Well, I am getting close to completing my 1st Sherman. This is Tamiya’s M4A3 75mm. I still have more weathering to do and once the tracks and accessories (backpacks, gas cans, etc) are installed, will dirty it up a bit more.
I know the wooden tool handles look new (I just finished the base coat and will add darker streaks for wood grain) I will also apply the pastels to them when the kit is complete.
Great Job - Erock.
Nice, slightly used Sherman. Nice dirt, dust and rust.
Does this mean you have turned to the “light side” of the “Dark Side”.
Awesome Job !
Coming along nicely, Eric. Maybe if you get the weathering just right, it will look like a Tiger!
demono69
That’s looking really good Eric! Can’t wait to see that one finished.
So this is why you’ve not posted any more progress on the Tiger??? [;)] [:D]
Eric
Looks great, Eric. I didn’t know the Tamiya Shermie was that nice of a kit. I should have known better. Looking forward to seeing more of it!
Bill
I’m impressed! Nice work Eric. I especially like the weathering job. What did you use and how did you do it?
Gip Winecoff
Looks great thus far Eric. How dare you turn to the dark side? After that great work on the Marder you do a Sherman [}:)]. evil, pure evil. [;)]
Get more pics up…as soon as you can.
Cheers
Rob
Eric,
That’s the reason. I really wanted to take 2 Armor pieces to the Cleveland Model Show on November 1st (which is next weekend) so, I had to get going on them. Each is at a different stage of completion. Work threw me the biggest curve-ball with all the overtime coming my way. I so want to get going on my Tiger but, I gotta keep focused [;)]
As for the weathering, it’s very basic right now. I painted the entire kit in Tamiya XF-62 O.D. then I did the oil wash with Burnt Umber, lightened a bit with White. I then RE-washed with just the basic Burnt Umber on the lower hull (front, back and sides) I dry-brushed Steel, Gun Metal and Rust on the rest.
I almost had a stroke this morning when I found out that the cat had played with (and eventually lost) one of the suspension pieces during the night [B)] Shermanfreak came through in a pinch and is sending me the needed parts.
Turning away from my beloved German armor? No! I do however really like the way this Shermie is progressing.
Eric,
Very nice! Looking forward to seeing the finished pix!
Ron
Be careful Eric … you’re slowly being lured to the O.D. side of the dark side … the darkest of all.
As already mentioned, your Shermie is coming along nicely. Very clean build so far. I really look forward to seeing the finished product.
Thanks for sharing.
Looks good Eric, to bad about your cat at least you can get rid of it , I’m kind of stuck with my part stealer I can just hope it’s part of the terrible twos.
Not to worry! I’ve found that a Sherman suspension can actually be quite easily whittled from a cat’s skull. [:p]
Oh, kitty! Fear not. The bad man was just kidding.
I really like the way this one is coming out. Makes you want to hop on and lob some HE at the Heinies. Good show!
(I just read that many of the Shermie crewmen actually preferred the 75 to the 76! Weird, huh? Apparently the 75 was vastly superior in HE work to the 76, and since 75% of the ammo a Sherman fired was HE, well, there you have it.)
Looking good Eric.
Looks great but…
where is the hole?
All kidding aside, it looks great.
That’s one good looking sherman, Eric. Good job. Man, with all this good sherman jobs posted lately, I am having second thoughts posting pics of my winter M4A3 105 that I just completed. I really messed that one up. Maybe I should go get another M4 kit.
Dwight … what did you go and do to that poor, defenseless M4.
Ok Eric, we’l let you slide on the Tiger for a little while. Besides, you’re way ahead of most of us anyway [:D]
Please, post more progress pix on the Sherman though. It’s looking great.
Eric
Sherm,
Nothing, I swear. It just came out…well I don’t know. Anyway maybe I should post pics of it here next week after I get through with the figures.
I just think that it won’t stand a chance against the other really good M4 builds posted here recently.
Well, good luck to me.
Whew, you scared me Eric, I thought you forgot your roots. [:D]
Looking great so far, hope to see more soon.
“It is well that war is so terrible, less we grow too fond of it.”-R.E.Lee
Very nice Sherman, Eric!
That rascal should do well in Cleveland!