Thanks. More like a moment of very strong words, thoughBrilliant work on the chains. A heart stopping moment when you saw the newspaper on the floor.
TBH, I would’ve added those details two years ago too, had I known of them. But it wasn’t until new pictures of this tank surfaced, that pretty much nobody had ever seen before, that I realised they were even there.Great that you were able to update details. Shows how your modelling has become more precise since this was started.
Definitely. It’s been a while (10 months) but the area now looks like it should againLooking good. Nice to see the photos of the actual tank returned to its place.
ThanksJust had a catch-up Jakko. That is outstanding work. Very well done indeed.
I’m not sure this tank did any flailing in this particular operation. The only evidence I’ve found of any Crab using its flail is in the memoires of one Frank Himsworth, who commanded Crab Red Tod (WD-number unknown) at Westkapelle, who said his tank cleared a path off the beach. On this model, the dust and dirt represents it standing outside in all weather for about two and a half years.I like the amount of dust you've added to the tank Jakko. This would be evident due to the amount of debris and dust kicked up by the rotating chain.
It needs more of that, but I’ll need to study pictures of the tank some more to see where and which shapesThe little dots of darker paint also breaks up the overall green of the base paint...nice touch too.
It’s not just any graffiti These are the markings the tank carried in the landings: CHERRY is the code-name of the assault team the tank belonged to, while 6 is the code-number of the landing craft it was to embark in (which was LCT 650). The 148 over 656 on the bow is probably because the tank was repaired not long before, so I’m guessing its WD census number was painted on the nose because tanks would have been parked side by side close together at the workshop where this happened.Careful with the freehand graffiti as realism and amatuer paint work can be a fine line that can ruin a good finish.
There doesn’t seem to be much rain streaking in evidence in this picture:Looks fine and dusty Jakko. As it is a vehicle that has been stood immobile for quite a few months would there be rain streaking as well?
Thanks, and yes, I think you’re right. The model looked OK without the chains, but with it, it looks much better.Looks great Jakko. Those chains are worth all the effort.
That hadn’t occurred to me yet, but yeah With thanks to Paul:Chain chain chains...now what song was that.
Those chains look wicked
Thanks, both BTW, painting them to look this convincing was very simple: sprayed with matt black primer (car paint from an aerosol can), then drybrushed with gun metal and finally, a wash of earth-coloured paint. That last one was the trickiest to apply, but mostly because it was a fair amount of effort rather than being actually difficult to do.Amazing details
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