1/35th Takom M3 kit. Truthfuly I don't know much about these. He told me I could choose the markings and I could "have fun with it", so I went with Monty's ride in 1942-43.

I primed it with XF-69 NATO black then fired down XF-59 Desert Yellow. Next I used XF-51 Khaki Drab mixed with some XF-26 Deep Green. I then added a postshade of diluted black and red brown. I'm pretty happy so far.