Build Complete #9 Cyber-Hobby Orange Box Sherman M4A4 75mm WIP

Edmund, this is coming along great! I love the paintwork.......especially the tracks. What is the main color? I'd like to try that out on a future build. Keep up the great work.

Nate

~Beautiful work~Dig'in it. You are at the funnest part,,,,the detail painting. I love this part.

Model on!

Very nice....the details look great.

Rounds Complete!!

Thanks a lot for the reply Edmund. You MAY see one of my builds with similar looking tracks in the future!

Nate

 VERY nice Edmund, I like all the gear on the engine deck, very busy but not too overdone.

Rob

My pleasure Nate gald to pass on anything you might need.

scratchmod wrote:

VERY nice Edmund, I like all the gear on the engine deck, very busy but not too overdone. Rob

Thanks Rob that's the look I was going for.  The Resicast stowage was enough for two vehicles and I used about half of it so I am right on target!

dupes wrote:

Man, this is really going to be top-notch when it's done.

I hope so Marc I have put a lot of research and sweat into this one!

wbill76 wrote:

Nice to see this one's still moving along steadily Edmund! The details are starting to bring it to life for sure.

Hey Bill welcome back!

I was able prime the crew and I finished the TC's head so far this weekend.

Great looking build! it will look realy good with figures

Agreed Orion and Thanks for the kind comment. 

hughes2682 wrote:

Edmund, I can't wait to see this with the figures. Well done on the stowage. Cheers Dave

Hey Dave thanks man!

I did manage to get the TC fig finished today and here is a few shots of him in place.  I will try to get the remaining two crew figures done tomorrow.

Hello Gentleman,

Due my babysitting duties assigned to me by the wife I was unable to get both of the other crewman completed as planned today but I did finish the driver.  I was so excited I had to post some pics thanks for the patience and support as always.

~ Lookin' cool Bro, lookin' cool. I like your take on this classic &  always like to include a crew. they look pretty good too, but that drivers got some seriously bushy eyebrows!

Take another look at that detail & keep up the good work ~

Thanks for the kind words Adam.

I performed some manscaping on his eyebrows.

Nice figure work....good job on the faces.....love the baret!!

Rounds Complete!!

Schnobs wrote:

Thanks for the kind words Adam. I performed some manscaping ((LOL))on his eyebrows.

Thanks Mike!  I used Vallejo Black Grey for a basecoat on the Beret and White Grey for Highlights. They are Ultracast figures and are as nice as Alpine Figures.  The TC was actually molded for the M4 hatch and it shows it is so natural looking. 

Adam: Thanks for the extra set of eyes last night Adam.  I went over the Driver with a fine tooth comb last night and corrected some outlining issues and addded more highlights and shadows to both the face and the body.  I also finished the other body.  I will paint up another head and post the results later today.

These guys are looking very nice, Edmund, I agree that they are your best figures to date.  Uniform color seems spot on.

Keep going!

Bill 

Thansk Billiam! Here is one pic ofthe Driver with the final details and corrections that Adam suggested.

Nice figgies Ed, you will now be called MR FIGGY..................LOL

Bob

~Smoki'n COOL !!  Thats totaly it!

I don't ususally try to specificly advise like that, but you we're sooo close and I could see a couple tiny things. Glad it worked for you, really . The dude is really well cared-for now & it shows. I'm starting to relize these things just take more care and layers than we even want to think about,,, and we read so much of just do this & that and it's done......but maybe, maybe not, huh? Anyways this looks just...........

just plain (.)(.)'s         !!!

Great figure!

That's not necessary Bob Sir Edmund will do!

Adam: Thanks for the forward assist Adam it is appreciated!

Orion: Cool thanks my friend.

Build Update:

I was able to finish the crew tonight and am now getting ready to start the final weathering in preperation for starting the base.

My base design is going to be simple becasue I don't want to do a Dio just a base.  I have a Kancali stone wall section I picked up my last January that I plan to use. the wall section is 9.5 inches long so it should fit in a 8 by 10" picture frame.  The M4 will be on a rutted road that I will sculpt with Apoxy Sculpt.

I like the dio theme here Ed, looking sweet as usual.

Ok so how about Sir Edmond Figgy..................................LOL

Bob

M1Carbine wrote:

I like the dio theme here Ed, looking sweet as usual.   Ok so how about Sir Edmond Figgy..................................LOL Bob

OK, Edmund, an official check in after all your hard work.

Excellent work on the figures, you are in the zone. My advice, don't lose it--dig out EVERY figure in your stash and paint them while you are in the groove.

Well, maybe not, but you are certainly groovin'.

Nice job, really really nice job on those Brits.

Bill 

Bob & Adam you guys are too funny!

Thanks Bill for the compliments on the figures.  After some thought I am not going to do a base at this time I am going to spend my last emotional energy on the final weathering and details and then set it aside for awhile so I can start my next project which is driving me nuts I have to get it out soon or my head will explode