Jim Shearer gives us a view into his painting style with an Iraqi T55

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Nice work Jim, I'm a recent convert to T55s so I'll be bookmarking this for future reference.

very nice work jim

i also remember marcus nichols T55 in tmmi, i think that it was in the special edition No 99/100 he also shows this model T55 in his excellant DVD "realistic armor finishing techniques" but i really do like your rendition of the T55.
well done and hopefully we will see some more of your work soon...............
neil..

Very good work Jim and a great ref for anyone wanting to weather a vehicle.

Nice work Jim, really impressive weathering. I also saw that article by Marcus Nicolls it was great. I've seen much inspiring work by him over the years and it was his work that go me back into the hobby about 4 years ago.
Anyway having seen your's i may have to try a T55 sometime it's a cool looking build of an interesting AFV.

Cheers
Paul

oh and by the way..Do the X-wing, it's a fab kit!

Hi there.

Pat, thanks for the encouragement to submit this feature. I really do appreciate it.

Neil, cheers for kind words mate, I will be hopefully be showing some more work in the future. It was a great article by Marcus in TMMI.

Darren, thank you for your request in the first place. It is my first attempt at anything like this and you and Pat gave me the confidence to give it a go.

Paul, thanks for comments. X- wing was my choice and it is a great kit. Check out the photos in my gallery.

Cheers, Jim.

Super paint job, great patience! Thought you might like this photo I took down in Kent last summer. It does suggest your tanks are a little rusty . . . but otherwise the camo is similar, I think.

Hey Jim. Nice T-55. Don't forget that even a great model builder like Marcus started off as a "newbie". Continue building and you'll keep refining your techniques. Just give it time and a few kits.

Thanks Matthew and Matthew for your support.

That is a very interesting photo. Maybe the owners of this tank had seen Marcus Nicholls article as well! (;