Bangor Lad Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 This is an Armourfast M4A2/Sherman III. A very quick build which is followed by as much or as little detailing or upgrading you want. With the quick-build you do get a lot of simplified or absent detail, but with a bit of patience and a few bits and pieces you can get a satisfying conclusion. The tank's been finished as 'Balaclava' belonging to the Regimental HQ, 13/18th Royal Hussars, 27th Armoured Brigade during the Normandy campaign. Once again the decals come from Mike Starmer's range. The tracks have been detailed with some Evergreen channel section glued to the flat track pads. Lifting rings were added from thin wire and light guards from mini staples. The stowage is mostly Value Gear and the crew are white metal figures from a number of sources. The base is a sheet of thin plywood covered with a layer of green Oasis foam sealed with a textured PVA mix. The grass is a static grass with a few added grass clumps and flowers. Thanks for looking. Cheers Dave 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I like it...a lot. Nice to see some 'braille' armour as once I've finished the few 1/35 kits I have, this is where I'll be going... more please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Nicely detailed Sherman and another great display base. Excellent - well done. Can I please ask what you used for the grass? It looks very good. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Nicely detailed Sherman and another great display base. Excellent - well done. Can I please ask what you used for the grass? It looks very good. Kind regards, Stix Hi Stix Thanks for the comments The grass is I think Noch static grass. Sorry I can't be more precise but I've lost the original packet. Fibre lengths are about 2 to 3 mm but they are an awful colour straight out of the pack, a mix of lurid greens with a fair smattering of red! It's applied to the ground work onto a layer of PVA via plastic 'puffer' bottle. This gives the grass a slight static charge and makes it stand up. When it was fully dry I airbrushed it with a thin coat of Vallejo German Camo. Bright Green then some dusty shades. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi Dave, Thank you for the information - I will investigate. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi Dave, Thank you for the information - I will investigate. Kind regards, Stix Just checked and it was Heki static grass. Still an awful colour Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Very nice BL, seeing your builds has got me interested in tackling some tanks, so much so ,I've bought a 3 pack of Shermans from PSC. I shall nicking tips of some of your other builds, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve86 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I'm not an armour modeller, but I like what you have done, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Hard to believe, thats in 1/72. Awesome, nice figures as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Hard to believe, thats in 1/72. Awesome, nice figures as well Thanks Bernd Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Great small scale modelling, very tempting ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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