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Armor/AFV: Allied - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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DML 6083 M4A1
johnsport
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Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 02:43 AM UTC
Hello all,

I built it from Dragon kit #6083, only changed the track, hope you like.
any comment are welcome!



Belt_Fed
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Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 02:48 AM UTC
looks exceptionally wel painted and weathered. Its incredibly realistic. Only negative is your decals have silvered a bit. Applying them to glossy surface eliminates this problem.
jowady
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Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 09:48 AM UTC

Quoted Text

looks exceptionally wel painted and weathered. Its incredibly realistic. Only negative is your decals have silvered a bit. Applying them to glossy surface eliminates this problem.


I like it as well, I'm currently working on mine, I'm replacing my tracks with D/S. As for the silering, I used to use a coat of future before decalling, now I just use clear gloss, it seems to work as well.
exer
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Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 10:07 AM UTC
Good work John.
There are a few details that Dragon got wrong such as the early style fenders and the filler caps either side of the engine access hatch that shouldn't be there but your paint job is really good. The only thing I noticed is that the metal band holding the shovel down should be the same color as the tank.

Also your stowage is well painted byut there is nothing for the pack on the turret to attach to. Some tanks welded iron bars on to add stowage to.
jimz66
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Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 02:27 PM UTC
Very nice John. Well painted and weathered thanks for sharing. Great job.
johnsport
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Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 01:03 AM UTC
Hi Jon & John
Thanks for your idea, I'll try it at next time!

johnsport
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Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 01:08 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Good work John.
There are a few details that Dragon got wrong such as the early style fenders and the filler caps either side of the engine access hatch that shouldn't be there but your paint job is really good. The only thing I noticed is that the metal band holding the shovel down should be the same color as the tank.

Also your stowage is well painted byut there is nothing for the pack on the turret to attach to. Some tanks welded iron bars on to add stowage to.


Hi Pat,
Thank u for your suggestions,
I'll pay attention to such details.
Cheers
snowgoon81
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Posted: Monday, June 01, 2009 - 04:59 PM UTC
A very nice looking tank. I'm currently working on the Italeri version for an Ardennes dio. Looks like you used the kit light guards, periscope guards and handles. I would recommend using a photoetch kit since the kit ones are a little think. Or if you're cheap like me make your own using thin strips of plastic sheet and boiling water and small gauge wire.

Nice job on the texturing on the cast surfaces. You've also given me some ideas on how to paint/weather mine.
youpey
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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 11:46 AM UTC
fantastic work. i was needing some inspiration to finish my current build, which is almost done being being built. this is the inspiration i needed. i really love it

thank you for posting it
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