fam43 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 There is a lull in building the TA-152-C and I got a bad cut from the bread slicing machine. So I use the oppertunity to post another Tank vignette. As usual all started with a pic in Wheels & Tracks. I don't know the exact place nor the date of the pic. It shows an early Sherman M-4 75 mm which got more than it needed. Again I don't know what happened to it so I decided it was hit in the right side by tankfire. By the clothes of the GI you see it must be cold. So an Europen battlefield is most likely. The kit: There is no burnt rubbertrack on the market so I decided it wears steel tracks. Kitbashing again. The upper hull is MD the lower hull Tamiya and th turret is an old Nichimo part. The running gear is a mix of italeri, Tamiya and Nichimo - just what I found in my trash box. I once made some resin parts which doubled for the gear. A P-47 of my youth days delivered some engine parts. And last but not least many wires and thin metal sheet from mustard and ketchup tubes. Time for some color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 That rocks Michael! J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 That rocks Michael! J I'll second that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Very cool, and if you ever want to go back and replace the tracks with burnt out tracks, Panda does a set of skeleton tracks that would fit the bill http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/panda/panda_skeleton.html cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) I'm sure it was a fun build, and it's pretty cool too! Edited April 4, 2011 by Tomek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Thanks boys but I'm not fished yet. By the way I did this vignette in 2007. Will leave it as it is but for future projects the link to burnt tracks is worth all its money. Thanks! Now I still have some pics. The base: For the base plate I use an old wooden chopping board on which hundreds of sandwitches were cut before. When my wife buys new ones i get the worne out boards. I love this boards and with some friends I compete in doing tank-vignettes exclusively on this small boards. The ground was build up from fine sand stolen from the strands of the isle Amrum in the North-Sea mixed with PVAC-glue and wallpaint. The GI: He is of italeri origin. I fed him with the help of some modelling clay till he got a little more cockered up. The last pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I like it! I've wanted to depict some destroyed/abandoned AFV's for a while now; I like your display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jockdeboer Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 That looks great! I have been wanting to get a Sherman kit. Who make the best one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) Hi jockdeboer, I do not know exactly what's the best kit because I use what I find in my spares box. But I think Dragon or Attack have some very nice kits. Edited April 13, 2011 by fam43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 That looks great! Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automaton Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 From the tire ashes, to the blackening from the fire, to the corrosion, it's all very convincing. Great build, Michael. Regards; Automaton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Excellent job !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Beautiful job! Thanks for posting. Best Regards, D.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hey man,did you use paint or dry pigment to get the rust effect? J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Hi J, I used watercolors and deluted artist acrylics for the rust. Edited April 18, 2011 by fam43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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