M51 Sherman WIP

[Duke Maddog]

What a sensational job! Looking better and better.

[Gary Brantley]

Thanks Gary! I’ve been working on painting the crew figures, so no changes to the tank since I got the primer on. But that will change soon.
You’re gonna love that Tamiya M41 kit, it is pure simplicity and fun. It has a couple of accuracy shortfalls, but nothing major. And a simple set of Value Gear stowage would take care of that kit and a few others if you continue your journey to the “Dark Side” of armor
And yes, a simple light box and iPhone are game changers for model photos. Although I pray that you’ll still be doing your airport photos with your aircraft builds. Those are always a treat to see.

First off, man, you make it look so easy Carlos! That SuperSherm looks great already! The paintwork looks sensational. Thanks for that storage tip for the M41, I will definitely look into that. My photographer buddy has offered to help me with a light-box and that would be a big help too. You are so kind regarding my airport pics; my humble thanks Carlos.

[Stikpusher]

Mark and Gary, thanks for your kind words. This one is finishing up fairly rapidly now.

Today I airbrushed on a more thinned and translucent coat of the same color over the dark areas to reduce the contrast…





Now the contrast is far more subtle…

[jeaton01]

Looks great, Carlos, lots of depth there.

[Medicman71]

Very nice!

[Stikpusher]

Thanks John & Mike… I see lots of brush painting ahead in the next bench sessions…

[Floki]

The paint work is looking good!

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Clint. I’m very happy with how the paint has turned out so far.

Today was a paint session on the stowage items base colors. Almost four hours using most of my enamel Olive Drabs, Olive Greens, Khakis, and most everything in between to paint the items. The beautiful thing about using enamels over acrylics is that any enamel mess ups onto the base acrylic IDF Sand are easily cleaned up with paint thinner.



Tomorrow I need to work on the road wheel tires and the exhausts.

[Gary Brantley]

Man, those tarps look fantastic Carlos! Very realistic work there sir. On my only two tank models thus far, I painted the road wheel tire parts with a circle template after the finish color and then added them to the hull. But, I know many (most?) armor guys don't do it that way...or, do they? What's your technique for painting those Carlos?

[Stikpusher]

Thanks Gary. I’m not one for using templates on road wheels, although it does sound tempting. In this case, since the wheels do turn on their axles, I hold a brush in one spot, then turn the wheels to get the paint on. Just like with this stowage, I’ll be using enamel for the tires, so that any mess ups can be easily cleaned off of the acrylic base color.