Hi everyone. I'm coming back to the hobby after 15 years or so and thought I'd share some photos of one of my first models with an airbrush - a T26E3 Pershing modeled as it might have appeared at the end of WW2.

I'm looking to improve and I'm not shy, so all comments are sincerely welcome.

Looks pretty good. Good job on finishing and weathering. A couple pointersto make it better. You need to paint the oblong vision ports around the commander's cupola on the turret. The way I recommend is first to paint them black, then go over them with a coat of clear green. This represents thick glass well. Also, the tail lights are wrong. Only the upper left oval should be red. The others (lower left and both upper and lower right side) should be black slits. They are black out marker and stop lights. They should look like below.



Good job overall. A few tweaks and it will look great.

I think your weathering is pretty good especially the mud, I would use more metallic on the tracks and perhaps have the chipping contrast more against the base colour.very good though,what about a base etc.

I agree with Paul.

Regards, Alvaro

I just agree with the others: nice job (especially since that's your first shot after 15 years of absence from the hobby)! I really like your weathering and finish!

Very nice so far Bill and "welcome back" to the hobby.

Just keep em' coming.

Best regards.
Gary Needham

I like it, it's got the right look.

Looks great! What did you use for the mud? maybe add some mud inside the drive sprocket?

Cheers
Stef

15 years away from the hobby? I have been doing mine for a long time and none of my stuff never turns out as good as yours. Great work, I like the mud, more mud the merrier the crew!!

Been busy at work for a while, but wanted to thank you guys for viewing and commenting ...

Gino - Thanks for the tip on tail lights. Good thing I read your comment twice because the first time I missed the fact that the entire right side are black out vs. red.

Paul - No base for this bad boy. I'm still trying to get the basics of construction and weathering, so for now everything is just going onto a shelf in my closet (after a victory tour of the fireplace mantle, of course).

Stefan - I used MIG pigments with fixer to create the mud. And you're right, I missed parts of the running gear like the drive sprockets. It isn't noticeable just looking at the model, but it's clear as day on a high resolution photo. Time to start taking pictures before I call a model finished, I suppose.

Mike - We'll have to see whether this was a fluke or I keep improving.