I've been lurking quite a while and thought it time to put up something, mainly because I've gotten so much useful info from the other works posted here. This is the M4 composite, from the old Dragon Firefly Hybrid kit. IIRC, all the parts were in the box with the exception of the tracks, which came from Tamiya. It's nearly done, still to be added is stowage and painting of the light lenses. It was painted with MM OD from the rattle can, washed with acrylics. I was looking for a rain-streaked dust look. Thanks in advance for looking and commenting!

Hi Russel,
Thats a real nice build and weathered just right,
she looks like a real veteran

Paul

It looks good. One thing is the lighting or flash makes it hard to get a good feel for the weathering. makes it look very "white". Photographing these things can be a royal pain!!!! The only other comment I can see to make is that the barrel looks cleaner than the rest of the Sherman, but that could be due to the lighting. Hope you can get better pics posted because it looks pretty good.

Thanks, guys. I was attempting to get a well-used look.
Sean, it is "whitish", although not quite as bad as the pics would indicate. I was trying for a very chalky look, and used an acrylic burnt umber tinted wash, heavily thinned with rubbing alcohol. The mantlet and barrel are clean, since the crew would be keeping those areas cleaner from contact when they're mounting/dismounting the vehicle (my theory anyway). I'm not sure if I like it, and may go back and dirty those areas up a bit, but not much.
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

Yeah, I could tell there was a good amount of white, just the flash reflection drowns out the subtlety. In the areas where the reflections isn't bad you can tell it's a real nice weathering job. It looks well used without looking "over done" I especially like how the lower hull weathering came out. This is just my opinion, but I'd add a bit of your dusty effect to at least the top side of the barrel & mantlet. Would be a natural place for it to adhere to & not really a place a crew would worry too much about cleaning since it doesn't impact the guns operation. Just my 2 cents & it's just a very minor observation. I think it would blend better with a minor application of dust. Good job & enjoy!

Sean

I'm with you. This was an experiment, but I agree, the mantlet and barrel look like they came off another (new) tank......
That's why I post pics, to get another set of eyeballs looking.

RB that's a fine Sherman and any little tune up jobs are minor.

You've done good sir
Tony the Mutt

So How did you go about getting that dusty look? It's a nice effect.

welcome to the forum and thanks for posting.You can't help but benefit from posting and sharing,even it's only encouragement.your sherman looks like a nice well worn veteran,I feel shermans look lost without at least a little stowage,but just my opinion.

Thanks, Tony. I like to make them look used, especially considering the reliability and long service lives of some examples.
Sean, my wash was 95%-plus rubbing alcohol, the remainder MM acrylic burnt umber, and after I applied it, I dampened a brush with it and dragged it where I wanted the streaks. I think the high content of alcohol is what left the whitish residue. I want to try this method to do a winter white-wash scheme.....
Anthony, stowage is in the plans. I've actually got quite a bit to do on this one before I call it finished. Thanks for commenting!

A little progress. I dirtied up the mantlet and gun tube a bit, and added some dirt (ceramics pigments) to the rest of the tank to unify things a bit. Still undecided on stowage, depends on my choice of display. When I originally built this thing, I was building a PTO, 763d Tank Battalion. I was working from the book "Cutthroats", by Robert C. Dick. Most of the tanks in this unit have very little, if any, external stowage. Decisions.....
Anyway, pics: