Knocked out Sherman diorama - Tamiya 1/35 scale M4A3E8 Easy Eight 

Your abilities are far beyond anything I ever achieved. My arthritis is so bad now that I can no longer build models. I thank those like you, who video your builds for us to see. I can at least enjoy others works. Thanks very much!

For all that mud, the soldiers are remarkably clean

Beautiful result. I feel damp and cold just looking at it. You’ve really captured the atmosphere.

Your an inspiration. It’s important to help us old timers that are newbies to the hobby to speck clear and saying that your not that good at figures is real talk. Thank you

I wasn't 100% sure about the mud colours you chose but once you added the woodland scenics water they blended together really well, do more dioramas.

The groundwork is spot on!

Super cool diorama,..your attention to detail is impressive !

Loving the diorama build more than the tank but all round genius again 👏 I am really struggling with painting figures so a 5 hour video from you on this subject should be a start 😂

Great job! Tamiya did an amazing job of engineering this kit I've built 3 to date and plan on building a few more!

Sweet. Glad you opted for the 30 minute format. The odd colors of these ground textures had me a bit worried but it came out good in the end. Will take this video into consideration as I'm also planning a diorama with a large muddy and bleak landscape without any plants or stuff like this. Not as easy as it might sound to get the textures and colors right and make it look interesting. Anyway, good stuff and a very subtle, but extremely dramatic and expressive scene.

Tamiya receives constant praise for their reputation of easy builds, but I'm finding some of their newer kits like this one to be slightly toy like. It's hard to believe they would allow something like the solid blobs on the engine hatches to pose as grab handles. Those are very easy to mold separately in this scale. The other thing that caught my eye were the large gaps between the towing pintle bracket and the molded on weld beads. Surely they can be more accurate than that. Regardless, all fixable with some copper wire, putty etc. In fact I just bought their new 1/35 Comet and have a load of other Tamiya kits in the closet behind me. But their M4A3E8 just doesn't say scale model to me.

Thank you mang.

It turned out really excellent and the final result is highly realistic. Great job!!

Awesome work!!!

Just outstanding, a superb setting and diorama. Beautiful finish on the tank and weathering.

Outstanding work my friend and don't sell yourself short on your figures.

I always wanted to buy that figure set, but I couldn't come up with a good idea of a suitable setting. Now I know how it should be done - that is excellent work, my friend! 👏👏👏

VERY FASCINATING..EXCELLENT WORK LOVE THE DETAILS

Nice, the few oversights you mentioned. Are easily fixable. And I agree, the tank should be filled up or dirty. And with the hole, you might consider burn marks on the inside of the hatches. Over all looks great. 👍

Fantastic result yet again. Always find inspiration with your projects. Actually trying out some water/mud on a small test project that includes some of the figures youve used here.

Two constrictive criticisms. 1) the tank track on the road side appears to be weightless due to the way it rests high rather than draped low over the return wheels. 2) there is no evidence of the tank arriving where it is, assuming the vehicle was driven off the road then slid the last yard or so there is no sign of this happening in the terrain.

Great job, as always, would like to have seen mud on the soldiers boots but that's me just nit picking. Well done, cant wait for the next one.

beautiful, well done! 👍

our layer styles is and the knocked out M4A3E8 Easy Eight is which remind me of the Korean War. Nice One man.

The puddles look great! Maybe some charred stains around the hatches would have been proper.

Fantastic work as always! Enjoyed the video!

MD, the results turned out superbly! I have to admit, I find myself frustrated finding that right look too. I have heard great things about the VMS product line regarding the effect you were looking for. It might be worth a try so that you don’t have to fight to get the end result. They have some need tutorial videos that show how to get that wet look! Thanks for the video and the sharing of your techniques!

Absolutely fantastic work, thanks for sharing

Good evening Modelcomrade. I feel the wet... 😊Nice work.. And realistic rain and muddy Terrain. Very good.. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I wish you a nice Saturday evening 😊

Excellent Diorama.

Nice work and a great video. Thanks for sharing the process. I too find that dio projects can take a long time.

That is just Bad Ass! Bad to the Bone!! I have to admit I have learned so much from watching your videos and I keep pushing my techniques thanks to your wonderful and informative videos. Semper Fi and we appreciate your work!

That came out nicely. I agree and am mixed on whether the tank is too glossy also - perhaps some streaking effects to highlight the rain/wetness. The only suggestion I abbe to this great duo is add some "weight" to the rifle slings - they look a bit too Mattel. Perhaps lead foil (or lead wire rolled flat) or my favorite, Kimwipe soaked in PVA-water mix and shaped (I use it for rags with mechanics).

Impressive work on the mud...and wonderful looking dio!👏👏

Really nice. Needs a lot of practice and artistic vision I believe.

Absolutely stunning work, I am in awe

Fantastic work!

That turned out really really good, I like it heaps ....if this was the movie 'fury' tank , that movie would be over in under a hour! ha!... ( seeing how its knocked out)... one hatch open, maybe the same young tanker might have survived... I wonder how long other movies would go for if 'Hollywood" didnt make them into super indestructible vehicles... all good, keep on doing what your doing, its great.

Fantastic diorama there sir, I thought the ground work was excellent it looked like a really wet muddy WWII scene, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍

Came out really nice.

That is a beautiful diorama you created mate. Has a really capturing mood! Awesome work!

Always good work and in two workshops as well 🎩🎩👍👍,interesting to see you get sponsons with this version I got the frontline breakthrough without .

Amazing job. Very realistic. Great attention to the details. Thank you for sharing your talents with us. 🇺🇸

The tank looks to me like it's just been rained on, it's just glossy enough. The absent footprints bother me just a bit too, but not too much. Overall this is one of your dirtiest models ever, just as it should be. Having driven a few non-armor real world vehicles through mud, I pronounce the bottom mud absolutely convincing.

This looks good and you have certainly captured the wet ground. The E8 came to WW2 in Dec 1944 so you could have made a Battle of the Bulge winter diorama. I guess this would have been later with the thaw in early 1945. When I first saw the film Fury I thought they had got it wrong with the E8 but I guess Brad Pitt would have to have the latest kit.

Me and my granddad have been building models since I was 8 and they are looking like yours! Which Is PERFECT For A Model So Small And Big ( small is my type of model unless you do small models too! )

Your work is always an inspiration. Amazing job!

Awesome work! Love the groundwork!

That turned out really nice! I really like this. I’m working on these same figures soon!

The only issue I have is that the tank/men look too brand/painted new, now with some chipping/paint wear where crew would usually climb or stand on to move up/around the tank, same as the shell impact area being too clean some charred sides with washed sepia oil. Pasting some acumulative mud on the back and sides, and some on the infantry boots and legs would really "sell me more" the overall feeling. Tamiya models are so crisp and clean, you really have to put in some ground work before even painting the model. Still Top notch work.

I like those figures, thanks for sharing 😉👌

That looks sick

Amazing. I was hoping you would give some wet effects on the miniatures so I can see your technique but either way. Great job.

I'm no expert but i don't think theres anything wrong with this build. I think it looks amazing.

Love this Diorama! 😊

Nice job, Sir! You are a master of your art and I have learned some new techniques from watching your videos, which is what it is all about. Best wishes from Wirral!

Cool video, interesting to see 😊

Absolutely beautiful

Awesome work! :)

Widać ze czołg dopiero co zaczął z fabryki na pole bitwy jechać bo tylko zdążył umaracić koła ,chyba nie miał zadnej wprawy w bitwie,a tak to fajne

Great build, MN! Love the figure poses and the story the diorama could tell. Nice!

Am that is quality the puddles where just the ultimate finishing touch

18:20 it's always a headache to trim the edges X) Nice muddy terrain!

Very nice enjoyed the video. Thanks

this looks really good, in my opinion you could have made the figures a little more dirty and applied some heavier rust on the tank. but as always mate great job 👏🏻👏🏻

Really good work! Maybe the figures could be a little more dirty. The Helmets are to clean, I would say. But the whole diorama looks really nice!

Awesome.

wow! excellent work :D

I made exactly same one, nice.

That's Awesome 👍😎

AMAZING !!!

I'm a bit late to the party but....that is outstanding.

Very nice 👍those figures look like they were made for this diorama 😅 . I have a few Sherman's I could make I to derelict's forsure. Anyway fantastic build. Looking forward to your next video. 😁God bless

Very nice.

omg its so good! I want it

all that detail and then covered up ;)

Very nice. You did not mention putting extra foot prints -- boot prints in the mud. I know, a nit-picking point.

What colors did you use for the black camo? It looks like black with a dab of white. It looks very good!

My feet feel heavy just looking at all of that mud. I may have missed it but what’s the orange panel marker for?

Turned out really wet. Your figures are considerably better than mine so don’t beat yourself up as they look alright

Would white ash weathering powder be a good addition to show burnout areas? I’ve used that on knocked out tank models. I brush it on and seal it in place with binders or hair spray. Just an idea.

Beautiful build, and you’ve inspired me to try my hand at this model as well! Do you happen to have a list of the specific paints and effects products that you’ve used for this build? I’ve looked in the description and didn’t see one there. Thank you in advance!

Very good choice not painting any "rubber blocks" on the tracks, as those are T66 All Steel tracks, and have no rubber blocks.

Excellent video, nice result ! Just a question, how did you do this hole on the side of this Sherman ? (I will kill to have the same diorama in my saloon, by the way).

im new to this hobby, do i need to prime it first before painting?

It's a pity that this brave and well made Sherman is made as abandoned and "dead". It's way to roll to Berlin or another German town. Now I have Riefield's M4A3E8 to make it in the same camo color, rolling that way! Primo Victoria! Semper Fi )

Daumen hoch klasse ✨️💯👍

Parabéns pelo ótimo trabalho! 😃💯💢👍

Im not so sure about the workings of the heavy MG on the top of the tank, but wouldn't the heavier part of the MG point downwards like the main gun does? Great work on the model anyways! thumbs up.

BRAVO! My only question is: wouldn't there be scorch marks from the explosion around the hatches and entry hole? Thanks for sharing!

Great build, however if that tank had really been knocked out & not just bogged the machine guns & all the not nailed down equipment would have been stripped off it long ago, but it does look better with it still on.

For artisan oil paint, what thinner did you used??

It looks like you dont use glue, how do you do that?

awesome

what is the putty stuff called again that you used for the black spots? something tack?

Your diorama looks great so don't sell yourself short.

Where do you buy ya diorama kit from bud

*What a lovely dirty, muddy diorama, i don't want to be with the soldiers as the mud is awful! Very realistic MN!*

The Soldiers are way too clean

There was nothing wrong with the movie it was bad ass can't people just wactch a movie and enjoy it