Looks good overall. Color scheme is interresting though. I have never seen one in Sand/OD Green camo scheme.

DJ--She's looking good. Great work! Don't you just love that feeling of putting in up on the shelf once and for all.

DJ, I simply love it. The color scheme is certainly unique! The side boards are looking terrific, on the hull and running gear. I like the anti-mine screening over the turret hatche. Your making or AM kit?
Please hurry up and finish the weathering as I can wait no longer to see her with her makeup on!

Hi DJ, she certainly looks good and almost (Note I said almost) makes me want to change from softskins. Is this the new Italeri kit? I also like the difference in paint colour between the wood and metal. How did you get this effect?

Cliff (I'm still a driver) :-)

Hey DJ very nice job so far ...Keep it up I know washes can be scary trick I use is to gloss coat the kit all over and let it dry for a week ..you'll see the paint will run into the cracks much easier...one thing I would do is to add the tape they used to waterproof the wading trunks makes for a contrast to your camo scheme..just a sugestion though ...Looking good...Question did you make it into a M4a3 or M4a2?

Richard

Well you got me there ..what kind of tape I'm not too sure of but it was part of their waterproofing kits that they used ...If you have Hunnicutts book on the sherman you can see that they covered the tape with something that looks very dark almost like pitch ..Hope this helps a bit ..If you don't have the book I can (try) and send you the picture .

Richard

I never stray far from burnt umber for my washes..with a light coloured tank such as yours I think I would use it staight instead of adding black to it but ,it is really a matter of your choice..Try a very diluted was first and see what it does..them adjust to your liking.
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Richard

Looks good to me. As far as the wash goes I would just be careful not to go to dark on in because It will really stand out on the sand. I don't know what color the dirt was over there (or if it was all sand for that matter) so I don't want to give you any suggestions for the color of it. I do like how the tools don't have a lot of dirt or rust on them since the sand would keep them pretty clean. For the same reason I would leave the tracks pretty clean also, but I may be wrong so if someone else tells you different listen to them.

A guy in my local IPMS club is working on a project thats a little different right now. It is a cobra helecoptor that is half grey and half sand, or something like that. He is building it off a Desert Storm picture where they replaced the back end of a Cobra with one of a different color scheme. Anyway, the point is it may be kind of neat to pait the snorkles O.D. or some other color to make it look like they where added after the camo job. With the decals already on it may be to late or you might not like the idea, but for some reason I thought of it. Keep up the great work and let us know when your done.