stevej60 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 48 minutes ago, wimbledon99 said: Very nice Steve! What brand of matt do you use? Many thank's,Humbrol Matt coat,well thinned with Humbrol enamel thinner's Brushed or sprayed it cover's well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 crew figure still? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 7 hours ago, spaddad said: crew figure still? Certainly the commander Dave I was going for a dio base but decided to give it a miss and save it for the Churchill as there's a sprue of figures in the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 cracking work on the paint scheme   beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Looking forward to seeing it with all the stowage and weathering. Very nice. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Looking excellent pre-weathering. Really looking forward to seeing what you do. Â Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Very nice work steve Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Cheer's guy's this weekend's work over,I gave the whole tank a very dry brush in Vallejo aluminium over the hard edges and contour's. Â The tool's and accesories were painted on the sprue then added,the crates are glued in place the oil drums dry fitted the way I'll complete them tied down. And last job was a dusting of suitable colour lightly over the hull to tone down the marking's a little heavier around the skirting,I also ran a dry brush silver around the track edging.Still a few washes to do and more kit to hang next time. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Looks great mate! Thanks for the tip on dry brushing the edges, very useful for a non-armour builder such as myself! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, DaveJL said: Looks great mate! Thanks for the tip on dry brushing the edges, very useful for a non-armour builder such as myself! Cheer's Dave I use a flat brush about3/4 inch and once dipped in whatever colour get it dry as possible especially with silver,I never wash it either jusy dry it naturally (only acrylics mind)' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I really do like what you are doing with your finishes Steve! Very nice effects.  Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 The dry brushing effect makes it look so convincing. Brilliant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, PlaStix said: I really do like what you are doing with your finishes Steve! Very nice effects.  Kind regards, Stix Many thank's Stix I wanted to get that "dusty" look Italian based vehicles had without loosing the base colour's a few washes around fuel filler cap's and the like still to add. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 A metallic dry-brush!  Gutsy move and you've pulled it off a treat, but the thought of getting it wrong with metallics fills me with dread.....Consequently I tend to use a variant of my base colour for edge-highlighting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Evening all,got an hour in tonight and added a few more bit's,oil drums,pack's,helmet's etc dida couple of washes too around the fuel filler cap's tool's etc. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Very nice Steve!! Love the helmets hanging on the rucksacks  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 hour ago, wimbledon99 said: Very nice Steve!! Love the helmets hanging on the rucksacks  Thank's a lot, they need a re-paint and I need to get some thick thread that I can pass off as rope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) embroidery or tapestry thread can be quite thick, might be worth a try? tons on ebay but I think you really need to actually see it to get a good handle on it. Edited January 24, 2018 by spaddad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 6 hours ago, spaddad said: embroidery or tapestry thread can be quite thick, might be worth a try? tons on ebay but I think you really need to actually see it to get a good handle on it. There's a Boyes store down the road Dave I'm of Friday so I'll try their habidashery dept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 15 hours ago, stevej60 said: Thank's a lot, they need a re-paint and I need to get some thick thread that I can pass off as rope! If you've got a shop anywhere near to you that specialises in model ships, try there. I bought some years ago. I think that it's made for rigging. It's hairy, but run it between your fingers with some dilute white PVA glue and it works a treat. Â John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Morning folk's I think that's about it for the front stowage as you can see the figure is assembled now for the dreaded painting so any colour pointers would be much appreciated. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 That's looking rather nice fella, considering it's one of Tamiya's golden oldies I think it looks the business  Pointers for the crew, There might be something you can draw out of my old build?  http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234997677-tamiya-m4a3-75mm-sherman/&page=9  Vallejo do a set in the Panzer Aces range that covers US Army tank crew uniforms, think I used those colours on my build.  HTH  Dan   2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Just catching up Steve, nice camouflage pattern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 It's all coming together nicely Steve - I like what you have done with the stowage. I afraid haven't done any Sherman crew figures before so can't really help with ideas for colours, etc. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 19 minutes ago, PlaStix said: It's all coming together nicely Steve - I like what you have done with the stowage. I afraid haven't done any Sherman crew figures before so can't really help with ideas for colours, etc. Kind regards, Stix Thank's Stix,I arranged the stowage in a similar manner to a photo found online,Tamiya's instructions show the track spare's reversed but most period photo's show them as done,Dan's post has a great guide to the uniform from his build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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