Hi all,
It hasbeen ages but I have finally got two Shermans painted up (I borrowed a friends AB) so I now have two entries for the Sherman campaign.
The M4A1 75mm big hatch is the Italeri M4A1 hull with the Italeri marines sherman kit. And the opposite for the M4A3 76.
There are still a few details that need to be sorted like tie downs on the tools and other small things.
I had some trouble with the painting drying on the sandbags so I dusted a heavy layer of pastels over them and hopefully thats got it sorted.
All comments welcome

G'day Andy
WOW mate, they have come up nicely!
i know you been putting alot of effort into these two, and they have really ended up great, i like the M4A3 76 better
:-) its got more to it!
great job mate, really good
cheers

Lord Sherminator

You have been busy our young Jedi Apprentice.

On the cast hull Shermie, try touching up the glass on the commanders hatch/copula with some gloss back. Nice job painting/weathering the verticle volutes on this one. Looks very good. These cast hull Shermans are cool.

Signed
Sherm jr

Thanks David and Steve,
David I like the M4A3 76 too but as you know I am a Sherman fan so I like them all :-)

Steve I will do that today later some time.

Hell mate i think you mightve been born in a shermie :-)

Very nice builds there. I esp like the 2nd one with all the equipment and sandbags..

only thing I would worry about would be the 2 jerry cans laying on the engine deck.. wouldn't want them to leak gas into the engine bay...

Thanks Delbert,
I painted a white cross on them supposedly I have seen in the past to siginfy water ( I am probaly wrong).

ah couldn't see the white cross's in the photo's..

I do know from my reading that white crosses were used by the allies and germany to signify water cans to avoid fouling up their water..

:-)

The cast applique on the M4A1 75mm looks great. It is certainly a rarity.

The M4A3 76mm certainly looks loaded for action

Lil Lord Kiwi,
If you can't aquire MV LENSES for your headlights,how about twirling a drill bit in them,to make a depression to paint silver.After that dries,put a blob of white glue in em to make the glass.
Nice work,and 2 for the campaign! (++) (++)

Thanks carl and Alan,
I will do it thatway Carl as extras like PE and lenses cost mor than the kit.

that is just awesome andy and im glad that you finally could finish after having AB problems. The dust cote looks on the mark and the sandbags too. The sandbags look like they have some sheen....is it because theyre going to be wet in the dio? other than that u should tone that down and yeah we'll see that baby in a dio soon rite?
ian

Hi Ian thanks for the comments,
Yeah the Sandbags didn't turn out to good the paint wouldn't dryon them so I had to dust a heavy coat of pastels on.
Yeah both of them are going in dios.

nicely done Andy. You have done a fantastic job on them.

Finaly Andy!

I was waiting for long time for you to paint them and continue the work on your nice 2 dios.... now finish them and give us photos :-)

Mirko

WOOOHOOOO I am so glad to see these finished You have been working along time at them and I hope soon that you will be back on your feet with your own AB. Cant wait to see them in the dio scene. Cheers Kevin

Thanks Cliff , Mirko and Kevin,
I really appreciate the encouragement

Great looking stuff dude! I like the Cast hull shermie.... they just have this "tank" look to them! A very nice sherman campaign entry! But where's the other half of the hedgerow thingie?

Great job on those two Shermans Andy Shame you coudln't get the other hedgrow prong to stick Glad you were onboard for the campaign (++) (++)

Thanks David and Chad,
As Chad said I had trouble getting the other half to stick on........I tried everything. I can just say it got ripped off lol

Good stuff Andy...Glad you finally finished painting these two... Now if there was one thing I noticed is on the M4A1 your mud color on the hull sides looks too much like a staight line brown below ..OD above ..I'd blend this area a bit more if I were you .Another thing ..I don't think the Americans used white crosses ...they either painted the caps blue or stenciled WATER on the cans.Both kits look great ..Keep up the good work Andy.

Rick

Thanks Rick,
I have to agree with you about the mud line I will try and blend it a bit better.
Thanks for the info on the cans I think I might just leave it. But will remember for future reference

Hi, my Kiwi friend

wow, what can i say ?? looks great mate, i'm still thingtkin to add some more mud along the bags.
anyway this is really good Andy

Hey hey Kid!

Beautiful. Very nice shermies, but I do have a question...

I notice the Hedge breaching device on the front hull of the first one. Looks like the other jalf is missing. Is there a story there ?

Awsome stuff Andy!!! So, I assume the figures your working on, will find a home on these puppys!