Tamiya 1:35 M4A3 Sherman

[Nige201980]

Love it simple as that

[Coen]

Dude, you should figure out how to make your accidents happen all the time.
I wish mine were so productive.
Next time I spill paint all over my nice new floor I'll be thinking of you.

[Lee]

That looks awesome Radzy

[Paul]

Coming along nicely mate

[Radzy]

Update #8

First of all - thanks guys for support! These simple encouraging words of yours kept me continuing this heroic fight despite some bad things happening to this build.

I said kept, because I finally can consider the model done.

This is how it looks now at the very end of the struggle:





Please leave any constructive feedback to the build as there's always a room for improvements
and sorry for bad pics quality, but my photo booth and ligths are far from decent

[Tiger131]

cant see any problems bud looks superb like the mud effect and the stowage looks natural

[Radzy]

Update #8.5

Thanks Tiger for good words!

I told I would post info about stuff I used in creation of this model. So to keep the promises filled - this is the list of all chemicals I used in process weathering:



In order of appearance (on the model):
1) pin wash with Vallejo Umber Shadow 73203;
2) 1st dot filter with various paints (without buff colour);
3) satin varnish followed by second layer of dot filter - this time with excessive usage of buff colour - just to create nice, yet subtle, dusty streak looking layer;
4) matt varnish and then streaks with AK024 & AK069 + plus some oil / wet effects;
5) final, very thick layer of matt varnish and then weathered tracks with vallejo and mig rust washes and then just various muds as seen on the picture.

I used so many varnish layers to protect parts of work I considered as well done, especially that in the later stages I used mostly oil / enamel based products. And it really paid back - when I messed the first attempt to apply muds -> I cleaned it up to the last varnish layer and started over again

Hope this is of any help for somebody

Regards,
Radek

[Hanger2]

I've made this, it's a super kit and you have made a splendid job of it.