M-51 welded hull

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Thanks guys.

G, the gimel has a bin on the TC’s side of the turret bustle, and the spare track holders, previously found on the hull sides, at the front, are on the turret. That I have pics of, it’s just the type of bin on the rear hull I’m unsure of, but I ordered two more SagingaMartin Sherman books today.

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Books came, and amazingly enough there’s a pic of the tank I’m doing, complete with line drawings, so I had to change the engine deck (no louvers) but the rest of it was good to go. So now it’s ready for basic stowage and paint:

IMG_6847 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

IMG_6848 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

I’m real happy with the SabingaMartin books…

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Looking forward to seeing some paint on it.

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Paint!

IMG_8913 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Not sure what I’m going to do about stowage, but I suspect this (and the other three I just painted) will get stowage after paint, something new for me.

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Great to see you moving into the paint stage!

I always leave stowage off till paint, I make too big a mess out of it otherwise.

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Funny, I’m just the opposite, but I’ve put off painting for so long and didn’t want to miss the opportunity.

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Those IDF Shermans are mean looking,you need to rob a spot light from somewhere though

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I’ve got a few, thinking of which model to use one on. The very late VVSS M50 could realistically use one, and maybe this one… now with markings:

IMG_0195 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

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Wow, nice work! A wash and a little weathering and you’re done!

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Very close, plus I think I’m going to add some crew figs and a bit of stowage. The pics I have of this tank show it heavily stowed.

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More closure:

IMG_1907 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

IMG_1908 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

IMG_1906 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

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So cool. I love these. Looking forward to seeing stoage and crew.

BK

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She looks fantastic!!!

Are you still adding the figures?

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T’anks!

Not sure about figs, I did make the TC hatch workable, and stowage is a definite maybe. It depends on what I can find in the way of suitable figs, waiting for MiniArt’s new IDF set. I’d like to work from a pic of this tank in one of the “Lion and Lioness of the Line” books, it’s of the crew outside the tank, either immediately before or after an action, very edgy.