Bstarr3 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) This is my first ever armor armour build. I have done only WWII era planes up to now (and one WWI biplane that I botched beyond mentioning). I got this kit just to see how I liked it and I must say I enjoyed it quite a bit! It was a tremendously straight forward kit - not a single build problem at all. Painted in Mission Models olive drab FS34088 (they make about 6 shades of US olive drab). Aside from a little postshading, weathering is all with oils. As this is my first attempt at this type of kit, I would very much like to hear some constructive criticism. I feel that I have over weathered a bit, but that's a constant concern coming from aircraft. I did plan on doing the tank commander figure that comes with the kit, but he had a little misadventure, and I'm waiting for a replacement part to come from Tamiya in order to finish that portion. Thanks for looking! Edited June 25, 2019 by Bstarr3 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Pretty good for a first attempt. Tamiya is certainly a good way to dip your toe in the water, nicely engineered & not over complex. Weathering looks fine to my eyes, the logs on the side are tied on, maybe the jerrycans should be secured as well. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 👌 welcome to what some call the dark side 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Buzby061 said: Pretty good for a first attempt. Tamiya is certainly a good way to dip your toe in the water, nicely engineered & not over complex. Weathering looks fine to my eyes, the logs on the side are tied on, maybe the jerrycans should be secured as well. Pete Thanks. I was thinking of scratching up some more stowage on the back, so I didnt secure the Jerry cans yet 55 minutes ago, ivan-o said: 👌 welcome to what some call the dark side 😀 Thanks. I definitely still prefer planes, but I loved no canopy masking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Looks very nice. In fact, for a first effort it's very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 My very first model tank was also a Tamiya M4A3E8 Sherman. But the first Tamiya version which I bought back around 1976. It cost me less than two pounds. I was very pleased with it but I doubt I did as good a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Getting Old said: Looks very nice. In fact, for a first effort it's very good 40 minutes ago, noelh said: My very first model tank was also a Tamiya M4A3E8 Sherman. But the first Tamiya version which I bought back around 1976. It cost me less than two pounds. I was very pleased with it but I doubt I did as good a job. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 That looks very good Bstarr3. The weathering looks good to me too. It's a very subjective subject - weathering. Let's face it - from being brand new off the production line to lying on it's side in a ditch after a massive battle - there's a whole range of weathering states you could portray a tank in. Well done. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Welcome to the creeping creatures, your first tank looks very good. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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