I took three steps forward and 2 back after knocking off some of the casting numbers on the mantlet (easy fix). I think it must have happened while messing with the turret periscope guard (hate those things). I added some stowage straps and re-did the rear left fender blankets. The MG cover, hull periscope guards, and R fender dent to go still.

Need to clean up that fender and rescribe the line a little. Got a 3-day weekend so should get some time with this. Going to try tissue paper for the 50cal still. I figure I'll do a small mini street with rubble and a wall for a small dio.

The tissue paper initiated on the 50cal but I'll be adding 1 strap and some more touch up to it. I was lucky I found one last bottle of Tamiya Olive Drab and mixed it with Dark Yellow to have enough paint to spray. I'm thinking I'll use the Verlinden mask to add a Star to the rear deck. Decals and detail painting next.

Looks to be coming along well Greg and the canvas covers you have made looks fair as well.

Thanks Darren, I'm trying new stuff and learning with this build

quickly did some spraying today - I bit heavy handed I think - too stark?. Maybe I'll try to mix it up a little more and the dust washes may also help bring it together. Spraying a star and Decals next

Greg, nice work on the Pershing. Looks like some heavy duty scratch stowage! Who's the barrel from?

cheers!
Stefan

Outstanding work on the stowage. Looking forward to updated pictures.

Thanks guys. It's an RB Barrel I got on sale at the Fighting48th shop. The stowage is scratch, Legend and Tamiya. I'm not happy with the color right now in some areas and going to try to spray some more.

Greg, I think the colors will turn out great once you start with washes etc. My 2 cents...

Hello Stefan , I'm thinking just a little more OD dark green around the mantlet and sides of the turret to make it a little more even there. That's for the perspective as it's hard to 'see' your own work sometimes if you know what I mean.

Very nice work Greg. I'm a paint the stowage seperate modeler though, don't know how you guys do it.

Tom

Thanks Thomas. I used to do stowage separate but then glue would smudge the paint wrong while trying to get a part to fit just right, or it wouldn't stick well enough, or I would just forget to weather it together with the rest of the model. So now I use Shep Paine's motto, "If you can see it, you can paint it!"

Looking good Greg. How do you recommend the base kit? It seems like it is probably more accurate than the 1/35 offerings.

I think it's pretty similar to the 1/35 Tamiya except the metal hull. The PMMS site I believe compares the two. I think it'll move along faster now - at least once I get the stars right on the Hellcat then I can just paint stowage at the same time on both tanks.