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 Subject:  [Chapter] Chapter 24 - Stow itList thread.  
  
 Date:  Sep 10, 2005
 From:  James Wechsler 
Chapter 24 - Stow it

I love stowage! Along with the tank crew, I feel stowage really adds life to a model. It gives a tank a sense of action and use. Coupled with even a simple base, stowage and figures can give a real feeling of the setting and environment the vehicle is in.

Unfortunately, the photos of the desert Shermans don’t really show a lot of stowage. Usually just a few packs and maybe a trap. Oh well, I guess I’ll work with what I’ve got.

I had five personal packs from a previous project (I believe these were from Accurate Armour) and a trap from who knows where.

I added additional rope to the tarp and straps (using lead foil) to the packs so I could hang them on the side rails. Major tip: don’t ever just glue stowage to the side of the vehicle. Always add some kind of straps.

I painted the packs and tarp in Testor’s Model Master Faded Olive Drab. I chose this color because I knew that I wanted to cover these in dust so I didn’t want to start with too dark a color. I dry brushed them with light tan and I then gave them a wash in Raw Umber (if you haven’t figured this out yet, I did the wash on the tank, the tracks, the stowage, and the figures all at the same time). Finally, I gave them a heavy coating of the Mig Pigment ‘Gulf War Sand’ and used my thumb to rub in the powder and also rub it off of the high spots.

In addition to the packs and tarp the Legend set includes a couple of oil cans for the front rack and a Jerry can for the rear rack. I decided to try a salt finish on these. I’ve experimented with salt finishes on test turrets and been pleased with the results. I first painted these parts with Testor’s Model Master Gunmetal. Then I used some Popcorn salt (it has smaller gains than the regular salt) with a touch of water in the areas I wanted to have chipped paint. Once this was dry, painted the parts in Tamiya Buff. When it was all dry, I broke off the salt to achieve the chipped paint look. I was pleased with the results but in the future I’ll use a burnt umber paint for the base coat since the metallic gunmetal was too easy to wear off and I had to do a bunch of touching up. I gave the parts a wash in Raw Umber to finish off the effect.

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Thread Listing 
  [BLOG] Sherman III Early in North Africa - James Wechsler - Aug 13, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - James Wechsler - Aug 13, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - M Wawrow - Aug 14, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Martin Dogger - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Jim Wechsler - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Billy Bishop - Aug 17, 2005
. . . Re: References and markings - Paul A. Owen - Aug 14, 2005
. . . . . . Re: References and markings - Jim Wechsler - Aug 14, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Paul A. Owen - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Martin Dogger - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Kurt Laughlin - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Paul Roberts - Oct 19, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 2 - Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 15, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 16, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - Andrew Herbert - Aug 17, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - Jim Wechsler - Aug 17, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 4 - The Front Fenders - James Wechsler - Aug 18, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 5 - The Sand Skirts - James Wechsler - Aug 19, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 6 - Painting the Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 20, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 7 - Weathering the Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 20, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 8 - Those Pesky Front Fenders – Part Deux - James Wechsler - Aug 22, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 9 - The Suspension - James Wechsler - Aug 23, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Front Hull Details - James Wechsler - Aug 26, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Rear Hull Details - James Wechsler - Aug 26, 2005
. . . . . . a couple of suggestions..... - Chris SMith jr - Aug 29, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: a couple of suggestions..... - Jim Wechsler - Sep 1, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: a couple of suggestions..... - Chris SMith jr - Sep 1, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 12 - The Pioneer Tools - James Wechsler - Aug 28, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 13 - The Turret - James Wechsler - Aug 29, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 14 - Painting - Part 1 - James Wechsler - Aug 30, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 15 - Painting - Part 2 - James Wechsler - Aug 30, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 16 - Painting - Part 3 - James Wechsler - Sep 1, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 17 - Painting - Part 4 - James Wechsler - Sep 2, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Dry Brushing - James Wechsler - Sep 3, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Dry Brushing - Aaron Cole - Sep 3, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: Dry Transfers - Paul A. Owen - Sep 4, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Dry Transfers - Aaron Cole - Sep 4, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 19 - Dry Transfers - James Wechsler - Sep 3, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 20 - Detail Painting - James Wechsler - Sep 5, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 21 - Weathering - James Wechsler - Sep 7, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 22 - Just the Tracks Maam - James Wechsler - Sep 8, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 23 - Please Maam, Just the Tracks - James Wechsler - Sep 9, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 24 - Stow it - James Wechsler - Sep 10, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 25 - The Crew - James Wechsler - Sep 10, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - James Wechsler - Sep 11, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Andrew Herbert - Sep 12, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Paul A. Owen - Sep 12, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Andrew Herbert - Sep 13, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Jim Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Jim Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 27 - Well, isnt that special - James Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 28 - The Base - Part 1 - James Wechsler - Sep 19, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 29 -The Base - Part 2 - James Wechsler - Sep 21, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 30 - Final Assembly - James Wechsler - Sep 23, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 30 - Final Assembly - henryk gorkiewicz - Sep 24, 2005
. . . . . . Awesome! - R.C. Hill - Sep 24, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 31 - Perspective - James Wechsler - Sep 25, 2005
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