Mike Mcellaney Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Right this is the first one I will be building, the Tamiya 1/35 M-51 Sherman She will be finished as a tank from The 6 Day War of 1967 Have not built any armour for about 6 years now so it should be fun Will be adding some PE to the kit from Eduard this is on order plus some decals I picked up on E-bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Ok I have made a start was out for most of the day yesterday, so got up early to do a catch up So from this To this Well at least that has all of the suspension out of the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Good start Mike, looks a lot simpler than mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 That's why I rarely do armour - wheels and wheels and wheels and wheels. Looks a nice kit, and you've made a good start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullardino Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Off to a good start, Mike Wheels and tracks are always the worst part of the build, you're lucky that you have rubber tracks I just finished building the Modelkasten tracks for my T-34, and that meant 72 individual track links per side with 2 pins on each side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Well this is today's work, just added some weld detail that was missing from around the engine covers, Mr Surfacer to blend in the turret joint and the give a little more texture to the transmission cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Good progress Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullardino Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 The welded details look very nice Looking forward to seeing more from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 This one is coming together rather nice this is where I am up to after today's work Brass wire grab handles, resin casting marks and numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullardino Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Well thanks to the four day weekend we have just had and a couple of allnighters she is now ready for paint, well primer anyway Just a few bits added clamps to the front transmission Dome head bolts to the front mantle Spare antenna rods to the roof of the turret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Looking good Mike, love those casting decals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 casting decals??? sounds good what are those then ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Looking good Mike, love those casting decals Thanks Mish Yes they do make a difference will soon find out how they show up under a coat of paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 casting decals??? sounds good what are those then ???? These are the casting marks/numbers They are resin water slide decals from Archer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 hmmm could solve a few puzzles when modelling watching with intrest to see how they cope with paint excellent build chap ive looked at this a few times in the shop but did the academy version , a good kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullardino Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Nice job, Mike. The decals look the part, I wonder how they work under a layer of primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Nice job, Mike. The decals look the part, I wonder how they work under a layer of primer. Well the primer is on and you can still see the resin decal cast marks, I think they have workd very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullardino Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Well the primer is on and you can still see the resin decal cast marks, I think they have workd very nice Definitely They look like the real ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Impressive Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Ok update for tonight then Got the paint onto the hull, turret and most of the running gear will get the rest of the painting finished tomorrow night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Nice one Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullardino Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Excellent job on the turret, Mike What colour are you going to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Excellent job on the turret, Mike What colour are you going to use? Have used Lifecolor Israeli Sand Grey Edited June 10, 2012 by Mike Mcellaney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullardino Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Have used Lifecolor Israeli Sand Grey From the new israeli color set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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