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Post by rbaer on Jan 28, 2013 12:57:53 GMT -5
Thanks, 'smudge! I found some more old brass sets in the stash the other day, thinkin' mon, thinkin'.
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Post by Jaymes Crowther on Jan 28, 2013 13:46:15 GMT -5
NIce work Rbaer. Some missing details you've added have stepped it up. I have eyes to do a Chilean version with RKM Mine rollers in the future. Keep up the good work mate.
JAymes
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Post by Mence on Jan 30, 2013 2:50:47 GMT -5
Looks like the parts box is getting raided, neat progress though!
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Post by rbaer on Jan 30, 2013 15:51:26 GMT -5
Thanks, guys. Yeah , I'm into the parts stash big time here, but I pick up Shermie kits at shows pretty regularly with just that intention, using them for parts. Some of those older Dragon kits are getting pretty cheap, and the Italeri and older M4A3 Tammmy kits are going for a song. Jaymes, I've thought seriously about doing one of the Chilean tanks just so I can do that camo..... NEWSFLASH!!!!! My darling wife has just suggested that I spend some time at the modeling bench this Saturday. This one's a keeper, maybe I should make her a cake for our 25th in May.
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Post by rbaer on Feb 1, 2013 13:28:14 GMT -5
Boo, my guess is that you'll end up favoring the Tammy kit. I'm thinking seriously of doing another Tammy kit and using the Academy kit I did a few years ago for the parts necessary to do a late ('73-ish) version.
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Post by rbaer on Feb 5, 2013 16:53:09 GMT -5
Thanks, DickyF, 'preciate it. Primer's on, and I did what little stowage I'm going to have on it today. That primer sure shows up faults, but I'm always nervous when the first paint goes on. I'll try and get some pics up here shortly.
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Post by wing_nut on Feb 5, 2013 17:29:58 GMT -5
NEWSFLASH!!!!! My darling wife has just suggested that I spend some time at the modeling bench this Saturday
WOW yeah you're not kidding she's a keeper.
The build is coming along quite nicely.
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Post by rbaer on Feb 6, 2013 17:00:20 GMT -5
Thanks, Marc. Yeah, I figured just install one new commode and it's off to the man cave! Unfortunately, the proper installation of said commode took all day, involving several trips to the not-so-local hardware store and lots of cussing about old houses and previous attempts to set a commode the right way. So, no man cave time Saturday. Monday, however, was a different story. Anyway, where I am now: Tarps are Aves putty, other stowage is all from the spares box, various makers. I have a few lengths of steel rod cut for the spare antenna rack on the bustle roof, to go on before paint, which should happen tomorrow. Onward through the fog!
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Post by Leon on Feb 6, 2013 17:09:06 GMT -5
looking good rbaer.Nice work with the stowage.
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Post by rbaer on Feb 6, 2013 19:43:24 GMT -5
Leon, thanks. Dicky, sir, that seems to be the norm, pack it on and wrap it up. Doing stowage on an IDF tank always depletes my spares and lowers the level in the Aves tubs.
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Post by wbill76 on Feb 6, 2013 21:02:51 GMT -5
Making some good progress with this one Russ.
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 7, 2013 7:24:33 GMT -5
DIG the stowage especially those hanging packs in the rear!!!
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Post by bullardino on Feb 7, 2013 7:28:53 GMT -5
Great appearance. The extra loads give it a realistic look
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Post by rbaer on Feb 7, 2013 16:09:42 GMT -5
Tanks, all. Pics with color: I got three very light coats of TS46 Tamiya Lt sand on today, tomorrow a coat of gloss, decals,and a light shot of gloss, hopefully. Then after a few days of drying, weathering. I may do some VERY light chipping, around tools, stowage bins, etc, but Israeli paint is tough, doesn't flake off and deteriorate like others. Also to be considered, the reman process that produced these tanks involved a pretty complete disassembly and thorough paint job, so the new paint had a good surface to stick to. Thanks for all the feedback, it's appreciated.
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Post by Leon on Feb 7, 2013 18:07:43 GMT -5
Russ looking really good with paint.Waiting for more updates.
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Post by brembo on Feb 7, 2013 18:21:04 GMT -5
Nice work on this M51 Russ, finished mine not too long ago so this all seems quite familiar territory.
look forward to seeing more of your great work.
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Post by bbd468 on Feb 7, 2013 18:44:23 GMT -5
Fantastic paint job Russ...great color tone. You used a rattle can or airbrush? Gary
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Post by wbill76 on Feb 7, 2013 19:14:33 GMT -5
Base coat looks good, making good progress!
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Post by rbaer on Feb 7, 2013 19:38:13 GMT -5
Gentlemen, thanks so much. It seems like every magazine in print did a build of this thing, and I liked the results given by this color in a few of them. It also matches closely the few color pics of these things I have. Brembo, I very much enjoyed your build, hope this one comes out as well. Gary, I'm a can-man. I (get ready) do not currently own an airbrush. There, that's out in the open.....
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Post by bullardino on Feb 8, 2013 3:49:50 GMT -5
Great base colour Even better knowing you did it with a can...
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Post by rbaer on Feb 8, 2013 18:02:19 GMT -5
You guys are giving me a case of the big-head. So I'm also doing a wip on one of the "other" forums, and I had something called to my attention, in a proper, constructive way, that the foundry mark I had used on the glacis was incorrect for the hull Tamiya depicted. I had no idea and I'm something of a Shermaholic. I confess to being somewhat anal as well, so I popped off the logo, smoothed and textured the area and (here's one for you UK guys) blended in a little Humbrol tan. I then used the Humbrol to shade areas that will be in shadow and/or were difficult to get the Tamiya tan on. After that, a very light shot with the TS 46 can and it's drying as I type. I have pics of the shading but not the after-spray; it looks kind of scary, but I'm oh-KAY. Shut up Russ and post the pics.
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Post by wbill76 on Feb 9, 2013 21:20:48 GMT -5
Wouldn't have known about the foundry mark otherwise Russ but glad you were able to rectify it proper! Nice progress on the paint as well.
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Post by redleg12 on Feb 10, 2013 22:05:02 GMT -5
Wow....you are moving along. Looking very nice, love the tarps. The Shermaholics (I presume Roy) like the Germaholics or my Artillery, remember some of the most goofy stuff. We love our attention to detail. Keep it coming. It is always great to get help from the forum!!
Rounds Complete!!
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Post by rbaer on Feb 11, 2013 12:44:49 GMT -5
I was totally clueless about the foundry mark myself, and the subtle but noticable difference in hull castings that give it away. It appears that Tamiya got something right that most people didn't even notice. I'm going to go back through the magazine builds I have handy and see if anyone else added the same detail I did. Not that it makes any differnece to anyone but a confirmed Shermaholic like myself.... Anyway, all one color now. In "person" the shading I did with the Humbrol is difficult to pick out, giving the light tan a slightly darker tint, just what I was looking for. Gloss clear is on and drying.
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Post by wing_nut on Feb 14, 2013 10:03:44 GMT -5
Looks great with some color on it.
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Post by rbaer on Feb 14, 2013 16:29:50 GMT -5
Thanks, Marc. I'll have some time next week to do the decals and washes, hope to get going on detail painting and weathering too. I'm already starting to consider what my next build might be.....
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Post by rbaer on Feb 19, 2013 17:53:24 GMT -5
Okay, progress. Decals went on over a clear gloss top coat, then a light shot of the clear over the decals (more on that later) and the first wash followed. The pic below is what a typical wash looks like before I start the clean-up. Nasty but necessary. I use acrylics over enamels or laquers, so by original color coat is unaffected. Next step is to scrub the wash off, leaving it in recesses and shadowed areas. Well, that's the plan anyway. What I forgot this time is that PollyScale acrylics are almost unaffected by my normal isopropyl alcohol scrub medium, so I'm getting quite a different effect here, looks like more chipping than shading. I'm not really diappointed, but this is not the effect I was looking for. I'm getting something that looks more like Day 7 of the Six Day War. After some scrubbing: This was after about 30 minutes, not making me feel particularly optimistic..... Then I started using an old, stiff bristled brush after I wet an area down with alcohol and things went a bit better. This is where it is now: And back to the decals, I've had to scrub so vigorously, most of them are history, so I did the turret numbers with a white pastel pencil. I may add the division marking on the glacis and infantry phone box later, not sure.
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Post by wbill76 on Feb 19, 2013 18:59:33 GMT -5
Despite the scrubbing challenge, it's looking good Russ. The pastel pencil looks very convincing as a replacement.
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Post by rbaer on Feb 19, 2013 20:38:58 GMT -5
Thanks, Bill.
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Post by bbd468 on Feb 19, 2013 22:00:06 GMT -5
Hey Russ, Just saw her over on Armorama before here and i asked a Q? or two. Very interesting way of going about your wash, but im liking the results. Model on buddy! Gary
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