Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 10, 2012 - 03:09 PM UTC
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Phil: Great build. The weathering is just the right amount. The only criticism I can offer is that the spare tracks shouldn't stand out from the rest of the kit. Tone down the amount of dirt on them.
Should I lighten the rust colour?
IMHO just a little more contrast, as the rust color blends in with the dirt.
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England - North East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 01:43 AM UTC
Gents some great insparation here Greg love the build and base Phil great Churchill Tank. My progrees is slow as always have added some stowage more to come and dusted up a bit before i add washes and some scratches and bashes
Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 01:59 AM UTC
Looking good Keith. I will be able to continue mine, when I get my replacement ab parts Monday.
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 04:45 AM UTC
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Gents some great insparation here Greg love the build and base Phil great Churchill Tank. My progrees is slow as always have added some stowage more to come and dusted up a bit before i add washes and some scratches and bashes
Looking great Keith and thanks!
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 05:57 AM UTC
Keith,
That M10 is looking good. Keep up the good work.
Kevin
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California, United States
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 02:07 PM UTC
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 02:15 PM UTC
Spearhead: Great build. If I may make a minor observation, it doesn't look like your supension lines up with the hull.
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 02:25 PM UTC
Thanks, The supension is movable and I did not check the alignment before I took the pictures. The rear spocket is a problem though, I can straigten the tracks somewhat, which I will do when it goes on the base.
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 04:35 PM UTC
Well I don't have a lot of time to do this, but I'm going to do the DML M4 Normandy Sherman.
I've been working on it and will post some in progress shots tomorrow.
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 02:41 PM UTC
Well I got some photos of the progress thus far, and I apologize for the photo quality. One thing that has always driven me crazy was trying to get paint into all the nooks and crannies on Sherman suspensions. I picked this trick up here on Armorama, and I'm sorry to say I've forgotten who posted the idea. What you do is assemble the boggie units without the road wheels. After everything is dry you cut the shafts that the roadwheels rotate on,leaving a short 'stub Shaft" on each side. that way the road wheels are easily removed and reinstalled for painting.
Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 03:27 PM UTC
Nice trick! I'll note that one thanks
Phil.
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#186
Texas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 04:44 PM UTC
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Nice trick! I'll note that one thanks
Phil.
Thanks Phil, I was worried the first time I did it, but it really works out well. Cheers!
California, United States
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 06:57 PM UTC
Back from my 4 day vacation and nice to see all the progress.
Sal - thanks & thanks for the tip - I'm going to make a trip to the hobby store sometime this week and try out the MM flat clear and also compare the Vallejo flat clear to dull down the gear
Phil - coming along very nice. I see a glare on your turret gear as well.
Rei - I love the suspension on that. That's the way my dad weathers all his tanks and wheeled vehicles too.
Keith - thanks and great work on the updated details and painting. One suggestion is to paint the jerrycans a lighter or darker green then the tank base color (add black or white to your green). Look forward to more progress on it.
Ralph - good to seeing it near the finish line. Should look at home on a dusty base.
Guy - god speed!
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 08:50 PM UTC
Phil: I'll definitely use that trick on my M36. I should be close to finishing it, by the end of the day. My ab has been out of action, but the parts are supposed to arrive today.
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 - 01:55 AM UTC
Phil - coming along very nice. I see a glare on your turret gear as well.
I can't seem to understand that one Matt?
Phill
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Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 - 02:05 AM UTC
By "trick", I mean the technique you use for the suspension of Allied vehicles. I need a new nozzle and needle for my airbrush. These parts should be arriving, today.
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Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 - 02:24 AM UTC
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By "trick", I mean the technique you use for the suspension of Allied vehicles. I need a new nozzle and needle for my airbrush. These parts should be arriving, today.
I ment: the glare on the turret gear.
Sorry, it was unclear.
Phil
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California, United States
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Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 - 03:01 PM UTC
That was me Phil - in the pic the camera flash picks up the (semi)gloss on the tarp/bedroll you have on the turret. The same happened to my M36 (not to be confused with Matt's M36
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Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 - 03:15 PM UTC
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That was me Phil - in the pic the camera flash picks up the (semi)gloss on the tarp/bedroll you have on the turret. The same happened to my M36 (not to be confused with Matt's M36 )
Wooops! I'll tone down this gloss, hehe. sorry about the confusion. But thanks for pointing it out.
Phil
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 03:37 AM UTC
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That was me Phil - in the pic the camera flash picks up the (semi)gloss on the tarp/bedroll you have on the turret. The same happened to my M36 (not to be confused with Matt's M36 )
Wooops! I'll tone down this gloss, hehe. sorry about the confusion. But thanks for pointing it out.
Phil
I made the same mistake, Phil. I credited you for Guy's method of painting the wheels and running gear. Sorry Guy.
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 05:58 AM UTC
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That was me Phil - in the pic the camera flash picks up the (semi)gloss on the tarp/bedroll you have on the turret. The same happened to my M36 (not to be confused with Matt's M36 )
Wooops! I'll tone down this gloss, hehe. sorry about the confusion. But thanks for pointing it out.
Phil
I made the same mistake, Phil. I credited you for Guy's method of painting the wheels and running gear. Sorry Guy.
No worries matt, aside from the great models I'm seeing the back and forth between you guys is entertaining as well!
#186
Texas, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 08:31 AM UTC
Here are some in progress shots. The basic build is complete. All I have left are the two PE parts for holding the tow cable. I have never found a good way to do these. Arrrrrg!
For the weld around the back of the turret I used the Vallejo Plastic Putty. Neat stuff! It brushes on and once dry you cand shape and sand it like plastic.
comments welcome.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 10:06 AM UTC
Guy: clean build. The weld line is just the type of addition that turns a good model into a great model.
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 01:59 PM UTC
Nice build Guy! What kit is that? I was looking for a sherman kit that would catch my eye and that is the one.
Thank you.
Phil
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 02:06 PM UTC
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Well I don't have a lot of time to do this, but I'm going to do the DML M4 Normandy Sherman.
I've been working on it and will post some in progress shots tomorrow.
Ideals are peaceful. History is violent.
