Sherman M4A4

By: Jarosław Trzciński

Manufacturer(s): Dragon

Modifications: Out of Box.

After-market parts: All photoetched were included.

Description: Painted with Pactra paints. Acrylic drybrush and oil wash. Some pastels and pigments in the end.

Judge 1
The build looks good, especially the addition of the photoetched parts as shown on the turret. The paint finish is competently done, in some pics the dry brushing looks a bit heavy giving a slightly frosted appearance, but this may just be the lighting (?) The washes around the details help make them stand out. The dust and dried mud around the lower hull is good, and more of this on the upper surfaces of the hull would further improve the model.
Judge 2
A good solid effort here. The PE additions are well done and add some very nice scale fidelity to the overall impression. The weathering creates some nice depth to the finish. The dusting on the lower hull looks good too. The wash is a bit heavy in some areas (e.g. around gun mantlet), but a little inconsistent in others (e.g. vent/grill aft of the turret). Likewise the drybrushing is nicely subtle in some areas but just a bit heavy in others (sometimes direct flash photography can exacerbate this though and make these techniques look more obvious than they appear when using indirect flash/lighting or when viewed in person). Nice work. Wayne
Judge 3
The model appears nicely built, but the in progress photo is not very informative at all to be honest. The model is well painted using a suitable colour, but is perhaps a little plain and lacking in depth. Filters could be used to good effect to add some interest to this paint scheme. Weathering looks acceptable, although some of the dry-brushing is perhaps a little heavy and in a colour that may be a shade or two too light. The washes also appear slightly inconsistent, being very evident around the gun mantlet and less so elsewhere. The metallic drybrushing for the metal parts of the various tools looks rather stark against the black base and the wood colour appears to have made its way onto the basecoat in a couple of spots.