Tim R-T-C Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Hello all, A little late on the scene perhaps but hopefully should get this one wrapped up before the buzzer. Korea, autumn 1951 A pair of US Army M4A3E8s pass by a medical jeep which has stopped to investigate an unexpected object... So I'll be using the Arrowhead Minatures whitemetal E8. This is the best I can do for a box and sprue shot! Its one of their more detailed models with four hatches available although no interior detail. Some superglue and the main form goes together. Left the open hatches off for painting. And lo there were two. I closed a hatch on each for variation. Next up, figures and primer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Figures added, reposed with heavy duty pliers and a couple had to be bifurcated 😳 First layer of Olive added 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Hi Tim. Welcome to the GB. Great to have you here....at last!! Great to see you already have some paint on! Lovely job! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 So what does an iconic E8 in Korea carry - teeth! Decals for 144th armour are rather sparse, but I am building a P-47D at the moment for a seperate project and it happens to have decals for 1944's The Bug which just happened to fit nicely to the front of the Sherman. Perhaps somewhere in a US tank maintenance team here in Korea was the cousin of a WW2 P-47 mechanic 😁 Varnish has gone down since and starting on the mud tonight. Its a wet autumn in Korea so time to get grimey... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Looks great with the teeth on Tim!! 😱 Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 I've not really got much experience with armour, or heavy weathering, so I started with a dark filter using Oilbrushers to add an overall layer of grime and dirt which I think has worked very well Work has also started on the base. I am using my 'trademark' canvas - in this case a 10x10cm canvas board. To add substance I have cut up a cork coaster and then blended the scenery using this Duluxe Materials paste which is some sort of premixed plaster which is very easy to apply. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 A little bit of scenery texture brings the base to life Add a little stowage? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Hi Tim. Looks like they have come together very well! Lovely job!! Great idea with the base too. I'm looking forward to seeing them in the Gallery. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 And here she is complete. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Nicely done always nice to see the smaller scales represented as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Hi Tim. Great to see this finished and what a great result! That's a very well thought out, executed and presented scene. Very well done. Thank you for building it in this GB. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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