1/35 Tamiya M4 Sherman 105 (W) "Finished"

[Wardukw]

Lovely stuff mate 👍

[Gondor]

I'm always impressed by people who can take what is basically an overall single colour scheme and make it come alive   

The thing that gets me with dedicated armour builders is how on earth do they paint things like the handels on the tools afterwards 

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

Lookin' good !

[Wardukw]

I'm always impressed by people who can take what is basically an overall single colour scheme and make it come alive   

The thing that gets me with dedicated armour builders is how on earth do they paint things like the handels on the tools afterwards 

Gondor

Very carefully Al 
Sometimes swearing is involved 

[Old Wombat]

Or you do what I do: Paint them separately & add them on later.

This comes with its own risks but I know how to avoid most of them & fix those I can't.

[Gondor]

I'm always impressed by people who can take what is basically an overall single colour scheme and make it come alive   

The thing that gets me with dedicated armour builders is how on earth do they paint things like the handels on the tools afterwards 

Gondor

Very carefully Al 
Sometimes swearing is involved 

Only sometimes? 

Gondor

[Wardukw]

I'm always impressed by people who can take what is basically an overall single colour scheme and make it come alive   

The thing that gets me with dedicated armour builders is how on earth do they paint things like the handels on the tools afterwards 

Gondor

Very carefully Al 
Sometimes swearing is involved 

Only sometimes? 

Gondor

Yeah only sometimes 
Sometimes things go very well ..not often but hey ..enjoy the little things 😄

[Jakko]

The thing that gets me with dedicated armour builders is how on earth do they paint things like the handels on the tools afterwards 

That's because most don't know that, especially on American vehicles, the tools were usually the same colour as the vehicle. From the factory, they were usually in plain wood and either painted or rust-proofed metal, and then simply dip-painted in a big vat to make them olive drab all over. Most modellers, though, go to a lot of trouble to make them look like wood and bare metal

Not sure about German tools, but I do know that when German tanks were camouflage-painted in the field, the crews usually didn't bother to remove the tools (and, in fact, removing them would have made the camouflage less effective).

[zenrat]

The thing that gets me with dedicated armour builders is how on earth do they paint things like the handels on the tools afterwards 

That's because most don't know that, especially on American vehicles, the tools were usually the same colour as the vehicle. From the factory, they were usually in plain wood and either painted or rust-proofed metal, and then simply dip-painted in a big vat to make them olive drab all over. Most modellers, though, go to a lot of trouble to make them look like wood and bare metal

Not sure about German tools, but I do know that when German tanks were camouflage-painted in the field, the crews usually didn't bother to remove the tools (and, in fact, removing them would have made the camouflage less effective).

I know all that.  But i quite enjoy painting the tools.

[PR19_Kit]

On the Berlin Brigade tanks they painted the tools to match the colour patch over which they lay! 

THAT'S dedication for you!

[Rick Lowe]

On the Berlin Brigade tanks they painted the tools to match the colour patch over which they lay! 

THAT'S dedication for you!

Or your typical Squaddie thinking... "Less work if we leave them there and 'splain it to the Sarge as 'Keeping to the camouflage scheme'..." 

[Jakko]

I know all that.

Most modellers don't seem to know it, though

i quite enjoy painting the tools.

Heh, discovering that American tools were usually OD was a great thing for me, as it meant I didn't need to bother carefully painting them as wood and metal anymore, and so could avoid the risk of getting any of that paint on the rest of the model Of course, I then started doing this to them:


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[Rick Lowe]

Oh, nice effect. 

Yeah, we modellers find a simple way to do something and then have to complicate it to make more work for ourselves... or as a 'look how clever I am!' thing. And yes, I'm often guilty of that...

[Jakko]

Thanks And yes, I do recognise that in myself too ...

[zenrat]

As someone with experience in using the sort of tools we are talking about i'd rather not have the handles badly painted.  last thing you need when swinging an axe at vampires trees or digging a grave trench is paint flaking off under your grip.