M4A3(76)W Sherman
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51 18 June 2023, 16:13
another bobThe weathering and decal blending make it look so realistic. Just the right amount.
19 June 2023, 14:00
Ben MWeathering is spot on - the kit may not have been great, but you made it look great.
20 June 2023, 00:56
Gary CurlingWell done, a lovely model and paint job,Did the kit come with the towing cables or did you buy it ,the tamiya sherman kit have no towing cables
22 June 2023, 19:54
DoubtingmangoYour assembly and paint finish certainly covered any flaws in the kit. You really brought out the casting textures and weathered just the right amount.
22 June 2023, 20:06
Derek RothfusThanks Mango and Gary. The kit didn't have any tow cables. I took the cable from a Tamiya panzer 4 kit that I completed but didn't use. Not sure if Sherman tank crews ever took things like tow cables off German tanks but I thought it fit in that spot nicely.
23 June 2023, 00:24
Lawrence LandisVery nicely done. The paint and detail work were done with great restraint and look appropriate. Some people have a tendency to overdue the weathering, but you have kept it from getting in the way of the subject. Congratulations on a beautiful job.
23 June 2023, 01:21
Mathias DecommereI agree with Lawrence, it takes discipline to stop weathering at some point... You stopped at a very good stage, very realistic!
23 June 2023, 04:48
Rui SWeathering just like in real life comes with various degrees. Sometimes hard sometimes soft. It always depend on circumstances and various factor's. Just my 2cent. 🤔
23 June 2023, 23:03
Lawrence LandisThe historical truth of the matter is that in every conflict, it is possible to determine who was winning and who was losing by the condition of the equipment that they were fighting with. When the Allies were doing poorly they were holding equipment together with anything they could find, and when they were winning a lot of that equipment was taken out of service. That is the nature of war.
23 June 2023, 23:14
Rui SThat seems obvious. I would like to see a soft weathering on a tank carcass that remained in the desert since WWII, or perhaps even in a winning Russian JS tank entering Berlin? As a matter of fact so many circumstances or different factor's.
23 June 2023, 23:19
Lawrence LandisThe issue with the desert would be that a vehicle even in light service would be subject to the winds sandblasting the surface, but even with the JS entering Berlin, the weathering could reflect its route to Berlin. As you said many variables and many outcomes.
24 June 2023, 00:32
Derek RothfusAppreciate it Lawrence. I noticed you're from York. Is that York, PA? I live across the Susquehanna in Lancaster.
24 April, 03:02
Derek RothfusOnly alittle over a year as an adult. I used to build when I was a teenager but took a "break" for about 20 years. Hit 35 and decided to get back into it. How about yourself?
25 April, 13:53
Lawrence LandisI started when I was about 6. My father built things when I was growing up and I was interested in the things that he built. I used to work on kits in the morning before school, so it has always been in my blood. I've always been fascinated by how the kit manufacturers could produce such beautiful renditions of items. In the beginning I built aircraft because that is what my father started me on, but later I got interested in cars. Now I'm 70 years old and I build anything that I am drawn to whether it is military, cars,figures, or science fiction. You might say that I have no preference to anchor me. I joined IPMS once, but I couldn't find an active chapter. In 2004, I joined a model car club, the Central Pennsylvania Model Car Club (CPMCC). I have been active in the club since then and now compete in all kinds of contests including IPMS and NNL's.
25 April, 21:05
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An unidentified unit in Italy, 1945. I decided on a standard Olive Drab color with some light chipping and rust. I applied AK streaking grime all over the entire vehicle. Then dusted the tracks with Vallejo natural umber pigment. This was my first Airfix kit. It ended up coming together pretty nicely in the end but it definitely didn't impress me the way a Tamiya kit usually does. I know every manufacturer has kits that hit and some that miss but the fit was not amazing. The plastic was super soft and some of the instructions were not clear. The end result was still one of my favorites and because of that, it gets a 7/10.
