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Modeller Build Logs
El Alamein Sherman III DV with full interior |
| By Hans Haase | | Started: | Oct 2, 2005 | | Updated: | Mar 23, 2006 |
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I had been planning a Sherman III for quite a while, and buying bits and pieces over time for the build. Most of my inspiration came from a photo on British Pathe of a tank named Bacchus, with an unusually placed and unusually large name on the rear plate.
When I saw James Wechsler do his excellent Sherman III over the past few weeks, I was pushed over the edge to do my own. Thankfully, Chesapeake Models Designs made an appearance at the recent AMPS East with the hull I was looking for.
I have a feeling this will be a long and arduous process, just from the sheer count of resin sets I need to coordinate, but I really can't wait to get into it.
-Hans Haase
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| Chapter 16 - Base Camouflage Coats | Dec 27, 2005 |
And here is the finished base coats of camo on the hull. I know I'm jumping around a bit, I'm still getting used to keeping a log of the build.
The green color is Gunze 'Dark Green', which matches up almost perfectly to the color chips in Mike Starmers books. As mentioned in an earlier chapter, the sand color is ModelMaster 'Sand'.
The hull itself was painted according to the markings I put on it earlier. Initially the green was sprayed on with an airbrush, as carefully as possible around the outer edges to prevent blending the colors too much. I then went back with a brush to sharpen up the edges as best I can. Some areas, especially around the transmission cover, were a bit difficult to get as nicely as I wanted. The Gunze paint is actually a semi-gloss intended for aircraft, but that problem will be fixed in the weathering process.
Not seen on these angles, and probably to be completely lost in weathering, is the white underside for the transmission cover and gun barrel. But trust me, it's there. You can also see that the bogie units have been attached at this point.
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