discussion papa 695's 1/72 Sherman M4 (two builds )

[papa 695]

Wich product you will use Ian?Clear resin, silicone,vallejo still water...?

Going to try some clear resin Polux

 

[papa 695]

Ok got the lower half sanded to look like coral ( still needs painting )

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And painted the turret ( still needs weathering )

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[yak face]

To my eyes that looks absolutely spot on Ian! The crusty body will look just like its covered in coral and the turret looks just like it would if it had been left exposed to the weather for years , the bright orange rust eventually giving way to a darker colour like this -perfect! top work mate , how did you get the faded rust effect? cheers tony

 

[flyjoe180]

I agree, that is looking very good Ian.

 

[Guest]

Me too Ian, looking very good

 

[Guest]

Very good effect, looks like the real one

 

[Guest]

The sherman looks well worn mate. Nice work. Certainly looks like coral.

 

[papa 695]

To my eyes that looks absolutely spot on Ian! The crusty body will look just like its covered in coral and the turret looks just like it would if it had been left exposed to the weather for years , the bright orange rust eventually giving way to a darker colour like this -perfect! top work mate , how did you get the faded rust effect? cheers tony

Hi Tony to let you know how I did it firstly I have this set of paints View attachment 77501


So firstly I sprayed it all over with the shadow rust then while still wet sprayed dark rust to the sides, but not full covering the fist coat, this way it blends both colours together. Then I let it all dry, then sprayed dark rust again over the area of the first coat of dark rust then also whist its still wet used the medium rust colour to the sides of the raised areas then let that dry then medium rust again not totally coving the last coat whilst wet then light rust at the very edges let it all dry then a coat of light just to top it off This way I find out of the 4 colours you get around 8 different shades of rust

I hope you can understand

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[papa 695]

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Will it pass as coral ?

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[Guest]

I see coral Ian, and very nice must say!!

I'm wishing to see this build finished yet

 

[papa 695]

Got build 2 on the base ( the grass is sea grass )View attachment 77750

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Was just going to put the resin on like that but thought BORING , so going to add a diver. So using one of these left over from another build View attachment 77753

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[papa 695]

Got this into some resin now, It's going to take a week to cure properly but here's some pictures of what it looks like

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So that's it for this build for a week. Oh and I think the diver turned out OK

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[yak face]

Looking amazing Ian , but what are you going to take your sandwiches to work in now?

 

[geegad]

top stuff love the look of the tank before it went in to the resin and now its in it looks even better and the swimmer is quality

 

[flyjoe180]

Looks great Ian, nice work. Action Man had to take a dip to see what was wrong with his tank.

 

[Guest]

That's the cherry on the cake, if you use this expression.

Love this one.

 

[papa 695]

Looking amazing Ian , but what are you going to take your sandwiches to work in now?

Looks like I'm going to have fish and chips for dinner for the next week

 

[papa 695]

top stuff love the look of the tank before it went in to the resin and now its in it looks even better and the swimmer is quality

Thanks John

 

[Guest]

This looks really nice mate. The resin looks great and the diver looks like he is enjoying himself.

 

[Guest]

Simply exquisite...