ok, here is my first attempt at weathering a model, I know I need practice and more patience, but I thought it was ok.
Comments are welcome of course[:D]
Subtle but nice. Don’t forget to tie those items on the rear. They might fall down.
Thanks for sharing the pics.
It looks pretty good from over here, Miller41… Keep up the good work!
Looks great !
Great job, Miller
Nice job on the front - that takes the most abuse. Great job on those boxes.
With those type scrapes - I could definetly see that as a hedgerow mauler
You loose a lot in pictures - Looks good
I like both versions
Looks good Miller41! Keep it up and lets see some more! [:D]
Eric
Good-lookin’ Sherm, man! What PE set did you use? Well done!
A fine first attempt at weathering, too. It may be just a wee bit “brushy,” but you do see all kinds of patterns of mud and dust on armored vehicles, so I’d say it’s fine, if you like it![:)] Keep on practicin’!
The only other criticism I can offer concerns the rough seam that is evident on the rear of the turret. A little putty and sandpaper, and you can chase those crazy seams away![;)]
Again, a very nice Sherman! Looking forward to seeing your next project!
miller41,
You did a fine job!
I know that, the hardest thing to do is to “dirty up” a project that you just did a ton of work on. Believe me, the more you do it, the easier it will be [:D]
I’d be proud to put one of my Tigers up against it on the battlefield [;)]
Ken;
I think it looks terrific! Nice job. Those crates/boxes are really nice. If they aren’t, they sure look like real wood. Thr only thing further that I’ve noticed is, you might want to get a hint of rust on the metal tools on the rear deck. You did an awsome job.
Keep on the Dark side!
Bill
Now she’s starting to look like a Shermie Ken !!!
A little dirt sure makes a big difference.
Just a couple of little nit picky things to comment on. As Dwight pointed out … tie that loose stowage down, a little bit more must will remove the “swishy” look that Brian is refering to, a little ground pencil lead burnished onto the end of the 75 will really set it off a bit, and don’t forget your antenna wire.
All in all a very nice looking build. Good clean all around techniques used.
Thanks for sharing with us Ken, one I’d be proud to have on my shelf.
NICE job! I don’t think there are many amongst us who are 100% satisfied with our skills. I certainly need practice also, so don’t feel alone or think it’s unusual[:D]!
I like the stowed gear, yup, tie it down. I usually run rubber shoed tracks through some flat black or panzer gray mixed with black, sprayed onto a piece of scrap cardboard to ‘wear’ the mud off of the chevrons. If you’re feeling up to it you might like to try it to see how it works for you.
Ron.
Thanks guys,
J-hulk, the seam your talking about I looked at several times and your rigth I should have filled it, it came about because I put that piece in backwards the first time (DOH) and I had already painted it before I caught the mistake. I can fix it though. I will be making some tie downs for thos boxes (tried to sneak that by you guys, NOT) and I can add some more dirt to get the brush stoke look out of there. I use Eduards PE set for the tank and boy does it have some REALLY SMALL PARTS, thought I would go blind[:D]
Do you guys recomend using enamels or oils for the weathering? I was using acrylics and they dry up way to fast to really do it properly. I have oils but no enamel paints.[:0]
Looks good Miller. I think everyone has already covered everything else. Look forward to seeing the next one.
Nice Sherman bro. I especially like the tracks. Now, perhaps the camera has
fooled me, but are your wooden crates shiny? That and the seam on the back
of the turret would be the things that stand out the most. Otherwise, great job.
Roy
Really got to get that seam now:-) The boxes are not shiny, thats just the camera flash (I am still practicing the photography stuff too)
Great looking Sherman! Keep it up!
demono69
Very nice job Miller. Makes me want to redo mine. So, when ya going to do a Tiger? [:D]
“It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it.”-R.E.Lee
Looks really good for first attempt at weathering your tank .
I would love to do work that good! Fantastic! To me the weathering is fine. But I’m not that good at this stuff either. You people blow me away! Great stuff!
I have 2 tigers in my closet, an Early and a mid production (sorry Shermanfreak)