ScootyPuffJunior Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) M4A3(76)W HVSS "Easy Eight" Tamiya | 1/35 scale Tamiya's fantastic offering of the M4A3(76)W HVSS, commonly referred to as the "Easy Eight." Aftermarket goodies: Friul tracks, RB Model metal barrels (main gun and machine guns), Panzer Art antenna mount (I forgot to drop the actual antenna in the mount), Value Gear stowage. Painted with a combination of AK Interactive Real Colors, Tamiya, and Vallejo paints; weathered using Ammo of Mig, AK, and Mig Productions enamels, 502 Abteilung oils, and a touch of Vallejo acrylic weathering effects. Comments and criticism welcomed as always! Edited May 23, 2020 by ScootyPuffJunior 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Wow!! That really is very impressive!! Very well done!! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Lovely Easy Eight, and good to see the stowage tied down. Nice one. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Looks great. Nice work on the stowage, the wooden & metal boxes are particularly well done. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Excellent job. As others have said the stowage is great and i especially like the cardboard boxes. I really like Value Gear stuff as it has no nasty casting blocks to remove. Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo1966 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Fantastic effort. You have inspired me to get one of these. If it turns out half as good i will be happy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Very nice! I like the stores, they really add to the build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bad_Bill Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Nicely done. It really looks like it's been through the wars! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Really well done! And Purcellville. Love that town. The makerspace I'm a member of is out there. I can't wait for this covid crap to end, so I can make my way down there again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo rsv Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1960 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I love two colours stars! Great weathering Well done! Ciao Filippo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 On 17/05/2020 at 11:51, ScootyPuffJunior said: Comments and criticism welcomed as always! Comment not criticism ....lovely build really well executed and very profesional pics, two questions what do you use (equipment and programs) for such nice piccys and on the stowage (very nice by the way) what did you use for the tie down rope....thank you kindly and keep up the great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMax12 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Pretty impressive Scooty as are all of your builds. Keep them coming. Lloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Absolutely superb job. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootyPuffJunior Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 7 hours ago, M3talpig said: Comment not criticism ....lovely build really well executed and very profesional pics, two questions what do you use (equipment and programs) for such nice piccys and on the stowage (very nice by the way) what did you use for the tie down rope....thank you kindly and keep up the great work. Thanks mate! For pictures, I use an older camera body (Nikon D3100) with just the kit lens. Everything is set to manual on the camera and I shoot in RAW format. I use some anti-glare PVC backdrops I found on Amazon; I have a couple different colors, but prefer the white unless it clashes with the subject. I also have two large softboxes for the lighting. The only post I do is some color balancing and cropping/resizing with Gimp 2.0, which is freeware and good enough for what I need it for. The tiedown rope is white #2 bead cord (.45mm) that I "dyed" by dipping it in enamel washes. I found out about while watching a YouTube video from the guy that makes Value Gear stowage and it works brilliantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 53 minutes ago, ScootyPuffJunior said: For pictures, I use an older camera body (Nikon D3100) with just the kit lens. Everything is set to manual on the camera and I shoot in RAW format. I use some anti-glare PVC backdrops I found on Amazon; I have a couple different colors, but prefer the white unless it clashes with the subject. I also have two large softboxes for the lighting. The only post I do is some color balancing and cropping/resizing with Gimp 2.0, which is freeware and good enough for what I need it for. Thanks for the info gives me a base to start at and my photos suck so your info is gratefully received. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenad Ilijic Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Wow, this is an amazing job! Weathering is fantastic and stowage and that wooden plank at the front are absolutely convincing. Nenad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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