White Elephant – see what I did there ?
Immediately after finishing the Skyraider a couple of weeks ago, I brought this back to the bench from the 'Shelf of Forgetfulness' where it's been parked since Sept. 2021.
It's the Meng Sherman 'Jumbo' and as a kit, an exercise in putting bits of related plastic together... it's utterly superb on every level. Simply the best AFV kit I have ever seen/built. Paint is a combination of Vallejo and Tamiya acrylics. The winter whitewash is four layers of off-white and white, applied, clear-coated and hairspray chipped until I was happy. The earth tones are mostly airbrushed then pigments added for texture. W&N oils for all the streaks, leaks and stains.
Decals are combination of Star & kit for a machine of the 69th Tank Bat. somewhere around the Luxembourg / German border in winter '44/'45.
Please feel free to make any comments, ask any questions or pass-on any criticisms. Cheers from NZ.
Glad you rescued it from the Shelf of Forgetfulness, Ian, the winter camouflage looks great.
Well, that certainly looks like it went through the Battle of the bulge. 🙂
Beautiful work.
Sometimes great results are preceded with lots of pondering...well done, Ian! Love the look of the white applique.
@ij001 - Great work Ian. The snow looks really good.
@ij001, That is a really great looking tank, and superbly weathered and finished, Ian! 🤩
Truly amazing work. You should be very happy with this one!
Excellent job, Ian!
Thank you folks, yep I'm very happy with this one. Not quite what I had in-mind when I set-out, (I imagined a more solid, freshly applied, white finish chipped a little at the edges), no matter as I can use that idea on another build.
As ever, really appreciate the very positive responses. Cheers all, have a great weekend.
That winter camo looks very convincing. Job well done.
Glad you finished this build, Ian @ij001
It would have been a pity if it remained on the shelf of forgetfulness.
Looks beautiful, especially the weathering and winter camo.