Old Collingwood

Mutch better.

OC.

Nothing wrong with that lou   - looks spot on from my direction   dont care what you think you are doing  a great job  (trust me).

OC.

9 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

At the time it was built early one, it was the best.  Sadly, it was also the only one at the time they ship overseas easily.   We and the Brits had the docks and equipment that could load and off-load bigger tanks but no place else did.  The LCT's couldn't handle anything bigger.  

 

Ah.. well, yes.  We do discuss the histories, etc. also do it on the ship model logs. 

Yep we like our chatter  us lot do.

OC.

That looks  really nice   so much detail at this scale.

OC.

31 minutes ago, ASAT said:

Wow.... 40 posts and nuthin’ is even glued yet? I think you boys are waxing a bit sentimental over this ol’ Sherman......😀😇

Getting all the essential  nibbles in first  - Mark is leading with his cupboard on wheels  with popcorn,   I'm making some  hot dogs  but  the hob is on low  - dont want the dogs getting to warm before the rest turn up.

OC.

Looking good  I think we all have to do this as the kit  parts are just so bad.

OC.

It looks really good that way,  I used to collect Dinky and Corgi  Armour  tanks and stuff  when I was kid.

OC.

Bit more progress  -  the other exhaust was built and painted  then glued in place, then I glued down the top cover.

OC.

Just now, Edwardkenway said:

Just putting the exhaust on makes unmistakable as a Spit!

Thanks mate.

OC.

2 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Thank you all for the comments and the likes!  

Happy Easter everyone!

 

Finished the belfry and installed it:

Currently working on the rest of the railings.

looking great phil,   all the best to you and yours mate.

OC.

Thats a great move with the cabin windows/frameworks   they will look super  scratch built.

OC.

10 minutes ago, BLACK VIKING said:

Lovely work OC love the exhaust. 

Martyn

Thank you Martyn,   very kind of you to say.

OC.

Just like Edward said  - Amazing work  beautiful.

OC.

10 hours ago, lmagna said:

One thing to remember OC. The Sherman was primarily an infantry support tank and as such performed quite well. Even the Russians seemed to like it even though they has access to their very capable T-34. The Shermans also did quite well against the earlier German tanks from much the same design period like the Panzer IV. Later, after Normandy when faced with the Tiger and Panther not so well, at least not when confronted 1:1.

 

It was considered a good tank over all which is why it was still modified and used by many countries until well after WWII and all of the way through the Korean war by the US. They were still in use by some countries as late as 1980.

Thanks Lou,   I remember seeing the difference in films like Kelly's Heroes  when the Sherman tried to take on a Tiger.

OC.

5 minutes ago, jwvolz said:

Those are nicer than the ones in the Hasegawa kit, which are solid, and they'd be a real pain to hollow out evenly. I'd have to go resin to get that look. 

Yep  its a good move by Eduard to make them hollowed out  -  I can imagine the effort to try to hollow them out by hand  (enter cross eyed emoji)

OC.

Good day everyone  hope all are well,     I decided to do a bit more this afternoon  as the weather was pants  with light rain  so no sitting in the back patio,  so  I decided to work on one of the exhaust manifolds  - this is built up using four sections,   after assembly  I painted the insides of the exhausts flat black  then I made up a bronzy type colour by mixing flat black/flat alum  and red ocre,   then after drying  with my friend  "Harold hairdryer"  I glued it in place iniside the forward bulkhead, then I dry fitted the engine comp cover.

OC.

Excellent work Joe  - really paying off  all that detail work.

OC.

12 minutes ago, Fright said:

OC - thank you for following along and your comments. Tomorrow I hope to add the headlights and side Koach lights to their position. I might be able to mount the rear rumble seat to the back portion of the body. Till then, Cheers!

 

I took a look at your Revell Black Pearl and she is an absolute beauty!!! I hope others will check out your build 😉

 

 

 

Thank you so much for your kind comments about the Pearl.

OC.

Very nice work  those details really stand out great work on the paint job also.

OC.

Sorry I'm late to this Ken - looks like an interesting build  give me five while I pinch some of Marks popcorn.

OC.

I must do a bit more later today,  I decided to have a lazy day infront of the box  watching some chill out tv shows last night,    I will have a general check  over the bits I last fitted  than will probably work on the exhaust systems, these even have hollowed out pipes  so they will be blacked inside then after fitting I will paint the outsides in a rusty bronze colour I will make up from mixing flat alum  and some red ocre  (same as I did on the Mossie  exhausts)   then I will be able to glue down the engine cover I made up the other day.

OC.

That looks really nice  - so much detail.

OC.

7 minutes ago, mfrazier said:

Thanks OC .,

  It looks like you taperd the front of your beakhead also. This helps me a lot. I have a much better idea of what to do. I think I  should break the paint line at the water line. Thanks again.

 

Mark Frazier 

No problem at all my friend glad to help.

OC.

1 minute ago, Jack12477 said:

Nope!  

Someone should gift you one  (if the had a spare)

OC.

Just now, Jack12477 said:

Unfortunately I don't have a tiger in my stash. 

Panther?

OC.