#5 Italeri M24 Chaffee- COMPLETED!

Wonderful build there Andy... just supurb all around!! The figures really add to this... they are probably the best 1/35th figures that I've ever seen! Having a soft spot in my heart for the Infantry, well... these guys are just top notch!

OUTSTANDING!

Really outstanding piece of work Andy! Agree with Karl, the blue isn't working with your camera and the tonal qualities of the olive drab. White is probably going to provide you the best end result in terms of "true" representation given what I can see from your camera's "reactions" and current settings. Monitor settings vary of course so only you can truly say which one is accurate vs the "in hand" model.

the doog

Andy,

This came out stunningly nice! (Watch for the new Dragon AND Trumpeter release now any day! lol!) It really captures a "mood" of a wet morning out on some Belgian road somewhere.....hmmmm. Got a base?

LOL!  Thanks Doog... it will be great if they release new kit soon!   At least I had fun building this old kit.  Thank you for following my WIP.  Bill already got here before I could hit him up for suggestions.   Yes, I am planning to build a base later this summer as soon as I finish my Panzer IV for a GB.

You all settled in NC yet?  Bet you are loving the humidity... lived there for 8 years and I didn't like the summer part there. 

Kevin- Thank you for the great words.  I promised myself while I was working on Chaffee that I should build more American armors because I enjoyed the American GIs the most. 

Bill- Thank you buddy!  I agree... I am going to try white next as soon as I return home from KY.  That's moonshine... plenty of here where I am now.   It would be awesome if you can build a M24 Chaffee if Dragon is going to release one... you could use a nice break from those panzer grey and dunky colors.

That sure is some very fine work Andy! It sure looks great!

this is good for me:  it pushes me along with my Korean war version.  I'm stuck because I'm scratchbuilding the roof mounted MG pintle.

Nice work Andy!  I'm sure I'll see it live next April.  Hopefully I can have mine out there as well.

John- Always good hearin from my Hoosier friend!  Thanks for looking. 

Roy- Glad you liked it!  Thanks for the compliment.   Not too sure if I should enter it at AMPS in Auburn.  Do I have to be there for whole three days of the event?  Was planning to go up on Saturday like I did last time and believe it or not I have started saving $$$ for this.

Andy , she's a beaut ! I never thought the M24 to be a very interesting tank , but you brought this little guy to life !!!! Beautifully done Andy !!!

By all means, enter it!   All you need to do is get it registered that morning.  Once it gets put out on the display tables, it's already been judged.

Even if you can't stay until the awards are announced you can make arrangements.

Awesome work there all around!

Very nice....love the figures and details like the tools.

As for the photo, I use a light sky blue and have not have problems but whit balance needs to be checked.

Rounds Complete!!

Excellent job Andy. Your figures look particularly nice!

Nate

Carl-  My Chaffee is nothing compared to your 234... I am still in awe about your latest build.   Thank you for the compliment!   I have been always a big fan of Chaffee since the day my father-in-law told me that he drove it and M42 Duster when he was in the Army after the Korea War.  I hope an updated Duster kit comes out soon!!!

Roy- Maybe I can do two trips this time.  Thanks for the encouragement.  Looking forward to this... I understand that you will not be too busy this time so we can exchange war stories.  Wait a minute... I never served in the armed forces because they won't let me...

Buckeye- Thank you for the nice words!

Mike- Light blue worked well with my German armors in the past but not with this Chaffee because of OD and my BlackBerry don't get along, weird?  I plan to use my best camera and give it another shot over the weekend.  Thank you for stopping by... always good hearing from you. 

Nate- Glad you stopped by.  Thanks like always.  Looking forward to the Pz III GB! 

Andy that is stunning work. the wood finishes the overall vehicle and the fig's all just brilliant.

Terry.

Thanks for that Andy . I would like to see a new model of the Duster also , i built the old Tamiya kit of it ...............man that thing is an antiique ! A new release by AFV ,DML or Academy would be very welcome !

Looking forward to your next build .

terry35

Andy that is stunning work. the wood finishes the overall vehicle and the fig's all just brilliant.

Terry.

Thank you Terry stopping by!  Sorry to hear about your Marder... that was beautiful one too.

wbill76

Really outstanding piece of work Andy! Agree with Karl, the blue isn't working with your camera and the tonal qualities of the olive drab. White is probably going to provide you the best end result in terms of "true" representation given what I can see from your camera's "reactions" and current settings. Monitor settings vary of course so only you can truly say which one is accurate vs the "in hand" model.

Bill- Good news, finally got it figured out with my new Canon camera .  Adjusted the white balance setting and it had the wrong lighting setting too based on fluorescent lighting. 

I think the pictures came out much better... it looks like light blue works better now and I tried to use white but I think it didn't come out too good.  See the differences here...

Another look...

I set my camera to Super Macro which has helped too.  Which results did you like the best?  Thanks for bearing with me while I am learning how to use the new camera. 

I like the blue better (on my monitor at least) but it really comes down to which one best represents the model as you actually finished it.

Since you are using a Canon (good brand, my personal favorite in terms of camera lines), check and see if it has a "Custom" WB setting option. If it does, then you can use that to get a more accurate WB setting than using one of the default settings. To use the "Custom" setting, set a white object against the blue background with the same lighting, take a photo, then set that photo to be the reference for your WB settings. It will make a difference as it will help your camera better "see" the color references against the background. Periodically you may have to re-shoot the WB setting if your lighting set-up changes and/or you change the backdrop or see a problem with the colors not presenting correctly (i.e. Allied scheme vs. 3-tone German, etc). The macro-setting is also producing a sharp result as well, welcome to the wonderful world of playing around with digital photography!