first tank ever {lots of pics}

thanks guys i will try to use your suggestions in my next piece of armor.

A very promising effort Ghetto. Since mud turns you off, you might spray a dusting of Tamiya Buff on the lower portions of the hull. You might highlight the bottoms of the tracks with steel to show worn spots as well as the guidehorns. Hope to see more of the Dark Side.

Lookin good for a first AFV mate.
I'm working on my 2ND tank and what i like most about modeling Armour is not as much complicated masking unlike Aircraft which can require time consuming and tricky masking.
But on the other hand what i like about Aircraft is not as many wheels.

Your first tank looks pretty nice Ghettochild, I think the guys gave some good pointers on how to enhance an already good build. you'll pickup the little tricks with experience and talking with the armor guys. keep up the nice work. semper fi, mike

Very nice and welcome to the world of armor building! Your debut looks fantastic.

I completely understand the reservations about muddying up armor. When I first changed over from building aircraft, it was extremely difficult to bring myself to dirty up a model because I was so used to the relatively cleaner lines and paint definitions of aircraft. Once you break through that inhibition though, it's a lot of fun to experiment and try out different things to see what effects they produce. Every now and then I still build a "clean" armor kit to remind myself that it's still possible to do.

this is very nicely done, i can only echo some comments, that come dry bushing would really improve the overall look, it still looks super without it though

Yea thats a good job first build or not , add some dirt and she will look great !

Like, wow, man. That's cool.

Very nice for first time cant wait to see the next one.

If that is your 1st dark side model i would love to see your wingy things!!!! ===========Stephen