This is my first attempt at making/painting a tank. Its a m4a3 sherman howitzer 105mm. Brush painted using acrylics/enamel and pigments.Added periscopes,guards and drainage holes.Guards made from fuse wire. Now on with figures and dio base

First attempt? What did you do before you started on tanks??
Good job Andy. Nice, realistic mud. If I would have to make a comment, it would be that the rest of the tank looks a bit clean, compared with the front and rear corners. I like the finish of the paintjob, the texture seems just about right.

Looking forward to your SECOND attempt..

Cheers
Henk

Andy,
I too am curious, what did you do before this first attempt?
I like the turret star. Is it a decal? transfer? painted? Nice weathering. I've got one of these in my stash and this has got me eyeballing it. Solid work.

Cheers
Dave

This is the first time ive tried weathering, i built three models about four years ago ,an apache ah-64 ,a harrier gr-8 i think and another fighter plane all just built and painted from instructions. I got this sherman oct 06 and with internet access discovered a whole world of modelling stuff .So this is first tank / figures and dio ,,,,should be fun

Turret star is what comes with kit, tamiya 35251,,,, decals i think

Certaintly looks better than mine! Very well done.

It could just be me, but the decal on the side (Houston Kid II) looks like you can see the film around it. On your next one, this could be helped by airbrushing Future floor polish onto the model before applying the decals. After applying them, add a second coat, then your flat coats.

Can't wait to see your second tank. Oh, and your dio!

Hi ANdy,

Very nice lookin kit. Very weel done especially for your first tank.

Good luck with the dio.

Al

Andy,

Very nice! Well done. One comment, you might want to depict some sort of tie-down for the gear on the engine deck...

If i was to add tie-down for gear,what would be best stuff to use I suppose theyd have used rope ? ? ?

Nice weathering job. Excellent first armour kit(of course cause it is a Sherman ). For secureing the storage I use a synthetic thread, soak in white glue first and then run it between two fingers to remove excess. Let dry. This really helps reduce the frizzies. I picked up a pack of thread with about 4-6 different "earth" colours so I can vary the "rope" colour. If it is not tied down it will not be there a kilometer down the road/ field.
Again nice job.

Doug

Added tie down rope & superglued my thumb to finger in the process
Hope this looks ok and can finally say my sherman is finished

Gday ANDY
This looks beaut mate
Shermans are my favourite AFVs, but I am yet to do a 105 howitzer...
You have made her into a well used machine!
Hard to tell, but the spare track links in the rear holders should be black rubber colour?
The tiedown rope really looks the part; good scale. An option would be to stand up the jerrycan (closest the turret) against the wood crates to make the stowage pile more compact, and maybe add a tarp packed in on the boxes?
What are the diorama plans?
Great work
Brad

Andy, that's very well done. I can only hope that when I do my M4 that it will turn out as nicely!

Cheers Brad, i knew someone would spot that jerry can The spare track is black rubber but like you say hard to see in pic .Im working on a wall at the mo for my dio,its a park wall with gates" nearly done" which will be entrance to a graveyard/cemetery.The sherman and three us figs will be passing on a gravel road outside.I will be posting wall pics on diff forum soon as i dont know best way to make/add ivy to them