jibber

Eagle if its a muddy environment, surely the wheels and track will also show some. But that effect can be over used, still love the broken wheel. Terry

Thanks Terry.  And no doubt, there will be more mud.  I just did a quick try to see what it looked like on the white wash.  I plan on putting mud on the sides, wheels and tracks.  Try to "feather" it up the sides to look like it has been driving a bit.  Yeah, the wheel is the kicker for me on this one.  When I saw the pic with that wheel, I just had to try it!  Thanks again!

Eagle90

garzonh

Happy to say Im finally 90% done, the model is almost completed, since Im now in the process of building the base and setting up the scenario, for my Hummel in mud. So the model will still receiv mud in the tracks and wheels., but other than that Im finished!! 

Maybe I will make a cover for the gun, but still thinking if it will be good. Sorry if Im posting many pics but I wanted to show all the details, I added some leafs here and there and some slightly mud in the interior.

BRAVO!

You can't ever post too many pics. Your work is humbling, sir. Humbling. I can't wait to see it on the base! 

Eagle: Looks good to me! I too noticed that the mud on the front looks a little off when there's none on the wheels or treads. Plus I think I can see the connection area on the track there on both sides- you can brush a little mud over that to camouflage it.

Gamera

Eagle: Looks good to me! I too noticed that the mud on the front looks a little off when there's none on the wheels or treads. Plus I think I can see the connection area on the track there on both sides- you can brush a little mud over that to camouflage it.

Thanks Gamera!

Yeah, I just threw some mud on there to see what it looked like with the winter wash and to make sure it would stick with the wash.  That and I wanted to get some on the inside near the wheels before getting the tracks on.  More mud to come! 

LOL! The treads!  Those seem to be a difficult thing for me when it comes to armour.  I had talked to Aaron about using the old  Testors glue in the orange tube for them, but low and behold, I didn't have any!  So I went back to the super glue I had been using...and yes, there will be plenty of mud to cover that up! 

Eagle90

Garzohn, Eagle: Well done!  You guys are making me think my Sherman is going to look brand new in comparison.

RBaer

Garzohn, Eagle: Well done!  You guys are making me think my Sherman is going to look brand new in comparison.

Hey Baer,  they could have captured it right off the ship?!    It will look awesome!

Eagle90

Freshly painted, straight from France, yeah, that's it......

Well, it's dirty now, but NO CHIPPING!  IDF paint simply doesn't chip unless it's a monument tank, and been exposed to the elements to quite a number of years. So....

I had a little "moment" with the turret numbers, and could see decal film after the dust application, so I re-did them with dry transfers off an old Verlinden IDF sheet. It now looks like the turret numbers have been painted over and re-done, something that actually happened often enough, so I'm going to go with it.

jibber, thank you very much. I tried to put as much details as I can. I have learned a lot from guys like you. 

Tim, Im deeply honored by your comments. 

Rbaer, thanks and I like yours with the dusting and the added parts, truly less is more. I'm about to start my Merkava and definitely liked the color you used, what color was it?

garzonh, Eagle90, and RBaer - guys, those are great looking builds closely approaching the finish line.  Actually the Hummel, I'm not sure what else you can do more to it, as it looks suitabley knackered already.

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Myself, still plugging along with the little bits.  

Along the way, I've discovered the base kit needs to be back dated if I'm to match the photos of the captured vehicle.  The double louver covers on the transmission hatch, and a different commander's copula are of the VIA type, or possibly even the original 1936 vehicle design.   I hope it is not the latter, as that would entail a different turret shape as well.

I also found this colour intrepretation, which is much better than what I thought was just an individual white stripe around the turret.

regards,

Jack

Jack, you've got to the the tri-color, that's too cool. That thing is really starting to resemble a baby carriage.

Garzohn, the color is Tamiya TS-46 light sand, rattle can, over Tamiya gray primer, also from the can.  I use it for IDF stuff up through the early eighties, then the color got a lot more gray-brown,

Beautiful Sherman, RBaer!  And thanks for the paint pointers...I'll be using your "no chip" and paint color suggestions on my 'track.

And Jack, your little guy looks so cool!

Jack what a cool little guy, PE looks good on it. Agree with RB, you almost have to do the multi color scheme.

RBaer: Again, great job, looking forward to seeing her all done.

Jack: Wow, now that's a lot of PE on such a tiny model. Very cool paint scheme, looks like a bear to mask.

RB, that's looking really nice, I do like the colour you have got there.

jack, your little tank is looking good, nice scheme as well.

Hey everyone,

Well here are some teaser pics of the finished T34!  I may throw a coat of dull on her and I still need to put the antenna on her, but other than that, she's ready to rumble! 

Eagle90

Eagle, looks good!

One suggestion, if I may?  The inside of the open hatch would be regular Russian green, based on the "rule":  anything that would be visible when open was painted exterior color.  Don't know if it's still possible, but a nice "clean" green interior would still stand out enough from your muddy white-wash to be of visual interest.

RBaer

Eagle, looks good!

One suggestion, if I may?  The inside of the open hatch would be regular Russian green, based on the "rule":  anything that would be visible when open was painted exterior color.  Don't know if it's still possible, but a nice "clean" green interior would still stand out enough from your muddy white-wash to be of visual interest.

Absolutely you may!    You know, I did a little research at the beginning and some info said it was a white-ish interior and others said (like you pointed out) it was the same color as the basic Russian Green the exterior would have been painted.  I went with the white for a contrast...I chose unwisely! 

Should be fairly easy to paint it green.  The flag is not attached, so I can pop it off and do the hatch. 

Thanks for the suggestion!  The whole armour thing is new to me, so thanks!

Eagle90

I agree with RB the inside hatch cover needs a base coat then she's about done. Nice dirtied up AFV, surely there were no shortage of muddy fields back then.  

Thanks Jibber!  Yeah, a green hatch will be done this weekend.    Pop the flag back on, put an antenna on her and she will be finished!  Thanks!

Eagle90

Yeah, she looks pretty darn good Eagle!

Here's a look at where my Matilda is at:

She's coming along. Some paint next week! Oh, so close ... so close ...

^^^ That work area is, well,   REALLY CLEAN!

I'm in awe......

Or is it a "work" area?

Garzonh: Your Hummel really is a work of art! Everything from the fantastic PE work to the painting and weathering looks perfect!

RBaer: I really like how that Sherman looks! That's some lovely weathering!

Eagle: The T-34 is looking very nicely! I really like the little touches like the German flag and the damaged roadwheel!

Jack: That tiny little fella of a tank you're building never fails to amaze me. Most excellent detail work you got going there! The flag painted on the Turret is going to look great on your model for sure!

Tim: Nice progress on the Matilda! I totally agree on that work area being amazingly clean. I try to keep mine nice and tidy but it doesn't work (and all those 190 bits and pieces lying around don't make it any easier)...

Some minor progress for me today. I added the laterals (steering levers) to the drivers compartment floorboard, a piece of strip styrene to correct a gap at the front of the drivers compartment, and replaced the kit's .50 with one from an Academy Machine Gun set. That little beauty is a small kit of its' own.

Eagle 90

Great, definitely the flag brings a lot of detail and history into the kit.

I like the mud witht winter cammo, you definitely have to build a winter dio, it would be awesome.

jibber

Garzonh what a job on that Hummel, every part of it was well built and thought out. Your finishes are second to none and all I can say is WOW. So cool, very nice build. Congrats. Terry

Thanks Terry!, I always appreciate comments and taking the time to do so. 

I''m trying to do my best, unfortunately do not have so much time to keep practicing as much as I would like to....I have this other thing going on called work.

JGERATIC, what cool colors your kit will have!

The build is looking real clean and tight. What a "nice" little fellla your making... Im not sure those colors could be very useful as cammo, but definitely patriotic.

Tim! your Matilda is looking solid. I see you painted the lower part in red brown also, is this to give it depth or are you thinking on some hard chipping and/ or rusting?

I want to see how the difference in color between the upper part and lower part comes out after the final color coats.

SchattenSpartan

Garzonh: Your Hummel really is a work of art! Everything from the fantastic PE work to the painting and weathering looks perfect!

My friend, thanks a lot, yep I had to exercise my patience a LOT and also left a lot of PE parts out, some of them are ridiculous to cut, bend and paste.

stikpusher

Some minor progress for me today. I added the laterals (steering levers) to the drivers compartment floorboard, a piece of strip styrene to correct a gap at the front of the drivers compartment, and replaced the kit's .50 with one from an Academy Machine Gun set. That little beauty is a small kit of its' own.

The photos, the photos.... dont forget the photos, even minor progress we want to see it all.... dont keep your black magic to yourselve  show us your secrets to your great kits,