JasonC Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Armour modellers of a sensitive disposition should perhaps look away now! Still here? Right. This was a commission build for a friend, intended to represent the upgunned Cromwell depicted in the World of Tanks game. The in-game tank has the option of mounting the Vickers 75mm High Velocity gun. This gun used a 3-inch AA gun cartridge, necked down to take US 75mm ammunition. Historically, there actually was the intention to fit this gun to the Cromwell, but it was discovered rather late that the turret was too small. In what-if world of course, anything is possible. Perhaps the fall of Malta in 1942 puts a serious damper on the progress of the desert campaign. Without the interdiction of supplies to the Afrika Korps, preparations for the Allied offensive in North Africa are seriously hindered, resulting in at least a year's delay to the build up of forces in Egypt. It does however mean that the new Cromwell cruiser can be giving its first taste of action; it proving a worthy opponent to the long barrelled PzIV and the heavy Tigers of the DAK. Anyway, all just an excuse to give the Cromwell a fancy Caunter scheme and a more serious looking shooter. The Tamiya kit was almost flawless as you might expect. The gun is a shortened 17-pounder from RB Model. Added 06/01/16: regards, Jason Edited January 6, 2016 by JasonC 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Excellent! It looks like a halfway house between a Cromwell and a Comet. It's good to see so much 1:48 scale armour on the forums too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Lovely job! Looks great, your mate must be pleased . I prefer the Cromwell B in game now though (original Cromwell still has the most battles fought still though!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Fantastic looking cromwell, great job on the scheme and finish. Very nice work . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScanmanDan Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Your work is always a joy to see, nice one! Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Excellent build ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I always thought that the Cromwell was a good looking tank. Your up-gunned version has made it look meaner and even better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 Excellent! It looks like a halfway house between a Cromwell and a Comet. It's good to see so much 1:48 scale armour on the forums too I think it's the natural jumping off point for aircraft modellers that build in 1/48. Lovely job! Looks great, your mate must be pleased . I prefer the Cromwell B in game now though (original Cromwell still has the most battles fought still though!). I agree, love the Cromwell. It's the tank I get the best results in by a long way. Fantastic looking cromwell, great job on the scheme and finish. Very nice work . Your work is always a joy to see, nice one! Dan Excellent build ! I always thought that the Cromwell was a good looking tank. Your up-gunned version has made it look meaner and even better! Thanks chaps. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 And here's a little fun with Photoshop. Trouble Brewing:J. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Love it, the cromwell is my favourite tank so it's always nice to see them. Good to see something a bit different in the caunter scheme, great painting and weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubster72 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 That's a really nice Cromwell Jason. There's something beautiful in their pug-ugliness & you've captured that brilliantly. Excellent photography too! Cheers Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I'm really liking this one a lot !! Also it is my preferred scale. Thanks for posting. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Very well done, i like a lot camo pattern, looks like 1/35..., cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Armour Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Very interesting concept. The camo suits it quite well in my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudman1961 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Great work on the Cromwell. Personally, I can’t get on with AFVs smaller than 1/35 - can’t see what I’m doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I really like this. Question - did you use a black pin wash? I really like the contrast of your wash against the dark green part of the finish. My typiical go-to colors for pin washes are browns, and I really disliked how they looked on some Russian and British armor i've been working on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 22/02/2019 at 04:21, SoftScience said: I really like this. Question - did you use a black pin wash? I really like the contrast of your wash against the dark green part of the finish. My typiical go-to colors for pin washes are browns, and I really disliked how they looked on some Russian and British armor i've been working on. Thanks. It was a while ago, but from memory the washes were dark grey and dark brown. I rarely use black as it can be a little stark. As far as brown goes, the exact shade can make a big difference. A grimy desaturated brown usually looks better than a rich red brown against most camouflage colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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