M4A1 76(w) "Jessica" - finished!
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 12:30 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 12:42 AM UTC
Well i really think that this one is of ur best work so far my friend. building looks neat and clean painting is very veru nice and discrete weathering is even Better !!!
Well i dont talk on the tank's name that is the best on it !!!! i like that u also weathered insignia stars and the general faded look of the tank. Very nice work , be proud of it . But of course u also had some good teachers !!!!!!!
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 12:47 AM UTC
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Well i really think that this one is of ur best work so far my friend. building looks neat and clean painting is very veru nice and discrete weathering is even Better !!!
Well i dont talk on the tank's name that is the best on it !!!! i like that u also weathered insignia stars and the general faded look of the tank. Very nice work , be proud of it . But of course u also had some good teachers !!!!!!!
True, true. But that's the nice thing about armorama.... :-) I learned new things again, that's always good :-)
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 01:29 AM UTC
I think it is really good. The weathering and especially chipped stars and blast marks on the weapons. I am still wary of the sandbags, but they are well made. Also, if you want, the muzzle brake (?) on the .50 stands out too much. Sanding it down to about half its size would do well. Other than that, I really like it. Congrats on finishing.
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 01:58 AM UTC
Jessica is a beauty. Have you considered putting your camo netting over the sandbags? That would really give your tank a great personal touch from the crew in addition to the name. Plus that would take away some of the focus of the oversized (I agree) and overtextured (I think texture is fine) that some of the others have mentions in previous posts.
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 02:09 AM UTC
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Jessica is a beauty. Have you considered putting your camo netting over the sandbags? That would really give your tank a great personal touch from the crew in addition to the name. Plus that would take away some of the focus of the oversized (I agree) and overtextured (I think texture is fine) that some of the others have mentions in previous posts.
That's an idea.....will think about it
thanks!
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 03:00 AM UTC
Martin,
I think Jessica turned out just dandy! Nice subtle weathering, despite the misgivings of others about the tracks I think they turned out just fine. I like what appears to be a chip in the rubber pads...nice touch. The sand bags look great and over all, it's well blended.
The only critical thing I can think of is the lowest level of sandbags. Perhaps if you do one like this again, you might consider adding a section of evergreen that looks like angle iron that has been welded to the hull for suport of the lowest sandbags. Otherwise....
Nice job!
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 03:06 AM UTC
Martin i really like your Sherman the weathering and the sandbags are great, will you put it on a base.
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 03:39 AM UTC
Looks very nice, Martin, glad to see you upgraded the handles on Ma Deuce.
In the eighth picture, it looks lilke there's a remainder of the barrel's seam. The angle of the lighting seems to relaly pick that up.
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 03:49 AM UTC
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will you put it on a base.
Planning on it, but it'll take some time before I will make a new dio as I've got my hands full with all those campaigns haha
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Looks very nice, Martin, glad to see you upgraded the handles on Ma Deuce.
In the eighth picture, it looks lilke there's a remainder of the barrel's seam. The angle of the lighting seems to relaly pick that up.
Yes if you look closely you still see it...I had enough of using putty and sanding after some time haha. Too bad I didn't baught an alu barrel....but well....I'm still very happy with how my shermie looks now :-)
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 04:20 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 04:23 AM UTC
Ola Martin
Great job on the Sherman. A great hommage to your Girlfriend mate.
Have been following the progress on this vehicle all along and you have done a great job with all the feedback you got.
Well already several people mentioned the texture on the sandbags is a bit on the heavy side but I would not worry about that too much.
Maybe you can add a German Helmet as Souvenir between them. Further I think the end of the barrel is a bit too black.. The gun is the living for the tankers so they make sure they clean it regularly. Usually you will only see a discoloration of the basecoat in that area.. but everybody has other preferences.
Extra points for roping everything firmly down... a lot of people forget that and if you would not add the ropes you would loose your stuff with the first step on the pedal. I like the chipped stars too by the way
Further I Can`t say much else then Job well done
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 04:28 AM UTC
Thanks Robert, glad you like it!!
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 06:02 AM UTC
Turned out really well Martin. We're all still learning, so It's good to see you're putting it all into practice. Great result.
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 09:20 AM UTC
Hey Martin,
Looks extremely good. You did an outstanding job. I'm not sure, but are those mold lines on the roadwheels? If they are, it's the only thing that I could see that distracts from the job you did.
It's a real inspiration, thanks for posting pictures.
Joe
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 09:21 AM UTC
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Hey Martin,
Looks extremely good. You did an outstanding job. I'm not sure, but are those mold lines on the roadwheels? If they are, it's the only thing that I could see that distracts from the job you did.
It's a real inspiration, thanks for posting pictures.
Joe
I checked and I don't see mold lines....
Thanks, glad you like my Shermie!
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 08:42 PM UTC
Martin I think you have done a wonderful job on this Sherman. You have hit the paint on the head.
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 10:12 PM UTC
Very very good mate!
Noorloos mate, it was No Loss practicing with this one :-) it has ended up looking really good!
Cheers mate, roll out the next one!
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Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 10:14 PM UTC
Thanks for the replies all!
I submitted the Sherman for on-display model.....hope to see my shermie displayed soon
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Posted: Friday, March 04, 2005 - 01:43 AM UTC
Martinn, as i thought this turned out to be an excellent finished project!!!
nice work on every little detail!
A classic example that you're getting better every day
cheers
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Posted: Friday, March 04, 2005 - 02:41 AM UTC
Hi Martin well done and congrats on finishing your Sherman . A couple of things I noticed ...For the sand bags ...the crew would never place the sandbags in a way that it would get in the way of using the machine gun , and the way you have them it can't move. Another thing I noticed is you blackened the wrong hole on the Mantlet ...the one you blacken is the telescopic site hole ..the coaxial MG is on the other side. The chipped paint on the stars might be a bit overdone ..why just the stars chipped ? The rope used to tie down the equipement in the back is quite big ,and usually on US vehicles it should be straps and not rope but that is up to you . The .50 could use a black wash to give it some depth ..it looks like you rushed it a bit. I see you didn't fix the cussion in the commanders hatch ..
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All in all a very nice job and I'm sure you learned alot about the great world of Shermans ..Can't wait to see the next one.
Rick
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Posted: Friday, March 04, 2005 - 02:42 AM UTC
Very well done.I like the blending in of the pistol port to the turret side.
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Posted: Friday, March 04, 2005 - 02:52 AM UTC
Great job on that old Italeri kit Martin Glad you could join in on the campaign Be warned Once you start building Shermans they become a habit :-)
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Posted: Friday, March 04, 2005 - 02:52 AM UTC
Richard, thanks for your comments, will think about it with my next Sherman....how stupid of me to blacken the wrong hole
Well can't do everything right :-)
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Posted: Friday, March 04, 2005 - 03:00 AM UTC
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Great job on that old Italeri kit Martin Glad you could join in on the campaign Be warned Once you start building Shermans they become a habit :-)
Yes I'm already planning on a M32 and M4A4 :-)
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