Well, here she is, my first Sherman project. This is a Tamiya kit with Tamiya & Academy accessories. The entire kit has a base coat of Tamiya XF-62 O.D.
I used thin roping from the local craft store, to tie down the supplies on the rear deck. The Hedgerow Cutter was scratch built, using beam shaped styrene.
I oil-washed the piece 2 seperate times. Once with straight Burnt Umber then again with white added (for shading) I also used pastel chalks, Steel, Rust and Gun Metal for weathering. Since this will be for the Cleveland Model Show, I am using a basic base. I didn’t want to go too heavily on the mud (if I were putting it in a diorama, it would have been covered [;)] ) I wanted to achieve the look of it almost being on display.
As for the base, I stained, sanded then masked it off and applied Plasti-Cote’s “Fleck Stone” spray.
Thanks to Robert for answering all my questions about this Sherman and supplying me with the part the cat ran off with [:I]
As one member of the forums said; “I’m gonna’ run it up the flagpole and see who salutes” :
Excellent build Eric … the weathering is very subtle and works great for this display. Nice job on the Cullen Device and your stowage is right on the money.
One little thing that I notice, and it may just be a combination of the pics and my poor eyesight, but are your tracks riding on or above the return skids. If they are riding above them just tack them down with CA glue and your ready for competition.
Other than that she looks great. I hope to see a few more Shermans come from your modelling desk.
I think I see another winner in that picture. Very nice job, Eric. Does this mean that you will be a Sherman-fan from now on? Anyway, I like the subtle weathering on that baby.
I won’t be surprised if you came home with an award or something.
I will say this, it was a nice kit to build. Everything was straightforward and looked good before the accessories were added. I would recommend this kit to anyone.
Robert,
I had them CA’d down but must have freed up when I was doing the weathering on the suspension. A side note, I put a dab of Testor’s White clear parts glue on the headlights. Should be dry and looking like lenses by the time I get home from work this eve.
Well, if the judges like it or not, I am satisfied with how it turned out. Let them point out all the inaccuracies they like. In the end, I did it the way I wanted to and that is enough for me!
