Well here's the initial paint and initial shading of my Sheridan. Hope you all like it. All comments welcomed!! Have fun!

Hi folks,
some advances on my project with the build up of the suspension, not an easy task as many fiddling pieces (remember I am used to figures not AFV's....)





The red prime is working not too bad I think!!

Mario
Not bad??
Looks great so far. That red primer sets it off for sure!! Have Fun!!

Thanks for all the cool comments lads I appreciate them all.

Lonewolf, your Sheridan is beginning to really look the part now.

Mario, nice done. Are you going to use the red oxide as part of the camo e.g. late war camo scheme?
The ground work is also excellent.

Here´s my gallery pics:-









Paul

Paul
That Scimitar reminds me of the ones I saw when I was stationed in Germany with the 2nd Armored Cavalry. Nice job!!

Thanks, that was the general idea, to get some memories going

Paul

Nice Sheridan panel lines

The red primer looks interesting to see what's next

Paul congrats on an awesome finish. Good one!

Hi all
Lonewolf your Sheridan looks great!
Paul really awesome finish on the Scimitar.
Mario I can't wait to see how the hull comes out.

I finished the figures for the M8 and managed to squeeze them into the hull and turret.
My inspiration for the build came from a 1945 photo of a Brazilian M8 on a street in Montese, in front of what must have been one of the best ventilated buildings in northern Italy at the time.






Beside the model in the final photo is a Brazilian Expeditionary Force shoulder patch, with its famous smoking snake.

The surface on which the model rests was an attempt to emulate the rubble filled street in the Montese photo. I used broken bits of plaster from wallboard, white glue, and gray and brown chalk dust.

Cheers
Dick

hello,
assembly of very beautiful here
assembly is complete ,I'm really not good at photoetched . tomorrow, I pass the primer and paint.
steph

Richard well done on the M8 - you don't often see Brazilian vehicles modelled. It looks great and the base does capture the look of the photo.

The Gallery is staring to look nice and busy

Such a cool little model that Dingo...What paint scheme are you planning?

hello, when simple green and dark decor of the 7th Armoured Division. I think I'll integrate a sherman 33rd Armoured Brigade in a small stage.
steph

Greg and Richard, thanks guys.

Richard great M8 and the base reflects the ground perfectly.


Steph, beautiful little build there, I'm looking forward to the paint job



Paul

Despite the heatwave here in Dublin I have done some more work on the Humber and it's base. The wheels are not fixed in place- they are resicast resin wheels and I don't know if I'll use them- the thread looks too thin and the come without hubs which means I have to cut the hubs of the kit wheels











I have a pigsticker bayonet to fit to the infantryman's rifle so don't worry about that broken barrel tip. The prisoner is going to have to get a new resin head.
I plan on adding a lot more foliage and a gate between the pillars

There you have my creature after painting. Now I must put those tiny pieces on it...

BTW, what a bunch o master we have here! I'm very impressed with your works, mates! There's a certain Irishman here out there with a interesting composition, just the style I like most.Just as Richard's finish is unusual. As for photoetch, steph, it's only matter of a 2 thousand or more models...You can measure twice, trice, made some dry runs, and ever something goes wrong.
Mario: I'm about to star King Tiger's running gear, so I can understand you.

And Paul, what a meticulous job you've done!

Javier

Pat, Paul, and Javier: Many thanks for the kind words.

Pat - I'm impressed with your jungle growth. A long time ago, when I was young and foolish, I worked for a few years in a West African rain forest, and your tangle of vegetation captures the closed-in feeling I often had, with visibility under 15 or 20 yards in any direction. Can't wait to see it finished.

Dick

Dick the background of the photo is my actual garden I gave up trying to tame it a long time ago- I'd rather spend my time modelling

Well Gentlemen, here she is before she gets dirty. sorry for the fuzzies but my grandson got hold of my camera! LOL! Again all Comments welcome!! Have fun!!

Javier, thanks dude. Can't wait to see you huge kit finished. Shes looking good up to here

Pat, looking good mate. Have you taken the dio idea from a photo? It seems familiar and there is nothing wrong with your garden you should've seen my allotment last year

MSCorley, nice paint job there, I would add something steely oily coloured to inside of that huge gun but that's only my 2 cents



Paul

Paul
The oily steel is for the weathering phase as is the inside of the search light. Thanks for the tip

hello, I will say that it is finished.
steph

Steph my friend that is a very nice build
What did you use for the bronze green?



Paul

Paul thank you,
for green bronze I make a mixture of paint tamiya
5 parts XF 61
2 parts XF 62
1 or 2 parts XF3 (depending on my mood):D

filter humbrol 93
steph

Here are my startup photos for the Rapid Recon Campaign.
Tom