A bit of my recent work.....

[pjpanzer]

Good evening everyone;

Seeing as I am very new here, I thought I'd share a small bit of my work.

I must confess up front that I am a dedicated 1/48th armor builder, and I realize that this makes me a bit of a rare cat. I do, however, believe that 48th kits can be just as detailed and fun as any others.

Here are a few pics of a project that I recently completed, it's the Tamiya IC Firefly. As you can see, I added a few modest additions, but what I wanted to do on this build was to try my very first attempt at making home-made hessian netting, found often on ETO British Shermans.
After many experiments, this is what I came up with:

...And here is the finished model:

My newest, this is a British Sherman II (M4A1), modelled for Operation "Supercharge", the second battle of El Alamein, November 1942.
The model is only in it's base colors at the moment, as i am still waiting for decals to arrive...

That's it for now.

Any feedback, or critiques, are more than welcomed, and I thank you all in advance for taking the time to look.

Cheers All; Pat

 

[moon puppy]

You Sir, achieved what I have called the "Escape of Scale". There is no way to tell what scale those are. I am so looking forward to any work in progress you can share with us.

 

[Ken Abrams]

Hi Pat,

I remember seeing that first one on MissingLynx. It is easily one of the best Sherman models IMO that I have ever seen, scale irrelevant.

Anxious to see what you do with the second one.

:peace

 

[Peter Bibby]

Hi Pat.
When I saw your firefly on some other sites, I could not get over just how realistic it looked.
It might sound dumb, but Im not sure that if you were to build a full size one, it would look as real as this one. :woohoo:
World class .
Pete

 

[Sherman 18]

You do some really great work Pat. Glad to see you here on TnT.

 

[tanktrax]

Both kits are great, but that Firefly is simply stunning!

 

[Legio Italica]

WOW... Outstanding !!.. I like the olive drab tone you used on first Sherman... My congratulations..

Massimo

 

[alex wence de leon]

Pat,

I like your detailing and finish on your cool looking Sherman.
Especially like your technique of the cammo netting.
The photos are gorgeous.

alex wence.

 

[pjpanzer]

Thank you all very much for the kind words, and warm welcome.

"Escape of Scale"......I rather like that one, since that's the effect I have been after since I started doing these little beasts many years ago.

Modelling is modelling, regardless of subject, or scale, that is sort of my mantra.

I'll be sure to post updates as I progress, since I suspect there are many more Sherman lovers besides myself.

Cheers All; Pat

 

[pjpanzer]

M4A1/Sherman II Completed, almost.......

Hello All;

As I promised some time ago, I have finished my kit-bash of an M4A1/Sherman II, in British service in North Africa.
This model is in 1/48, and it's finished as a tank from C squadron, 3rd Hussars, 9th Armoured brigade in Operation "Supercharge", the second battle of El Alamein, in November 1942.
The model is not quite finished, as I still need to source a crew set from somewhere, and finish a small scenic base.

On to some pics....

Base colours on;

Decals....I used decals from Bison, Fighting48th, and transfers from Archer;

Oil shading and fading done. Some water streaks have been added;

Model complete....

This was a fun little project, but like i said, I still need to find suitable crew figures.
All comments & feedback are greatly welcomed, and I thank you all in advance for looking.

Cheers, Pat

 

[tomwes]

Dang that's super nice work, I like everything about it.

Tom

 

[f1matt]

Nothing short of beautiful.

Matt

 

[tanktrax]

Absolutely stunning work....

 

[Jenny Croft]

Just amazing work Pat , the colours of the accessories really make the vehicle "Pop" with detail ! Lovely modelling eye candy !

Jenny :kiss:

 

[stevenk]

Outstanding work and finish, Pat. Very beautiful
Steven

 

[Brokeneagle]

Beautiful Sherman - maybe the best I 've seen. B)

Ian.

 

[randy_ditton]

Hi Pat, Wonderfull build and paint

Randy

 

[Tojo72]

Fantastic painting and detailing.It's hard to believe it's not a picture of the real thing,never mind 1/48 scale.

great work