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Modeller Build Logs
Formations Sherman V DV (M4A4 Direct Vision) |
| By James Wechsler | | Started: | May 21, 2007 | | Updated: | Jul 14, 2007 |
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This blog could easily be subtitled ‘the easy way to do well at model contests’. Having just wrapped up a blog using the Tasca Firefly, I couldn’t believe there was anyway to make an even better Sherman. Then I remembered the Formations has now expanded their line to allow a complete ‘Formations’ Sherman minus only a couple of small parts.
So for this blog I’ll be building a Sherman V with direct vision ports as used by the British in the Burma campaign.
The Formations set that I’ll use are:
F067 Direct Vision M4A4 Hull
F080 Early VVSS Suspension
F018 Sherman Pioneer Tools
F050 Sherman Headlights
F003 Early M4 Dry Stowage Turret
F016 M34A1 Mantlet and M3 75mm Gun
In addition, I’ll be using tracks, sprockets and left over photoetch light guards from the Tasca Firefly.
I’ll also include in this blog a few chapters on ground work and a special ‘Burmese transportation vehicle’ for the base.
Up next: The Hull – major assembly
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| Washes and Streaking | Jul 1, 2007 |
I like to incorporate my washes into an overall filter. I’ve found that for a first filter, Raw Umber oil paints really do the trick. Since I’d done a lot of fading during the paint stages, the wash helps to blend in the colors and actually accentuates the fading a little bit.
To this I added some general streaking, again using oil paints. I accomplished this by placing a dot or small line at the top of the vertical or sloped surfaces. Then I dragged a brush dipped in turpenoid down the surface and the result is a nice streak.
I made streaks with Raw Umber, Yellow Ocre, White, and Tan oil paints to get some variety to the coloring. I also used the same colors on the horizontal surfaces but this time I mixes the dots by swirling the brush on the area being weathered. The effect is small but it does give a bit of variety to colors on the horizontal surfaces.
Up next: Stowage |
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