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Newbie Sherman very early on.
thewrongguy
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Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 10:20 AM UTC
Hi all.

This is my 105mm Tamiya Sherman very early in the painting process. Still a lot of work yet to come. I think maybe I shouldn't have tried to tackle the whitewash as a first time project but hopefully the general opinion is it isn't all that bad.

Lets just hope I don't embarrass myself too badly here.

Any suggestions or comments appreciated.

Cheers,

Jeff

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29226289@N02/5222153062/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29226289@N02/5222151856/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29226289@N02/5222150566/in/photostream/
stoney
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Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 11:54 AM UTC
Hey Jeff, I like it great potential. Take some time to think about how the whitewash would wear on the tank, around hatches and on the hull where the crew climb aboard etc. My advice is to go slowly, check reference pics and work in layers. Best of luck, I'm sure it will turn out great! keep us posted.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/1641

there are many tutorials like this online so dig around and I'm sure it will help you on your way.
BigJon
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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 09:09 PM UTC
Jeff you're off to a good start, there is some nice variation in your whitewash and it's not just a flat white coat. I did a whitewashed sherman as my first model too !

If you decided you want to try and go one step further with this model you are in a great position here to really bring the model's details out of the whitewash, by using more chips of olive drab over the top to enhance the details and the lines of the kit. I can see you've already done some chipping, so I assume you've got a handle on how to do it, it would just benefit from a little more to give the tank some contrast and make the shape stand out.

I would start slowly, first along the lines on the front of the tank like the glacis plate edges and around the hatches and gun mantlet, then stop and have a brew while you consider your next move. It would be far far too easy to overdo the chipping so don't be scared of leaving some areas unchipped - you can add some interest to those parts with another method like mapping, streaking, splattering, etc.

If you don't feel like risking it just yet then don't worry, it's still a good job mate - you have still got a better first tank than mine turned out
thewrongguy
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Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 07:23 AM UTC
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm finding I enjoy this much more at 30 then I ever did at 13.

Jon, love your youtube videos. Hand to God, I found one accidentally and over the course of a week watched everything you put up. It was very encouraging for a rank novice to see how things are done.

I'll try to post some more updated photos soon.


Cheers,

Jeff
thewrongguy
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Posted: Friday, December 17, 2010 - 08:55 AM UTC
Here are some updated photos.

Needs a matte coat as the suspension is a touch shiny. I'm debating adding more chipping but I kind of wanted to go for a relatively new whitewash coat as seen in my reference photo. The hatches still need a bit of work, and dirtying up the suspension a tad.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29226289@N02/5260970047/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29226289@N02/5261698786/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29226289@N02/5261694540/

Take care, and thanks for the input.

Jeff
thewrongguy
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Posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010 - 04:39 PM UTC
I may have actually figured this out.

IMG_1599

IMG_1598

IMG_1590

Hooray. Pic's definitely help.

Cheers

Jeff
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