Finally completed the Sherman after the horrible vinyl tracks stopped me from moving forward ! I had to buy replacement tracks from Bronco models which have 830 individual parts to assemble ! I got there in the end !
76mm gunned M4's didn't reach Normandy until almost the end of that campaign and they were brand new having sat outside in the UK for a few months in storage. I doubt they'd be chipped and would probably just have been a bit dirty, not muddy seeing as the weather was fine there in August 44. I know from experience that the temptation to chip and weather is hard to resist but in actual fact these vehicles were coated in high grade paint which doesn't chip easily, you'd have to take a hammer to it and the tanks themselves generally didn't last long enough anyway to have the paint wore off them through continual use. I've started colour modulating mine then for Normandy applying a dusty almost white (stone) coat and now restrict myself to lightly dragging a piece of wire wool along the side when still wet to simulate scrapes caused by the many bushes and trees that these things have to push through, this is an effect often seen on modern combat vehicles. Spray a dust layer along the side hull, gently drag wire wool along it. Spray another layer and do another wire wool drag, repeat the process until satisfied. When done you should see a vehicle operating in very dusty hot conditions that has been pushing through hedgerows and orchards for some time. The dusty stone coat is just hazed on and more layers are applied where crew don't often go such as the glacis plate, the gun and mantlet and the hull and turret sides. Removing layers of this dust I think gives an accurate portrayal of movement from the crew as they shift stores off the rear deck and generally move about the turret top etc. I honestly think that chipping should be limited to vehicles that have a kind of proven longevity such as the odd rare M4 that survived more than a couple of months or maybe recovery vehicles and SPA ..............But it's great fun to do isn't it? The same applies to WW2 aircraft, some great models of Lancasters weathered to hell and back but in actual fact the real aircraft didn't last long enough before being destroyed to fade and be chipped as so often portrayed. A Lanc lasted on average 14 missions so at 2 missions per week that's only a 7 week life cycle, not enough time to accrue much more than faint exhaust staining really. But having said all that, that's one helluva fine tank you've built.
Still one of the finest M4 Shermans in 1/35th ever made. Surely at some point we can get some M4 tracks that don't 6 million pieces and cost 6 million dollars! :D
@@scalemodelling76 Thanks for the warning, I just did the 1/35 Italeri Crusader MkIII and it also had terrible flimsy vinyl tracks that broke in several places. I bought a set of friualmodel metal tracks that were not too bad to assemble and they work great on a RRC scale model. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4qA5UdMXFjg.html
Listen , pay no heed to rivet counters , it is an art form , its about scale and aesthetics, they used high grade paint, so what , you are reproducing in scale weathering and shading , a form of impressionism , realism thrown in. Your project hear was a master piece, dont change a thing Watching through , modulation , dark primer , air brushing highlights, oil pin washes, oil dot fading , chipping , highlighting And other various techniques, stippling , so forth Mud, effects dirt and dust You captured in scale 1/35th of an image, an impression that is very well done Do not change anything Great work , have you seen the new M4A3E8 by RFM and Asuka kits? Well done!!!!
I watch a lot of modelling channels on here and I notice little things when you drop a piece or struggle to get it right etc and honestly that makes you my absolute favourite channel, you don't bother hiding it, yet you still make stunning end pieces, on top of all that it makes me feel better when I do it. Absolutely love your channel, I've learned so much from you. great work!!
Elliott Walsh thanks for that comment! Yeah I’m still learning really I just show what I know of the hobby ! I always think to myself, as long as I can enjoy the model when it’s done without noticing major imperfections then I’ve done ok ! I remember my old models they had so many things wrong with them you just couldn’t enjoy the model ! But I’m still in pursuit of that perfect model finish !
@@scalemodelling76 well you're well on your way there!!! I have been watching your older videos of the wow ships, because I'm in the middle of doing the Bismarck, anyway, even after just a year you have improved an amazing amount. Seriously, watch some of your old stuff and see how far you've come, I can't wait to be at your old level tbh, but it gives me hope that we can both reach our goal of being better haha. Have a good day, I'm happy you replied, made my day :3
Great to see someone do some chipping, etc to the decals. IMHO, too many great painted kits with weathering and damage etc, but with perfect decals applied. I subbed specifically because of this video. Thanks.
I love this kit "Yes The Plastic Tracks Suck" but it's one of my favorite M4 builds! I have a couple of these I purchased about 14 yrs ago that are tucked away in my closet. Your video inspired me to build one, great job!
My favourite ever kit, Was the first 1/35 tank I ever made and simple to build but a classic (your right about the rubber band tracks though) great video 👍
I liked the last scene, where you put the finished model on the shelf. That's something a lot of us don't get to experience enough, with real life getting in the way. 😞
Great build. Bought that very model as a child. Tracks were so horrid, they put such tension on suspension system (poorly attached with generic plastic tube glue) that sprocket wheels snapped off. I ended up practically burying them in glue blobs. (pinning them was beyond my imagination :) The tracks never conformed to the desired shape. It put me off tank modelling for years. I recently striped off all paint and I guess I will try a restoration work. I also got the million pieces Bronco track set. But I can't even dream of your quality level.
I think this looks fantastic! Great work for an italiri kit! I was watching a documentary only yesterday with AL capone sherman and the gunner was writing AL CAPONE on the base of the barrel in chalk!aye you could add that small detail? It was just inline with the figures foot hanging downs who is sitting onnthe mantlet!
I read that the Sherman crews got rid of their stars really quick once they discovered that German anti tank crews aimed at them with great effort. If you look at pictures of the campaigns you hardly see any stars at the side or the front of the tank. You can see them occasionally ontop of the turrets to avoid friendly fire from allied planes. 😉
I have the Testors version of this kit and the AFV club HVSS suspension and track kit that I will put on it. Still on shelf, haven't done anything with it yet.
Great build! Like the stippled effect with the putty. Wow, I think I first built this model back in the 80's when it was a Testors kit. Somehow I think I now have either three or four, including one half assed attempt to make an M-51. I have yet another I recently built but the decals were so old they splintered. Tan or some kind of green string for the rope?
Mike P thank you ! Well the Vallejo gloss is very thick and I’ve never tried it with a paint brush ! I know that humbrol clear is the one for paintbrushing but it’s not very hard wearing!
i just started building tank models, my first one was Tamiya's Tiger 1 scale 1:35, i was planning on painting it but later i got scared that i would ruin it since i'm just a beginner, so in the end i didn't paint it and let it how it is. I'm gonna buy another Tamiya model, a Panzer 3 and this time i'll try to paint it, i'm kinda scared to ruin it but i gotta do it in order to learn, i hope it'll turn out well
Hello, I greatly appreciate your decoration of your Sherman. can you give me the different references of the products you used to do it. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Mando 92 so for the base colour of the tank I used Vallejo U.S olive drab and to highlight certain areas of the tank I added a few drops of Vallejo yellow ochre to the U.S olive drab . For washes I use 502 abteilung oil paints thinned with AK interactive odourless thinner . I normally start with a black oil wash to highlight details. Hope this explains some things .
Micah Rigdon are you talking about the tracks that come with the kit ? If so mine snapped too! They are sh*t ! I bought some replacement plastic tracks from Bronco models and they are much better !
Micah Rigdon I don’t really know then I tried everything with those tracks and even when I got them on the tank they started to split at the joins around the sprockets !
