M4A3 (76) W Sherman (WIP)

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November 25, 2023
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November 25, 2023
Turret glued and texture given over with Mr Surfacer 1500 stippled with an old brush
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November 25, 2023
First parts glued, moving forward with option #1
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November 25, 2023
Fit is exceptionally good!
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November 25, 2023
Fit is exceptionally good!
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December 9, 2023
First layer of color, Gunze H303 over AK Grey Primer AK758
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December 10, 2023
Tamiya Olive Drab (XF-62) over AK Heavy Chipping and the scrubbed with a hard paintbrush soaked in water
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December 10, 2023
Detail of the surface after a hard scrub
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December 10, 2023
Gunze GX 100 varnish applied and ready for the final Olive Drab color (Gunze H52).
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December 15, 2023
Preparing a Miniart house to serve as background, I do not like vacuform
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December 15, 2023
Maybe the house is too tall for the tank?
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December 15, 2023
Gunze H52 Olive Drab applied over AK Heavy Chipping and scrubbed with water
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December 15, 2023
Result so far
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December 15, 2023
Result so far
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December 16, 2023
Painting and assembling wheels
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December 19, 2023
Testing the layout
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December 30, 2023
Tracks painted with Tamiya XF-63 German Grey and exposed part painted with Ammo Gun Metal (A.MIG-045); interior scrubbed with 8B pencil
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January 2, 2024
Closing, applying decals, etc
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January 2, 2024
Starting to prepare the stowage; painting wood, the board for the front stowage was made from styrene sheet, scratched with a resin saw
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January 4, 2024
Trying the stowage; is the steel drum too much???
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January 5, 2024
Test fitting stowage
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January 5, 2024
Bits and bobs
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January 5, 2024
Front rack painted and glued in place, Tamiya X-22 gloss varnish applied all over in preparations for the pin wash
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January 8, 2024
Some weathering applied; still deciding what to do next, but I do not want to add much more and some cleanup to be done (example, in the rubber part of the wheels)
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January 8, 2024
Some weathering applied; still deciding what to do next, but I do not want to add much more and some cleanup to be done (example, in the rubber part of the wheels)
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January 8, 2024
Figures arrived
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January 14, 2024
Change in stowage and some dark enamels from Tamiya and Ammo applied, including Starship Bay Sludge (A.MIG 3532)
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January 14, 2024
Change in stowage and some dark enamels from Tamiya and Ammo applied, including Starship Bay Sludge (A.MIG 3532)
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January 14, 2024
Change in stowage and some dark enamels from Tamiya and Ammo applied, including Starship Bay Sludge (A.MIG 3532)
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January 14, 2024
Change in stowage and some dark enamels from Tamiya and Ammo applied, including Starship Bay Sludge (A.MIG 3532)
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January 14, 2024
Change in stowage and some dark enamels from Tamiya and Ammo applied, including Starship Bay Sludge (A.MIG 3532)
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January 18, 2024
First color airbrushed with Gunze Tan (H27)
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January 18, 2024
Mud airbrushed a little bit on rear and bottom
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January 20, 2024
Interior painted Gunze Flat White (H11) and edges stippled with AK liquid mask
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January 20, 2024
Interior painted with Gunze Middle Stone (H71) and Tamiya Medium Blue (XF-18)
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January 20, 2024
Tank varnished with Vallejo Matt Varnish (62.062)
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February 9, 2024
Masking liquid removed and preparing the first floor remnants with some wood
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February 11, 2024
Preparing the base
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February 11, 2024
Some shadows on the building with Tamiya X-19 Smoke
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February 11, 2024
Some shadows on the building, with Tamiya X-19 Smoke and a brown wash of Ammo (A.MIG-1000) applied on the wood
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February 13, 2024
Additional work on the mortar; pigments (Europe Earth A.MIG-3004) applied between the bricks
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February 20, 2024
Added some debris to the first floor and corrected the peeling of the blue paint in the top of the wall; toned down the paintings' marks
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March 8, 2024
Preparing the base with ground texture from AK and some sand; painted with Kursk Soil from Ammo, same color as the tank’s weathering
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March 10, 2024
Tank glued to the base, integrating with the terrain
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March 29, 2024
The excellent Alpine figures are glued in place - they were painted by my friend Paulo Rodrigues
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March 29, 2024
All major elements glued in place, a lot of integrating to do now
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March 29, 2024
All major elements glued in place, a lot of integrating to do now
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April 1, 2024
Door painted with a base of XF-59 followed by dark brown oil paint brushed unevenly over it
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April 3, 2024
Adding dirt and debris
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April 16, 2024
The guys are almost ready to go
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April 16, 2024
Tank is in place
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April 19, 2024
Glass added with pieces of plastic sheet cut and then varnished over with Vallejo matt varnish airbrushed
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April 19, 2024
Protective tape removed and some touch ups made on the edges
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April 20, 2024
Finished!

Comments

76 25 November 2023, 18:58

Doubtingmango
Nice work! Watching

10 December 2023, 20:46

Ricardo Reis
Welcome Doubtingmango

10 December 2023, 21:08

Mr James
Lovely technique, watching with interest. Looking nicely weathered already 🙂

10 December 2023, 22:45

Ricardo Reis
Thank you Mr James, indeed it looks nice; however is still too light, I think Gunze's olive drab is a better color, which will go down next…

11 December 2023, 08:02

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

16 December 2023, 10:16

Ricardo Reis
Welcome Guy

16 December 2023, 13:12

Kim Branders
Watching, nice start Ricardo.

8 January, 21:08

Ricardo Reis
Thanks Kim, welcome

8 January, 22:24

Ben M
👀

14 January, 23:07

Ricardo Reis
Welcome Ben

15 January, 10:48

Evan McCallum
That is looking excellent. I love the dust streaking effects.

18 January, 13:56

Ricardo Reis
Thank you Evan; still considering if I should add an additional layer of a darker color for more recent mud, in much smaller areas...

18 January, 14:59

Jonathon Herring
Very nice. How is your experience with the Zvezda offering? I mean, it looks awesome but is that the kit or your skill (which do you figure is the leader. Your skill is not, NOT, in dispute)😊

18 January, 15:01

Jennifer Franklin
Looking really good, following 👀

18 January, 15:27

Ricardo Reis
Thanks mates; @Jonathon, the kit is really nice; fit is good and engineering is also good; it has no interior, no workable tracks or suspension, but I like the ease of build; I used no extras, not even for the tow cable 🙂

18 January, 15:56

Rui S
Bonito e subtil trabalho de pintura e envelhecimento 👍

27 January, 18:53

Ricardo Reis
Obrigado Rui; está quase no fim 🙂

27 January, 22:07

Dominik Weitzer
nice progress.

9 February, 12:13

Jennifer Franklin
First-floor remanents look great.

9 February, 13:31

Pietro De Angelis
Good job!

9 February, 13:32

Ricardo Reis
Thank you mates; the wood I used is a bit thick, but I hope the subsequent washes and pigments will help that

9 February, 16:01

o_O o_O
The destruction of the house is very cool. I'll take note of the execution technique

13 February, 14:05

Ricardo Reis
Thanks mate, I confess it's turning out better than expected; the Ammo book "How to make buildings" helped a lot

13 February, 22:20

Ricardo Reis
Finished this one, final photos here: M4A3 (76) W Sherman (with base) | Album by RReis (1:35)

20 April, 00:56

Ben M
Oh wow, Ricardo, this came out great!

20 April, 14:22

Guy Rump
Great build and dio 👍

20 April, 15:02

Ricardo Reis
Thank you guys! 🙂

20 April, 21:28

Mr James
Truly excellent figure painting. The M4 is brilliantly painted, weathered and distressed. I love the dusty mud application. The building is superbly done with the picture shadows on the walls and the great colour of the bricks. An all round beautifully made dio showing your excellent skills.

21 April, 10:06

Ricardo Reis
Thank you Mr James, I'm glad you like it 👍

21 April, 19:32

Album info

This is the WIP album; final photos here --> M4A3 (76) W Sherman (with base) | Album by RReis (1:35)

M4A3 (76) W Sherman

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1:35

Completed

1:35 U.S. 76mm M1A2 barrel with muzzle brake (Aber 35L-186)

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