1/72 Revell Cromwell Mk.IV

[Roman Schilhart]

Dear fellow Britmodellers,

being primarily an aircraft modeller, I do go astray occasionally to the "dark side" of modelling ... yes, the stuff with tracks and wheels.

This is my attempt on Revell's 1/72 Cromwell, built from the box, in markings of the 11th Armored Division in Western Europe, 1944/45.

I always find it most difficult to assemble link & length tracks in this scale, especially to get them conform to the drive sprockets;

luckily, the mudguards cover most of my inability!

The kit's decals are supposed to be laid over an air vent (on the front of the turret) and over nuts and bolts (on the backside of the turret) which required copious amounts of setting solution ... and still look crappy.

And I did knock off the antenna (?) on the top of the turret while handling the model for my photographer, sorry about that!

 

I painted the model with Gunze/MrHobby acrylics (H73) and weathered with artist's olis and Tamyia pastel chalks.

Thanks for your interest.

 

 

All photographs by Wolfgang Rabel.

Greetings from Vienna!

[stevehnz]

I like that very much Roman. Apart from the shot in your hand & maybe some oversize details like the light guards, it could well have passed for bigger scale. Your painting is very deft.

Steve.

[Bullbasket]

Nice effort Roman. Those Allied star markings on a Cromwell cause problems in whatever scale you are modelling in. The best way that I have found around it is to cut the decal to fit on the flatter areas, and then touch it in with a paint brush.

 

John.

Edited August 14, 2017 by Bullbasket
Missing letter.

[SimonL]

Nice job.  Tracks look good to me :-)

[MikeR]

Looks good!

 

Mike.

[Kris B]

One of the best Cromwell's in that scale that I've ever seen.