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Tamiya M4A3E8 1/35 (Korean War)
kunjuro
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 02:55 AM UTC
Greetings

I'd like to share my work on this Tamiya M4A3E8 that I built for the Korean War Campaign Would appreciate any constructive criticism. Thanks folks!



G-man69
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 03:59 AM UTC
Hi Nigel,

No criticism, constructive or otherwise, you've done a great job. The weathering is excellent, really like the 'dusty' feel you've achieved.

The face is nicely done too, i'm presuming it's painted as opposed to a decal?

Cheers, ,

G
kunjuro
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 04:48 AM UTC

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Hi Nigel,

No criticism, constructive or otherwise, you've done a great job. The weathering is excellent, really like the 'dusty' feel you've achieved.

The face is nicely done too, i'm presuming it's painted as opposed to a decal?

Cheers, ,


G


Thanks mate! Really appreciate it. The tiger face is actually the kit supplied decals! They went down smooth BUT because they were a bit thick they had a rough time conforming to the transmission plate where there were bolt heads. I did the best i could with a wet tissue and tore a bit of the decal trying to make it conform. I just painted the parts that broke with black and white acryic paint to touch em up
G-man69
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 04:59 AM UTC

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Hi Nigel,

No criticism, constructive or otherwise, you've done a great job. The weathering is excellent, really like the 'dusty' feel you've achieved.

The face is nicely done too, i'm presuming it's painted as opposed to a decal?

Cheers, ,


G


Thanks mate! Really appreciate it. The tiger face is actually the kit supplied decals! They went down smooth BUT because they were a bit thick they had a rough time conforming to the transmission plate where there were bolt heads. I did the best i could with a wet tissue and tore a bit of the decal trying to make it conform. I just painted the parts that broke with black and white acryic paint to touch em up


Hi Nigel,

You're welcome, as to the 'face' decal I'm impressed, I really did think it was hand painted, in part due to the flatness of the colour against the dull red background. Damage repaired, or not, you've done a great job.

Cheers, ,

G
kaleu
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 05:02 AM UTC
That is a good looking Sherman. I like the paint and weathering on it. Well done.
mligthart
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 05:30 AM UTC
awesome work, especially the front. Will you add the figures that come with the kit?
vettejack
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 05:44 AM UTC

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Hi Nigel,

No criticism, constructive or otherwise, you've done a great job. The weathering is excellent, really like the 'dusty' feel you've achieved.

The face is nicely done too, i'm presuming it's painted as opposed to a decal?

Cheers, ,


G


Thanks mate! Really appreciate it. The tiger face is actually the kit supplied decals! They went down smooth BUT because they were a bit thick they had a rough time conforming to the transmission plate where there were bolt heads. I did the best i could with a wet tissue and tore a bit of the decal trying to make it conform. I just painted the parts that broke with black and white acryic paint to touch em up


Spend a bit to get some decal softener solution. Might be too late now for use on your current decal issue, but will certainly come in handy in the future.
kunjuro
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 01:22 PM UTC
Thanks G-man69, Erik, Michel and John

@John - I spent a day trying to get her to settle down with Mr. Softer but alas. For this one, I think I needed a much more potent decal solution. It still generally went down nice and flat - it just didn't want to conform to the deep holes with the nuts and bolts in the transmission (a lot of other decals would probably have the same issue)
vettejack
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020 - 11:48 PM UTC
Sad to hear...keep trying though! Maybe find another source of the decal(s) itself. Good luck!
panamadan
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Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 12:02 AM UTC
Nice job
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