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old Monogram Sherman M4A1
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 05:05 AM UTC
working on the tools and stowage, using Tamiya jerry cans, I know they are not 1/32 scale but will look fine. Of course the cans will reduce the milage for the tank.
Cantstopbuyingkits
Joined: January 28, 2015
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Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 09:22 PM UTC
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Nice to see this old girl being buyilt again. The First Large scale Sherman I made when I was 12. The only real hassle wit htheis one is the tracks
Al
IIRC Monogram made the same mistake as Tamiya did on their M3 by putting the end connectors in the middle of the where they could never attach any of the links together. Completely worthless no matter how thoroughly to try to cover up the mistake.
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 07:43 AM UTC
I made the mud from a slurry of dirt static grass, and white glue
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 07:44 AM UTC
I painted the mud slurry on the tracks and lower part of the tank and then painted it a dark mud color with some other colors to make it look like some of the mud was dried.
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 07:45 AM UTC
driver installed in his hatchway
orange_3D
Joined: July 28, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 08:26 AM UTC
Looking really good Doug! Shame about the tracks on these kits but your mud works pretty good in hiding the end connectors.
Laughing at the bit about the mileage!
Laughing at the bit about the mileage!
ReluctantRenegade
Joined: March 09, 2016
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 12:11 PM UTC
Excellent stuff, Doug! That driver is simply brilliant!
SKiernan
Joined: March 11, 2006
KitMaker: 87 posts
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 05:46 PM UTC
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progress on painting the infantryman on the ground
What colors are you using for the infantryman? This build is looking great!!--Steve
Cantstopbuyingkits
Joined: January 28, 2015
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 07:42 PM UTC
That mud is likely the only thing keeping the track links together 
barron
Joined: December 01, 2001
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 07:43 PM UTC
Very nice job. My favorite was the Panzer IV kit. 
Scarred
Joined: March 11, 2016
KitMaker: 1,792 posts
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 09:49 PM UTC
I belive the 1/32 Monogram M4 was the first model I had built with my terminally ill dad back in `70. I buit several others thru out the 70's, including the M4 with hedgerow cutter and screaming mimi. Love to get those kit for nostalgia reasons.
69mudbone
Joined: April 26, 2016
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 10:28 PM UTC
I like the mud....... dirt cheap
retiredyank
Joined: June 29, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 11:19 PM UTC
Nice work. od chips od 
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2016 - 12:47 AM UTC
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Quoted Textprogress on painting the infantryman on the ground
What colors are you using for the infantryman? This build is looking great!!--Steve
I use a paint called Reaper, it is made here in Texas and is a water based paint, I am using a lot of different colors and it would be hard to list them all but I will say that I use a very dark base and then work my way up the highlights to get the deep effect of the folds and such.
SKiernan
Joined: March 11, 2006
KitMaker: 87 posts
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2016 - 01:19 AM UTC
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Quoted TextQuoted Textprogress on painting the infantryman on the ground
What colors are you using for the infantryman? This build is looking great!!--Steve
I use a paint called Reaper, it is made here in Texas and is a water based paint, I am using a lot of different colors and it would be hard to list them all but I will say that I use a very dark base and then work my way up the highlights to get the deep effect of the folds and such.
Doug
Thank you
Steve
Bravo1102
Joined: December 08, 2003
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2016 - 07:15 AM UTC
Really looking great. Love the layers of mud. Feels like sunny Italy.
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2016 - 08:06 AM UTC
I changed the head on the infantry Sgt. to look up at the commander in the tank
Kevlar06
Joined: March 15, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2016 - 10:44 AM UTC
Doug,
Really, really nice job taking an "old dog" that most of us would turn our noses up to today, and turning it a stunning winner. I compliment you an your artistic and modeling skill-- let's see some more of these!
VR, Russ
Really, really nice job taking an "old dog" that most of us would turn our noses up to today, and turning it a stunning winner. I compliment you an your artistic and modeling skill-- let's see some more of these!
VR, Russ
Modelrob
Joined: October 20, 2015
KitMaker: 304 posts
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2016 - 04:32 PM UTC
This is just a great build of a classic kit. The mud looks great.
Robert
Robert
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2016 - 12:18 AM UTC
thanks for all the kind words guys, it is fun to do these older Monogram models just for the memories.
Doug
Doug
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2016 - 12:19 AM UTC
another angle on the guys on the ground
cheswickthecat
Joined: October 13, 2007
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2016 - 08:05 AM UTC
Doug, you are doing some fantastic work! I built this kit back in the day and my kit would be unrecognizable next to yours. Great job! 
Terry
Terry
Armorsmith
Joined: April 09, 2015
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2016 - 08:39 AM UTC
A very nice rendition of a kit that is nostalgic for many of us. Hard to believe the figures are vintage also. Awesome job on those. Great atmospheric dio as well. A far cry from my initial effort to recreate the dio on the Shep Paine Monogram box art Stug IV, the kit that got me into armor nearly 50 years ago.
rfbaer
Joined: June 12, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 - 10:05 PM UTC
I feel like I'm 16 again, and seeing one of Shep's mini dio-guides inside a Monogram box for the first time.
I built this same kit for a gift, about five years ago, and I have to say it was a lot of fun.
I built this same kit for a gift, about five years ago, and I have to say it was a lot of fun.
DougCohen
Joined: May 27, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 09:44 PM UTC
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I feel like I'm 16 again, and seeing one of Shep's mini dio-guides inside a Monogram box for the first time.
I built this same kit for a gift, about five years ago, and I have to say it was a lot of fun.
to be compared to Shep Payne is a high compliment indeed thank you I admired him so much and he is and will be missed for sure.
Doug
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