M10 Wolverine, Battle of the Bulge, Dec. 1944



Tamiya kit: Gaso.Line tracks: stowage from Tamiya, Gaso.Line, and Black Dog.

Looks good Bret.
Nice job on the thing,especially in white wash.

Any ideas for a base?

thats how a whitewash should look,!
love the parking sign, great kit there!

Thanks, guys!
I have been working on a larger base than I usually do; a crossroads scene with a M8 Greyhound. The US tank destroyer forces used the Greyhound in their recon units. And I have a set of the Gaso.Line wheels/tires with snowchains for the M8.

I really like the way your whitewash came out! I look forward to seeing your whole dio!
Regards, Ed

Hi UncaBret,

Very nice! The winter wash looks indeed realistic, especially on the barrel. Well done...

I can't wait to see the dio!

Jean-Luc

Looks and sounds great! I look forward to seeing the snow chains on the M8

Funny thing, tho, when I started I thought I would just use the cases to protect from dust. But I couldn't have a plain base so I thought I would add a little color and texture. And then a little more, and a little more, and a little more,.......

Now it seems I sometimes spend more time (and have more fun) building the base!

Here's the barely started base;

And probable vehicle placement on said base;

Some update pics;




Gaso.Line tires with chains. I had to thin the M8 fenders to get them to fit.


the base;

Great work buddie . I like the winter white wash . The base looks superb.

Great to see someone building some superb 1/48 scale models

I'm waiting on some Gaso.Line figs, then I can finish this one up.

Really nifty work, especially in a scale that defies my big fingers! LOL!

Looking good Chef UncaBret.
Sorry, it that too soon???
Good to see your mug again.

Well, still waiting on the figs, so I built this;


Nice kit, had a little trouble with the AR Star, some of it is hand painted.

I've started one of my classes, the next two start on the 23rd.

nice work there Bret, especially coz it's 1/48. it looks almost like 1/35th in some of you pics brilliant! Ant

Thanks!

I just realized I forgot to highlight/weather the guns! D'oh!

There, that's better!

What-if M 26 Pershing;

An M26 Pershing of C Co., 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division during Operation Red Star, autumn 1945. The 66th's Shermans were replaced with Pershings in Berlin in late June, giving the crews a little over a month to familiarize themselves with their new rides before the push towards Kiev started in late July. The operation was such a success early on that by September the U.S. forces led by Gen. Patton had taken Kiev and turned north-east heading to Moscow.

Tamiya kit, Gaso.Line figures, stowage from Black Dog and Gaso.Line. The ivy is dried duckweed from my fish tank.

Great work Bret. I could believe it. What are you using for trees and vines? Greg

Here's the duckweed right after scooping it out of the fish tank.


It will dry out in 2-3 weeks, then it can be used like any other 'leaf' medium.

Some nice tittle roots for tree trunks.


The duckweed has a long 'stem' on the bottom. It can be sifted to seperate into just leaves or used as is.

Crusader III




Tamiya kit, Black Dog and Gaso.Line stowage

Duckweed? Looks good on the fence for ivy. Pretty cool.

Who would of thunk it. Learn something new everyday.
BTW, How are classes going? Is it worth it?