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                        suggestions on M4A3 Sherman winter camo.

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 8:40 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by chrisj0

                        jason,
                        do you have pics of your sherman? I'd like to get as many ideas as possible before I decide on a method.
                        Thanks,


                        Chris, in one of the links to topics I sent you is a tank built in winter camo that probably used the tape technique you described earlier... if ya want to see what it might look like.

                        this is it:
                        http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2001/05/stuff_eng_isaksson_m4.htm
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 8:33 PM
                        you could paint the whole sherman white then brush green on leaving streaks of white
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 8:16 PM
                        jason,
                        do you have pics of your sherman? I'd like to get as many ideas as possible before I decide on a method.
                        Thanks,
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                        JWest21
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 7:16 PM
                        You showed me that right after I finished my Sherman and I really wished I would have tried it that way.
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 7:03 PM
                        Thanks, Jason. Actually it looked a lot different from all the other white-washed Sherman models I have seen so far but I was trying to simulate the kind of application that was probably done in haste with broomstick, mops, rags, branches or whatever. And in the end result is really a crappy, uneven paint look.

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                        JWest21
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by JWest21 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 6:59 PM
                        love that Sherman, Dwight
                        Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 6:13 PM
                        Dwight,
                        That looks really good. well actually bad but that's what we all strive for. Looks like they drove through a sewer. hehe...very nice kit. The photo is also top notch. very professional.
                        The one I saw had larger area's of white with green outlining the major seems and body panels. I kinda like that but now yours looks good too. LOL.
                        this is why I have such a hard time finishing a kit. indecisive....
                        thanks for the reply,
                        chrisj
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 6:10 PM
                        Chris... I looked this up for someone not too long ago and found pics and posted them here... let me dig around and see if I can find it and see what you think...

                        from all descriptions the whitewash paint was hastily put on with bushes and mops and such... so it wouldn't look real pretty... it also faded rather fast with the weather.

                        Here's one topic on it:

                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27277

                        ahh and here it is, the one I looked at:

                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?page=-1&TOPIC_ID=26841&REPLY_ID=268472#268472

                        hope that helps!


                        ---edit---

                        Dwight was posting the same time as me I guess, but what he said/did is what I would do probably... if you want a fresh coat of winter camo you could thicken the paint in the wash a little...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 6:08 PM
                        Actually what I did with mine is spray olive drab on the entire tank as base coat and apply a thin white wash randomly as if the paint was applied hastily by a mop or something. Then I applied some weathering wash to simulate some dirt and rust.

                        In the end it looked like this:

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        suggestions on M4A3 Sherman winter camo.
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 5:41 PM
                        hi all,
                        can someone suggest how to get the winter camo on to this tamiya kit.
                        It appears to be a white wash over the olive green. By looking at the painting instructions it seems I could paint it whiteish first and then brush something over it to keep a coat of green from sticking to the areas I want white. then use strong tape or something to remove the green. This is just a guess but may give a realistic look??? Has anyone done anything like this? what could I use to keep the green from sticking to the undercoat that wouldn't mess up the white basecoat?
                        I generally use MM enamel paints.
                        Also any pictures of this camo would be great.
                        I don't know that much about armor history. Would this qualify for the "Battle of the Buldge" group build? It seems about that time period from the description on the instructions.
                        Thanks alot, sorry for the long post....
                        TIA,
                        chrisj Big Smile [:D]
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