Ok, here it is, my first OD critter. #:-)

The Tamiya M3 Lee was a quick and simple build, took me just a little over the weekend to build. Quite enjoyable. (with plastic, paint and glue, what's not to enjoy .. #:-) ) Completed it last week. Built OOB pretty much ...used picture hanging wire for the cable. I used a base of enamal with an acryllic wash and scrubed some color in again with acryllics to simulate some wear. Then some light weathering.

I apologize for the fuzziness and general crappyness of the pics, but I have a new camera and am still learning how to use it. I think it moves a bit when I take the pic, it sorta jerks when it press the button... It's an Olympus D-380, and maybe the shudder makes me jerk and screw up the pic??? Any suggestions would be cool

Would have had in progress pics, but it went pretty quick.


The driver... I used acryllics, but may redo with oils.







I wanted to do the Lee first before attempting work on my Sherman... wanted to make any mistakes on this one and learn from it. Have at !

As always thanks for any input

Well sel

That`s a mighty fine tank.
I love the subtle weathering you did. Great job
when do you start your sherman??


keep up the good work and when you do keep us updated

lookin' good. I like the weathering.

Wow, it looks great. The weathering, the wash, the tracks...I can't believe you got all that done in a weekend! I'd better get a move on...

Mike

It sure looks mighty fine Sel

Could try a tripod for the camera shake, and/or try using the delayed timer if you have one.

I like the tracks, and my only comment is that on the second and lasat photos the drybrushing on the rivets looks a bit too light. This may be the lighting aas it doesn't look the same on the other pics, or maybe you intended this, in which case I apologise.

Roger

Looks good!!! So i guess now your on to your sherman!!! That's good keep building targets for us to shoot at !!! hehehehehehehe those old tamiya kits are fun, I enjoy them when i find them at the local shops!!! stug

Looks real good Sel. Yes that was a fast build great job on the weathering and final finish like those tracks. Nice drybrushing !!! Give the man a Cigar but as no cigars here so have a beer

Von Selster:

I like your work. A couple weeks back the Panzer, and now the Lee. You have a distinctive painting style that really compliments your skills at drybrushing.

The figure looks well done, the tracks are very, very good. Nice highlights on the verticle volute suspension. This is a nice tank. Glad to see you transitioning to OD
Looking forward to your Sherman.

Thanks for the pics and the opportunity to comment.


Steve aka WeWillHold

Really good with the drybrushing!!!!!!!!!!

Built in a weekend....looks good...can't wait for the Sherman.

I got the same camera, one thing Ifound that helps is to find something to brace yourself againest when taking the pictures. Also I found that using the anti-redeye flash senting helps reduce glare when you take a picture of models.

It's all really my fault, I started the Secrekt Projeckt business, now everyone has one...kinda like you know what.....

Herr von Selrach aka El Diablo something something, the baddest wrestler west of Hudson River....

this is one fine looking Lee, you Sire besides can fight, can also do a really nice paint job. As other people said your drybrushing is something that adds a lot to the tank, and I also like the cables, they looked great.

Good work. Now go back do some more German.

The pictures do not do the tank justice! They are blurry and not good lighting either. I've seen the tank in person and the figure, there is a lot more detal than what is showing. I plan on us getting a little tripod this weekend and also maybe see about better lighting.

Perhaps we should turn to the military press photographer to beef up those pics! Now where's plastic_widow?

He's got a few more "old" models he bidded on on ebay, really old ones, though we can't find a date anywhere on them. We'll have to open them up and look at the instructions, maybe there's a copyright date on them. So much for collector's items. (Like he wasn't going to open them up to put them together.. HAH!)

plastic_widow

Hi selrach. Lovely model and it does look the part.
When I started modelling about 16 months ago....... I believed the emphasis for beginners was to learn how to wash and dry brush. Now from various articles I have read in modelling magazines ..... lots of the "experts" are moving away from drybrushing or useing only a limited amount. I hope Im not being too easily influenced as I like to do my own thing, but it is sometimes easy to overdo a wash or drybrush. For my own personnal taste I feel the drybrushing is a bit heavy or maybe as one of the other guys stated, too light of a colour used. On pictures # 2 and the last one this really looks the case.
This is only my point of view and Im hoping you see it that way. Most of the guys here love the work and I agree it is a fine model, but Im just commenting on that point.

Thats Cool Plastic Battle, I appreciate the feedback... All Positive is nice, but it's the constructive criticism that helps me to do better. :-)
I've only recently gotten back into the hobby, in the time between I painted miniatures, and they are so small that you have to bring up the detail, normally by emphasizing the contrast. I guess this has carried over, but what is good in one scale is not always a good thing in another scale #:-) I myself have wondered if the coloring of the drybrush is a bit light..

I would be interested in any other techniques that I could use. I am fairly new at this, and having been out of the hobby for many years, don't have as much practice or knowledge as many of my kommeraden here at Armorama. Heck, I didn't even know what PE was ! #:-)

I want everyone to be honest in their opinion :-) Each bit of advice helps me with the next project .
Thanks Again :-)

Only trying to help selrach!
One idea to bring out small detail is to use spot washes. Mix a thin wash from a darker colour (raw umber)... and using a very fine brush touch each rivet. the wash should run around the rivet. When this dries it already has started to show each rivet. Then with the same base colour and a little flesh colour or similar to lighten and dry brush the rivets. The more I look at the models the more I feel its just too light a clour.
I try to use another colour, other than white all the time for lightening each colour. Flesh is actually quite good to use for a lot of them.

VERY NICE WORK

ROBERTO