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Easy Eights in Korea, Autumn 1951


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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...

 

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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.

 

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Some superglue and the main form goes together. Left the open hatches off for painting.

 

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And lo there were two. I closed a hatch on each for variation.

 

Next up, figures and primer.

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Hi Tim. Welcome to the GB. Great to have you here....at last!! :winkgrin:  Great to see you already have some paint on! Lovely job!

Kind regards,

Stix

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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 😁

 

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Varnish has gone down since and starting on the mud tonight. Its a wet autumn in Korea so time to get grimey...

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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

 

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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.

 

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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

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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. :thumbsup:

Thank you for building it in this GB.

Kind regards,

Stix

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