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Thank you very much!
- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"
Very nice work Mike. I like the setting of the pictures but M-41 looks great. I see you went with the yellow road wheel bolts; nice. The figure looks great, you did an excellent job on this kit.
Thanks, Russ!
I haven't washed my car in almost a year lol.
Agree, great work, and there's really nothing wrong with a clean tank. I even wash my truck now and then.....
Apprentice rivet counter.
Thank you!
Dad has me convinced I need to start my Easy Eight now. Got some beautiful resin stowage, and some figures ordered for a dio. He has two of those beasts and he's already started one of them.
Trees and stuff ordered. Can't wait!
Gamera M. Brindos Gamera Ohhhhhhhhh, cool!!! I like it!!! Nice work!!! Not enough dirt though, right? Lol Well, it's your model and if you if you want her clean then go with clean. In any case it's nice work!
M. Brindos Gamera Ohhhhhhhhh, cool!!! I like it!!! Nice work!!! Not enough dirt though, right? Lol
Gamera Ohhhhhhhhh, cool!!! I like it!!! Nice work!!!
Ohhhhhhhhh, cool!!! I like it!!!
Nice work!!!
Not enough dirt though, right? Lol
Well, it's your model and if you if you want her clean then go with clean. In any case it's nice work!
I wasn't implying anything. But we all know that tanks are never truly clean after they leave the factory floor. They're tanks. They have a dirty, hard life.
But they don't look very real when they're clean, now do they?
So yeah, I think she's going to need some road dust. My base will be a dirt road, so dust will be a must.
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Thank you, Bill.
I feel like it's just a bit too clean, but I will match it into the base I'm building so that it looks like it's part of the environment.
Harold,
One of my old art teachers told me the same thing. I also remember reading Tony Greenland's point of view in his book Panzer Modeling that there is a very fine line between modeling the vehicle itself or simply modeling the earth it drives through. I believe that Mike achieved the proper weathering for this model.
Bill
Dodgy Well Mike I think it looks fantastic. Great work on the figure, he compliments the tank beautifully. Rob F
Well Mike I think it looks fantastic. Great work on the figure, he compliments the tank beautifully.
Rob F
Thank you very much, Rob! The figure does crown this build wonderfully. I'm quite proud
I long to live in a world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned
Sergeant M. Brindos I took these pictures between torrential downpours and I'm satisfied with them. I still think the tank needs more dirt and possibly more stowage. I'll have to find some reference photos and see if that was something done in that time period at Fort Hood. As ever, thank you for following along! Mike for my two-cents the weathering looks just right. The details are perfect with exception of the one Gino mentioned. I had an art teacher in high school tell me the best artists are the ones who knows when to stop... Harold
M. Brindos I took these pictures between torrential downpours and I'm satisfied with them. I still think the tank needs more dirt and possibly more stowage. I'll have to find some reference photos and see if that was something done in that time period at Fort Hood. As ever, thank you for following along!
I took these pictures between torrential downpours and I'm satisfied with them. I still think the tank needs more dirt and possibly more stowage. I'll have to find some reference photos and see if that was something done in that time period at Fort Hood.
As ever, thank you for following along!
Mike for my two-cents the weathering looks just right. The details are perfect with exception of the one Gino mentioned. I had an art teacher in high school tell me the best artists are the ones who knows when to stop...
Harold
Well yeah, there is that one mistake with the serial number on the right side. That's what I get for not paying attention and getting carried away lol.
I'm making a base for it so I'll have to add a little more weathering to make it look like it belongs in that scene. But for now I'm okay with it.
If you do add a mantlet cover, make sure you do it better than I did. Mine could've been better.
No NVA in my yard to my knowledge lol!
That turned out nice Mike! You have convinced me to add a mantlet cover on my kit. I was waffling, but adding one definitely ups the looks of the model.
That tall bush makes me worry about NVA guys with RPGs! I know, not the theater for the markings, but still!
“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”
Rob Gronovius M. Brindos But I think I need to be more specific. I found no evidence that and insignias were worn on Tnker coveralls at Fort Hood between 1953-1957. Period photographs I've dug up show almost no one wearing the coveralls. So I'm left to imagine that they were either seldom worn, or just not issued to some companies. The markings are for a unit from Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.
M. Brindos But I think I need to be more specific. I found no evidence that and insignias were worn on Tnker coveralls at Fort Hood between 1953-1957. Period photographs I've dug up show almost no one wearing the coveralls. So I'm left to imagine that they were either seldom worn, or just not issued to some companies.
But I think I need to be more specific. I found no evidence that and insignias were worn on Tnker coveralls at Fort Hood between 1953-1957. Period photographs I've dug up show almost no one wearing the coveralls. So I'm left to imagine that they were either seldom worn, or just not issued to some companies.
The markings are for a unit from Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.
That's odd. The 37th was not stationed there when the M-41 was assigned to the Regiment. Not could I find the 37th ever attached to the 5th Armored Division.
Where did you get that information? I really want to see that for myself so I can put the question to rest.
I took these pictures between torrential downpours and I'm satisfied with them. I still think the tank needs more dirt and possibly more stowage. I'll have to find some reference photos and see if that was something done in that time period at Fort Hood. As ever, thank you for following along!
warshipguy Mike, I agree! You have a work of art with this model. Considering the fundamental limitations of the original kit, your work is nothing short of remarkable! You have every right to be proud of your work. Well done, sir! Bill
Mike,
I agree! You have a work of art with this model. Considering the fundamental limitations of the original kit, your work is nothing short of remarkable! You have every right to be proud of your work. Well done, sir!
Wow! Thank you!
No problem, Bill.
To be honest I wouldn't mind tossing some Sargeant's stripes on the figure for more visual interest, as well as more crew stowage. These things can be added later if I feel like it.
Overall I feel like this build has become more than basic. I've put a lot of details into it and I think it really stands out. The completed figure really stands out as the crowning jewel and I'm really happy with how I've finished the build. Now I just have to make up my mind about the final touches.
I may finally make a base. Maybe I'll invest in some indy links. I'm happy with this one.
Thanks. It is different in the Navy. That is why I asked.
He's wearing a set of coveralls and I haven't seen any pictures of rank and unit patches on any of the coveralls.
I'm not confirming that it never happened, only that I haven't seen it.
Wow! You have an incredible eye for detail. Well done! I do have one question. Should there be some form of rank insignia on the TC? I was Navy so I only have limited information on Army work uniforms.
Bill Morrison
GMorrison As an aside, the M41 chassis became the base for the first large scale production tracked US APC, the M59 with about 6500 units. The earlier M75 was based on the Hellcat, at about 1,750 units.
As an aside, the M41 chassis became the base for the first large scale production tracked US APC, the M59 with about 6500 units. The earlier M75 was based on the Hellcat, at about 1,750 units.
I didn't find that information in my search. That's an interesting factoid.
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