Hey Guys,
Here is some progress on my 1st Hussars SHerman V Circa July '44. I have started the weathering and still have a bit of a ways to go yet. I have to finnish up the detail painting etc.The markings are from Ultracast and the airial recognition star and circle were painted on with an Eduard Mask. I had started on Friday with a wash to the lower hull with oil paints. I thought I had used Turps but I had grabbed some whitespirits and it melted the track pins in about half of the links. SOOOO i had to scrap the indy tracks (4.5 hours down the tubes) and use a set of Academy T62 tracks with the plastic extender pieces from the Achilles set. Thanks for looking
Cheers,
Bryan

Thats one fine looking Sherman!

are those british paratrooper helmets? Becuase they almost look like fallschirmjaeger helmets? BTW excelelnt job this looks fantastic. Are you going to put it in a dio?

Bryan

This is such a great Sherman. The construction, (shown in an earlier thread), is now complimented with this outstanding paint/weathering job. Very impressive. Nice subtle variations of the OD. The rear end and nose pics are so authentic, one could believe they are looking at the real deal.

Oh, one more thing, ------------ WOW!!!!

Steve

ps: please give my your mailing addie so I can send my stuff over to be painted (smile).
pps: This one would be a great content submission for Models on Display or a Feature (hint hint)

Thanks for all the really encouraging comments gents. Harrison the helmets are actually Commonwealth AFV crew helmets. They are similar to British para helmets but they have a different liner and a slightly different outer shell. Steve it might just get submitted as a build feature..who know LOL
Cheers,
Bryan

Wow, just wonderful...the slight shading of weathering is perfect...good work on the decals too, they look like painted on stencils...

Hi Bryan I like it very much. What do you think about some faint rain streaks? Just a thought.

yeah, I want some in depth painting how to's if you do decide.

b-e-auuuuuuuuuutiful! :-) very nice weathering, the shading is awsome, learned me on it!!!

-Shain

Very Nice build! I like the weathering. Its nice to see a tank that isn't buried in mud.

Brian, another awesome Sherman. Your paint jobs are amazing I don't know how Steve and yourself gets so good looking OD.
I would love to see a article about this build.
About the helmets, how widely werethey used by commonwealth forces?
TIA

Bryan me mate, you realy outdid yourself on this one!
Superb work on this one, detail, paint, weathering, all outstanding!

Congrats!

Garry

Outstanding - the subtle weathering really works and with the initial quality of the build, that is fantastic work .

Another stunner Brian. I love your Shermans ... always standing out in, considering the amount being modelled today. The one thing that especially attracts me is the stowage and the arrangement of it. Its always top-notch. Love how you used the return roller.
The only thing that needs some attention, IMO, is that the helemts are the same colour as the rest of the tank .... but as your not finished, this is something you may have planned to do. Good luck with the rest.. and yes I´ll second the call for an article ... build and painting plus a snipet on stowage.. especially the nice tarps you make.

Like my last model?

Bryan, very nice Sherman! Go finish it :-)

Cheers lads..its really appreciated. Andy the helmets were widely used by all commonwealth forces in Italy and NWE. I have many many pics of crews wearing them. Frank your right they do need som individual attention as they are kinda blending in a bit. An article is in the works but I think its gonna be picked up by a magazine. SOOOOO I will do individual articles on weather and Stowage for you guys if you would like. Im happy to help out where I can.
Thanks again Guys.
Bryan

One mighty good looking tank there!

Weahter a bit more black arround the MG

Bryan what more can be said ..awesome build ..I see you beefed up the armored plates on the sides..good call buddy...One of the nicest OD finishes I have seen..Are you planning a crew or did you do a full interior too?? Now if I were to try and find a nit pick and I mean this is rediculous is I might change the color of the blanket sticking out of the turret stowage box just to show the open box off a bit more ...(Now that is streching it to the limit ain't it! ):)

Rick

thanks Guys,
Rick your not stretching it at all..I am planning on painting it Khaki me thinks. There are a few areas that need touching up but overall im pretty happy with it. There will be a crew but I havent decided if they will be mounted or dismounted. Decisions decisions...The rate that I paint figs at I have to think quick if this thing is going to Amps In april
Cheers,
Bryan

Ahhh AMPS one of these days I hope to make it down there ...Now if I could stop buying kits and save some money ...lol Can't wait to see it finished ..

Rick

what a great looking sherman.
i like the way u do the weathing and dry brushing