Beautiful job Shane. Except for the fact it had the older three-piece transmission housing, this one reminds me of the old Nichimo kit first produced in the 1960s. I remember building my first one as a teenager back then. It also contained an electric motor, worm gear and drive which you could build in to make it move across floor. The kit eventually went out of production, but one day in 2002, I came across two of the kits in a shop which bought up old stock from bankrupt hobby shops, while visiting Akihabara (Electric Town) in Tokyo. As rare kits, they cost me $200 each, but neither Tamiya or Dragon were yet putting out a M4A1 (cast hull) version. I borrowed the skirts and three piece transmission housing from a Tamiya M4A to produce an 8th army desert Sherman, which to my chagrin, Dragon released shortly afterward for about $35. The second one is finished in my father’s Canadian tank regimental colours and with a fresh battery, it crawls across my kitchen table every November 11.
First of all your subjects are amazing, your weathering , finishing is top notch , right on!!! Great inspiration, such amazing detail, beautifully presented . Love those Sherman's too!!!!
thanks Don for the kind message my friend! And not to worry there will be plenty more Shermans on the way! Now my exams for college are over my stack of Sherman kits are beckoning ;)
Excellent work Shane! Your amassing quite a nice selection of Sherman's. Love the Tunisia theme with this one! Weathering, washes, markings, and finish, all well done! Cheers.
Thanks for your quick responses on what you use to hold your armor while you paint. I'll be watching a lot more of your videos. Currently watching your videos on 1/35 scale figures. I'm determined to do well on that too.
superb work shane, both on the model and the presentation :) i like how you bring in new and subtle techniques and combine then with the more traditional ones. all of that helped a lot to break up the olive drabness and turn it into a gem :)
thanks Walter don't worry I have intention of stopping with my Shermans ! I've got 15 Sherman in the stash and counting ;) I've got a Sherman Build Playlist one the channel if your interested my friend :)
Well I'm impressed with your weathering techniques. Don't mind me stealing, (oops, I mean 'borrowing') a few of them for my Tarawa Sherman. Very nicely done Shane.
thanks mate, the Tarawa Sherman is a nice kit to work on, might have to go back to mine at some stage and add a few details that are missing though such the deflector and stowage rack
Shane Smyth - scale models it's an ok kit, nothing to write home about. I've got some Marines from Masterbox and some Japanese Marines in a banzai charge. Should be quite the diorama
I've picked up a good few of the re releases just out! Before it was impossible to get a kit bit the m32 b1 has just been re relised woth the sherman 2 direct vision so.still hard to get them in UK but they are avaliable in the UK and Now Germany and on ebay finally so will be able to get one the ARVs! I'm building the 1C firefly just now she's looking great to my eye now i have to get the camo net on turret amd hang hassan tape so this will take All the time and had to pinch tracks out one of my rfm VC kits for it I got the headge row kit on Friday so maybe use the cutter on the firefly?
It seems that Asuka is in the process of doing a new production run of there popular kits. So hopefully in the next few months we should more of kits available again. As for hedge cutters on Firefly, I've never came across any photos of any being mounted on Firefly's. But that is not to say they never did, though my gut tells me it would be unlikely. But if you want a cutter on your Firefly then totally go for it
I did normally put a coat of varnish between layers to prevent them from reacting but I've found that if left filters and washes to each dry for a least 24hrs before adding the next layer and it should be ok
Sherman tanks did not cheap that much if anything the fenders would be the place to chip, American paint was far more resilient than German paint that Said you kept it to a minimum and over all very nice job. Love the yellow on the turret not seen that before
thanks mate, that is very true seems US Olive Drab was very hard wearing paint indeed! I tend to add scratches more as model making exercise to add a little visual interest to the surface of places I feel would benefit from it. However when you study wartime photos you more see the paint being worn to a sheen almost as the dust and grim has been robbed off rather than the paint being scratched. As for the yellow tops, there is a bit of debate online if it was yellow or white? either way US Armored seems to have done away with the practice pretty fast
How did you find this Asuka A1 kit vs other A1 kits you have done. I don’t have a cast hull version yet, and I’d like to build Sherman’s in the timeline order of how they were manufactured. Thanks for another great video.
Hi Ken! So in regards to your question. Are you referring how I tracked down this kit, or knew where to start building the collection to get the full family ? As Sherman development timeline is a bit if mess. But this particular Sherman model would represent the first batch of fighting M4 to reach the field. They are distinct from the later A1s by their suspension which has return roller located directly on top of the bogies. And the direct vision ports for the drive/gunner in the hull which was in the first production batch of small hatch Shermans to enter the fight (M4/A1/A2)
I've tried it to good effect on my Kursk 251 project when I adding filters to my Dark Yellow base worked pretty well, on the Sherman's I tend to use Vallejo shades as I've found a nice OD shade from them, so for tonal differences I tend to use more oils on my Allied subjects
thanks mate, hope to get painting the Jumbo up soon, I bent my airbrush needle by mistake so I need to replace it so it might take a week for a replacement to arrive
so I keep the bogies as separate assemblies only gluing onto the tank just before weathering, also don't glue the wheels so they can spin freely in the bogies so I can hand paint the rubber rims its the best way I've come up with so far
BEUTIFUL work Shane. I just started back into building last month. I was wondering, if you forget a spot of pin wash and it's to dark but it dried can you still thin it?
What does PSI tend to do with the finish as I tend to use a lower psi for a heavily thinned highlighting coat but don't really know the effect of the lower PSI
lower PSI with airbrush lowers the amount of paint being feed through the airbrush, so it can give greater control when working close to your model, or when highlighting it allows you place heavily thinned coats on a model surface without flooding the model. So the lower the PSI lower amount of paint that is sprayed out of the airbrush but also requires a greater amount of thinning, whereas heavily thinned paint on high PSI may cause the paint to pool on the model surface
thanks! I tend to agree with you in the sense that a lot of modelers tend to over weather their AFVs in terms of rust and scratches ect. Though Sherman's expectancy was quite a bit longer then half a day, with most of them mechanically surviving campaigns if not hit by the enemy. So it would accumulate a lot of what I tend to see as "surface weathering" such as dust and other elemental wearing. Though Olive Drab is a very hard wearing paint so rust and bear metal on Sherman should nearly none existent instead in rare circumstances. But I put it down to the artistic side of a modeler on how far they really want to go with weathering in the end
Beautiful job Shane. Except for the fact it had the older three-piece transmission housing, this one reminds me of the old Nichimo kit first produced in the 1960s. I remember building my first one as a teenager back then. It also contained an electric motor, worm gear and drive which you could build in to make it move across floor. The kit eventually went out of production, but one day in 2002, I came across two of the kits in a shop which bought up old stock from bankrupt hobby shops, while visiting Akihabara (Electric Town) in Tokyo. As rare kits, they cost me $200 each, but neither Tamiya or Dragon were yet putting out a M4A1 (cast hull) version. I borrowed the skirts and three piece transmission housing from a Tamiya M4A to produce an 8th army desert Sherman, which to my chagrin, Dragon released shortly afterward for about $35. The second one is finished in my father’s Canadian tank regimental colours and with a fresh battery, it crawls across my kitchen table every November 11.
very cool find and tradition to hold!
One of your best, Shane.
Thanks mate it was one of my favourite Shermans so far
First of all your subjects are amazing, your weathering , finishing is top notch , right on!!!
Great inspiration, such amazing detail, beautifully presented .
Love those Sherman's too!!!!
thanks Don for the kind message my friend! And not to worry there will be plenty more Shermans on the way! Now my exams for college are over my stack of Sherman kits are beckoning ;)
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Excellent cant wait, inspirational, I have a ton as well , good deal!!😊👍👍
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
@scottmccloud9029 thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great work, Shane. I love attention to detail and your actions are, then explained with sound reasoning. Thank you.
thanks mate! glad you enjoy it! this one of my favorite M4's in the collection
Thanks for the detailed explanation and demonstration of the use of oil paints!
thanks mate, oils are well worth experimenting with
Superb oil weathering method my friend!
Scale Modelling Dasboat thanks mate, really enjoyed working on this one! 😁
Brilliant. Useful masterclass on using oils.
thanks mate, really glad you liked it though I am a far way off masterclass lol
Excellent work Shane! Your amassing quite a nice selection of Sherman's. Love the Tunisia theme with this one! Weathering, washes, markings, and finish, all well done! Cheers.
thanks mate ! Its Sherman no5 finished out of 15 lol and the Sherman train has no intention of stopping ;)
Excellent build..
cheers!
one word mate EXCELLENT!!!!!
Ozzy o thanks my friend!
Thanks for your quick responses on what you use to hold your armor while you paint. I'll be watching a lot more of your videos. Currently watching your videos on 1/35 scale figures. I'm determined to do well on that too.
thanks JP !
Superb weathering video Shane. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
thank you William I am glad you enjoyed it my friend :)
superb work shane, both on the model and the presentation :) i like how you bring in new and subtle techniques and combine then with the more traditional ones. all of that helped a lot to break up the olive drabness and turn it into a gem :)
thanks Michi ! really wanted to try a few new techniques in this build and was glad I did in the end
Great looking sherman so far,please keep on bilding sherman tanks😊
thanks Walter don't worry I have intention of stopping with my Shermans ! I've got 15 Sherman in the stash and counting ;)
I've got a Sherman Build Playlist one the channel if your interested my friend :)
A piece of paper (post it note) placed under the shovel when painting will help protect the hull paint.
thanks for the advice
excellent work
thanks ! :)
Well I'm impressed with your weathering techniques. Don't mind me stealing, (oops, I mean 'borrowing') a few of them for my Tarawa Sherman. Very nicely done Shane.
thanks mate, the Tarawa Sherman is a nice kit to work on, might have to go back to mine at some stage and add a few details that are missing though such the deflector and stowage rack
Shane Smyth - scale models it's an ok kit, nothing to write home about. I've got some Marines from Masterbox and some Japanese Marines in a banzai charge.
Should be quite the diorama
Bloody hell Shane your work just amazes me every time keep it up old bean 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🐑😀
thanks Neil !
very good work, I love the exterior finish, I will follow you to see your next videos. Regards my friend
thanks mate, hope to get working on next episode of my Halftrack project up soon
More amazing work
thanks mate!
Superb work as always shane nkw i want to build a sherman
Doruk DD cheers mate! You should join the Sherman club they are nice kits to work on
Nice model.
All the time I'm wait for Fury in your accomplish :)
you may not have to wait much longer ;)
I don't have longer, my Fury is almost over but I'd like see this model in you accomplish.
I hope to start mine soon
I await with impatiently :)
this is sickkkkk!
General Cody HD thanks Cody! Love your videos too mate!
Great job Shane. You know that awesome kits screaming for a diorama Just say-n. ;-)
haha I would have to agree ;) been eyeing Dioparks cactus set thats all I am saying ;)
Shane Smyth - scale models
Bought 4 boxes of them there AMAZING definitely look forward to your build for that my friend.
ya I am looking forward to trying a few sets of them should make for a very striking display!
I've picked up a good few of the re releases just out! Before it was impossible to get a kit bit the m32 b1 has just been re relised woth the sherman 2 direct vision so.still hard to get them in UK but they are avaliable in the UK and Now Germany and on ebay finally so will be able to get one the ARVs! I'm building the 1C firefly just now she's looking great to my eye now i have to get the camo net on turret amd hang hassan tape so this will take All the time and had to pinch tracks out one of my rfm VC kits for it I got the headge row kit on Friday so maybe use the cutter on the firefly?
It seems that Asuka is in the process of doing a new production run of there popular kits. So hopefully in the next few months we should more of kits available again. As for hedge cutters on Firefly, I've never came across any photos of any being mounted on Firefly's. But that is not to say they never did, though my gut tells me it would be unlikely. But if you want a cutter on your Firefly then totally go for it
Looks good. Not understanding the yellow top on the turret though.
It's for aerial recognition it was only used very early on in the war
Great video. Do you seal the model between the filters, tinting and pin washes? Also about how long do you let it dry between steps? Thx for any help.
I did normally put a coat of varnish between layers to prevent them from reacting but I've found that if left filters and washes to each dry for a least 24hrs before adding the next layer and it should be ok
Sherman tanks did not cheap that much if anything the fenders would be the place to chip, American paint was far more resilient than German paint
that Said you kept it to a minimum and over all very nice job. Love the yellow on the turret not seen that before
thanks mate, that is very true seems US Olive Drab was very hard wearing paint indeed! I tend to add scratches more as model making exercise to add a little visual interest to the surface of places I feel would benefit from it. However when you study wartime photos you more see the paint being worn to a sheen almost as the dust and grim has been robbed off rather than the paint being scratched.
As for the yellow tops, there is a bit of debate online if it was yellow or white? either way US Armored seems to have done away with the practice pretty fast
How did you find this Asuka A1 kit vs other A1 kits you have done. I don’t have a cast hull version yet, and I’d like to build Sherman’s in the timeline order of how they were manufactured.
Thanks for another great video.
Hi Ken! So in regards to your question. Are you referring how I tracked down this kit, or knew where to start building the collection to get the full family ? As Sherman development timeline is a bit if mess. But this particular Sherman model would represent the first batch of fighting M4 to reach the field.
They are distinct from the later A1s by their suspension which has return roller located directly on top of the bogies. And the direct vision ports for the drive/gunner in the hull which was in the first production batch of small hatch Shermans to enter the fight (M4/A1/A2)
Shane have you ever used Tamiya clear really thinned down to change the tone, you get some nice effects.
I've tried it to good effect on my Kursk 251 project when I adding filters to my Dark Yellow base worked pretty well, on the Sherman's I tend to use Vallejo shades as I've found a nice OD shade from them, so for tonal differences I tend to use more oils on my Allied subjects
@@longlance67 Really enjoy your videos mate, keep up the good work.
thanks mate, hope to get painting the Jumbo up soon, I bent my airbrush needle by mistake so I need to replace it so it might take a week for a replacement to arrive
Shane how do you paint your road wheels on the M4 Sherman tank ? open to your ideas and opinions thanks for your help stay the course Bruce
so I keep the bogies as separate assemblies only gluing onto the tank just before weathering, also don't glue the wheels so they can spin freely in the bogies so I can hand paint the rubber rims its the best way I've come up with so far
I believe the shovel shaft should be painted wood.
they can be either Olive Drab overspray or wood I went with just the wooden handled to bring a bit of color to shovel
BEUTIFUL work Shane. I just started back into building last month. I was wondering, if you forget a spot of pin wash and it's to dark but it dried can you still thin it?
you could try reactive it with white spirits but would will most likely have add a new layers of oils
P.S. What is that thing your using to hold on to the turret and the hull? How do I make one?
I use a varnish bottle superglued in place
What does PSI tend to do with the finish as I tend to use a lower psi for a heavily thinned highlighting coat but don't really know the effect of the lower PSI
lower PSI with airbrush lowers the amount of paint being feed through the airbrush, so it can give greater control when working close to your model, or when highlighting it allows you place heavily thinned coats on a model surface without flooding the model.
So the lower the PSI lower amount of paint that is sprayed out of the airbrush but also requires a greater amount of thinning, whereas heavily thinned paint on high PSI may cause the paint to pool on the model surface
Shane Smyth - scale models cheers
I love to weather armor but in reality there wasn't that much weathering or wear for instance the combat life of a T34 was 14 hrs
thanks! I tend to agree with you in the sense that a lot of modelers tend to over weather their AFVs in terms of rust and scratches ect. Though Sherman's expectancy was quite a bit longer then half a day, with most of them mechanically surviving campaigns if not hit by the enemy. So it would accumulate a lot of what I tend to see as "surface weathering" such as dust and other elemental wearing. Though Olive Drab is a very hard wearing paint so rust and bear metal on Sherman should nearly none existent instead in rare circumstances. But I put it down to the artistic side of a modeler on how far they really want to go with weathering in the end
Auska or Asuka? Check the naming
I can't find this exact kit anywhere, it's the one Sherman kit I want the most. Where'd you get this one at
Its so many years ago but I think I got it from LuckyModel