Sherman Crab
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2 31 July 2018, 21:18
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The Sherman has won silver in Scaleworld, category "naked kit".
9 September 2018, 21:08
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Now it is primered in Humbrol Tank Grey to prepare for the hairspray technique.
20 September 2018, 16:01
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After the hairspray I painted the Crab in Tamiya Olive Drab and black for the flail cylinder.
14 October 2018, 22:24
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Now the shadows and highlights are done, with stress on the light tones to show off chipping later on.
15 October 2018, 20:35
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Insignia for a generic tank have been sprayed on, so you won't find this tank on any reference pictures.
17 October 2018, 21:43
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A good start gets you underway, Holger. If I compare to builds of other brands, I see the differences. I just did some chipping on the hull.
19 October 2018, 23:14
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Thanks, Holger. I just constructed a nice CMK figure to go in the turret. The original one wasn't so smooth.
21 October 2018, 22:13
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The mantlet dust cover is sprayed Flat Earth. I tweaked the insignia a bit.
3 November 2018, 22:23
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I made a base that will be shaped like a cobblestone road that is partly submerged with Vallejo Still Water.
2 December 2018, 20:27
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My brand new phelsuma witnesses the creation of a bomb crater in my cobblestone road. Plaster is applied thinly on the surface.
4 December 2018, 22:19
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I have to continue this if I want to have something to show at BSMC. Therefore I have started painting and drybrushing.
15 May 2019, 21:17
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I now started to weather the tank. I used The Filter for green tanks and the AK wash for NATO 3-tone. I also printed some leaflets to scatter on the road.
23 May 2019, 21:27
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The base for the diorama is now worked out and the tracks and spare chains are fixed to the tank. Without the rotor it looks a bit like the mantis I bought last weekend.
28 May 2019, 22:33
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I finished the Crab on friday. A few hours later it entered the contest at BSMC, but today it proved unlucky. Next time better, that will probably be at KMK. I adorned the wooden base with pictures of the Overloon War Museum example. I also put a dusty spray over the front of the tank, which I would find normal for the amount of soil it throws up. It probably cost me some points compared to all those colorful camos on the table, so be it.
2 June 2019, 20:33
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Looks stunning Steven! I admire your patience, it really shows in the finished model.
2 June 2019, 20:57
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Thanks, everybody! Now I can make some space for the other running projects.
3 June 2019, 18:20
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Great job! One of my favorite themes - Hobart funnies and all similiar Specialty Combat Vehicles.
1 May 2020, 12:13
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Thanks, Brian. Maybe I will do some more, but some very small scale. USA Landing Vehicle Set (AFV Club SE73516, 1:350)
1 May 2020, 15:07
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Die is er bij gezet omdat het over beestjes met veel poten ging... Bedankt!
1 May 2020, 18:32