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Yeah so far awesome! I've thought about trying to make some of those sandbag frames but never worked up the courage to try it.
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Looking good mc! Definitely post some pics of the sandbags, especially if you scratch them! I'd be real interested in that.
Eagle90
hers my progress do far,
All built and ready for the goodies. I'm going to put on sandbag frames, and this Sherman, will have side plates welded on for added protection. The sandbag frames installed, They were made from balsa wood. I also made the side armor plates from balsa wood and applied acrylic medium to remove the wood grain texture. Painted and ready for the handmade sandbags. Also note the Painted side armor. After I paint the road wheels, I'll install the side armor and begin the weathering process. More to come.
I'm going to put on sandbag frames, and this Sherman, will have side plates welded on for added protection. The sandbag frames installed, They were made from balsa wood. I also made the side armor plates from balsa wood and applied acrylic medium to remove the wood grain texture. Painted and ready for the handmade sandbags. Also note the Painted side armor. After I paint the road wheels, I'll install the side armor and begin the weathering process. More to come.
The sandbag frames installed, They were made from balsa wood. I also made the side armor plates from balsa wood and applied acrylic medium to remove the wood grain texture. Painted and ready for the handmade sandbags. Also note the Painted side armor. After I paint the road wheels, I'll install the side armor and begin the weathering process. More to come.
Painted and ready for the handmade sandbags. Also note the Painted side armor.
After I paint the road wheels, I'll install the side armor and begin the weathering process.
More to come.
Steve
Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.
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modelcrazy By the way, the kit was supposed to be motorized, but the kit is so old that the gear box was rusted.
By the way, the kit was supposed to be motorized, but the kit is so old that the gear box was rusted.
LOL, that is pretty old!
I've picked up some of those old Japanese kits that come with a tiny tube of cement secondhand where the tube is as dried up and hard as a rock.
No I haven't tried them. I was going to make them myself using the same technique I use on my tarps (see my M1A1 in Armor). I am researching images to get them as accurate as possible. I well also post the making of the sand bags.
modelcrazy Here is a picture of the box with it's guts. My subject will be of a very lucky crew who made it this far in an older tank. I will be adorned with sand bags and anything else the wised-up crew could come up with. Steve
Here is a picture of the box with it's guts. My subject will be of a very lucky crew who made it this far in an older tank. I will be adorned with sand bags and anything else the wised-up crew could come up with.
Looks like a nice kit! The sandbags you are doing....are they Tamiya ones or are you making them yourself? I have 2 sets of the Tamiya bags and have heard nothing but bad things about them.....size not accurate, too few of them and such. Just wondering if you had any experience with them.
Hey MC, looks good to me! M4A1s were still in large scale use all the way though the end of the war as far as I know so she fits right in.
Dan: She looks pretty darn good to me!
Jack: Funny, never thought of that but I guess the UK version would have a different radio/wireless set. Nice work there on it and the gun breach.
modelcrazyI would like to participate in the West GB with an old Minicraft 1/35 M4A1. This will give me a good reason to start this model I've had for years. I assume I can start immediately? LOL. Steve
I assume I can start immediately? LOL.
Steve...would glad to have you on board! I'll put you down for the M4A1. Look forward to seeing your build and welcome aboard!
Only a few more pieces added to hull since last update, but replacing the footman loops with PE was slow progress. So switched over to the turret, the interior of which, is now complete.
This looks to be a great Stuart kit, judging by what I see in the box, as well as what I've seen others post online. One criticism I do have, although decals are provided for British markings, AFV have omitted including a no.19 wireless radio, only an American one is given.
Luckily, I perused my stash and found a donor radio from a Valentine II kit (also by AFV), as it includes both a no.11 and 19 sets.
regards,
Jack
Jgeratic & Gamera: Thanks for the help, I mixed up some tamiya colors to match that M1941 Field Jacket, after they have dried I'll see which one matches the best.
All that's left on my Cargo truck is the driver, stirring wheel and soft top.
On my Work Bench: Tamiya Ford GT 1/24
Up Coming: ?
Gamera - yea they are so small, even the supplier knew well enough to add a few extra on the PE fret.
Dan - as posted above, the olive shades seem to vary in the M41 field jacket. Even in b/w photos, the jacket appears lighter than the pants, which likely is due in part to the more tightly woven cotton fabric.
Couple interesting links:
http://www.atthefrontshop.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=USUJM41
http://qmfashion.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/70-years-later-vintage-army-men%E2%80%99s-windbreaker-keeps-coming-back/
Jack: Wow, those are tiny, I know the PE looks better but it's just too friggin' small for me.
Dan: Far as I know the colour did vary somewhat from a yellow with a slight greenish tinge to it to more olive. Will someone correct me if I'm wrong here but I you do have a bit of latitude on what shade you paint the jacket.
Nice work everybody!
My US cargo truck is almost ready for it's first coat of future. What's holding it up is painting the driver figure, the instructions say to paint the jacket dark yellow XF-60 but in the few color photo's I've looked at of the Red Ball Express and other units the jacket color looks more of a light olive drab. Any ideas?
Looking good, Jack! I really like Archer's products. I used some of their rivets on a P-47 to replace sanded-down ones on the gear covers, they look exactly like the molded ones next to them.
Blitzwing - you definitely have a good coat of paint on there. The very front of the vehicle does look to have a more green tinge to it.
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Thanks for the comments on the Firefly, some of you might have recognized it from the Longest Day GB. My entry here is the Stuart V. I've ordered and received my Archer dry transfer markings.
Have also started work on the hull deck. A lot of footman loops to replace with PE. A bit easier to see in 1/35 scale.
Yes BW, she's lookin' good so far!
And the Pak 40 is going to be a speed-bump, like how you put that!
She's looking very nice, BW! I like your choice of color!
Thanks for the advice on the colours guys. Really appreciate it.
Gamera: Posing the Pak 40 as a speedbump?
Jack: Great looking Sherman you've built.
I got to experimenting on paint and ended up with this.
The lighting makes it a bit yellower than it is. Hard to say how "right" it is but I'm happy with the colour. Didn't get around to the tracks today but looking to get them on next weekend.
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Dan nice clean build, its looking great should be fun weathering.
Wow, she looks great Jack, very nice work.
Lol, looking at my photos now looks like I'm building a castle out of pieces of Chiclet gum...
Gotta keep chewing, I need a bunch more bricks!
Blitzwing - the Cromwell was likely painted in the British version of olive, called SSC 15. It is described as being very close to the American olive paint, the difference becoming more apparent as it aged, and begins to show more of a green hue.
Mike Starmer researches British colours, and here is his formula for Tamiya paints:
5 parts XF81
1 part XF58
1 part XF71
This is what I ended up with using the above mix on a Canadian Firefly:
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Gamera - looks like you are having fun with your project, looking forward to when it all comes together.
BW: Looks pretty darn good! You know I did that kit years ago and painted her a little off olive drab- I'm not sure if it's right or she should have been British Bronze Green.
I am making sandbags, I think some are a little over-sized but I really don't feel like going back and redoing them though!
It's been a busy few weeks but I've finally gotten a move on and almost finished construction. I'll be trying to get the HobbyBoss tracks onto the kit tomorrow and if I'm lucky, may even get some painting done.
Any pointers on Tamiya colours? Do I go with the recommendation on the instructions or should I choose a more olive colour which appears more common?
Good thing GB's last more than a couple of weeks.....
Apprentice rivet counter.
LOL! Hey RB, you are farther along then I am....still haven't figured out what I'm building yet!
Looks like everyone's just moving right along!
I pulled the Pershing box off the shelf last week, put it and the accessories in one place, together with the references I'll be using. That's actually good progress for me.....
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