Just so you guys don’t think I don’t build anymore, here are some pics I took this weekend of my poor, messed up Firefly. I tried I tried several techniques to get the finish back to where it was decent. In the end, I wound up re-base coating, washing, and highlighting. Now I’ve got to figure out how I want to decal it. (It’s very glossy at the moment, awating decals before flat coating.)
Hope your all doing well.
And just for something a little different, here’s a shot of the DML M4A2 Red Army on which I’ve been working.
The Firefly looks great to me. Something about messing up the paint and re-doing creates a depth that adds un-intentional realism to it. The Dragon looks good also but way too monotone. Thumbs up on both though. [tup]
Not sure what happened to your pics Bill, but they are a bit fuzzy. Near as I can see it looks good to me, especially your Red Army shermie. BTW what’s up with all the Sherms? LOL [:D]
I was wondering when, and if, anyone would notice. Yep, that’s “Hans” hitching a ride on the Firefly. I think he’s just scoping out the competition!!
Nope, they aren’t finished yet. The ‘Fly’ is getting close. Basically decalling, a bit more weathering, and flat coating left to do. The M4A2 is only base coated. I have to figure out how to paint and afix the one piece DML tracks, then will start with washes, highlighting, etc. But for 3 or 4 weeks into the build, it’s coming along pretty fast (for me!!).
Thank you all for your kind comments on my “targets”. I appreciate the time you’ve taken to look and post. Thanks.
Eric, just catching up on some OD work. I haven’t forsaken dunkelgelb. In fact, I’m just finishing up about 5 1/72 dudes, including the Elefant. I saw on GM last night that the Bergepanzer is in. Mine should be coming soon, depending on how far down “the list” I am. That kit is supposed to have, as unused parts, the pieces for the drivers hatch I messed up on the Elefant. Sometimes it pays to be slow!! lol
I’ve gotten a little more work done on this guy. It’s finally really starting to come together. Here are a few more pictures. I used after market Bison decals on it and they are really terrific. There is no decal film to speak of. And they went on great.
I managed to get pictures that are a little closer to the real color, this time, but they are really dark. Sorry. I really don’t know what happened to the previous ones, but that’s the way it goes sometimes, I guess.
Yep! Looks like you’ve got the Sherman fever Bill. I likes um both. Keep up the good work. Oh! I spotted the German TC right off! I thought maybe it was some kind of an officer exchange program? LOL. Semper Fi, mike
Here are the latest. I’ve weathered it a bit with powered pigments and put the tools on it. These are the Formations Sherman Pioneer Tool Set. Really nice stuff.
2nd pic is a close up of the tools. Sorry it’s so blurry. My camera just will not take a close-up picture.
