Sherman M4(105)

By: urdan

Manufacturer(s): UM (Ukraine)

Modifications: The model has been assembled "straight from the box" of "UM" kit.

After-market parts: Photo-etched parts from the "UM" kit.

Description: Sherman M4(105) close support tank. 750th Tank Battalion, Belgium, winter 1944. Panting: Tamiya XF-51 (base), temporary winter camouflage Tamiya acrylic XF-2. Weathering: Tamiya "mud".

Judge 1: Nice in-build shot show the excellent building skills. Very good use and application of photo-etch. Painting is very nice but needs some contrast which could be done through a wash of raw umber after the white-wash camo. Also try to use a gun-metal colour on the .50cal instead of what appears to be black. Really nice job on the track weathering.
Judge 2: Generally nicely built, especially the application of the photoetched parts, but there is a mould seam visible along the length of the gun barrel. The whitewash finish is nice and scruffy looking, but lacks a bit of variety - perhaps if it was more worn off around the crew hatches and areas where the crew would walk. Some scratched and scuff marks would be appropriate . More shadowing and shading around the details would also further improve the model.
Judge 3: Construction is quite good, PE parts are well positioned but I can see the trace of the fusion on the barrel gun. The coloration is too heavy, many details are hide because the white paint. Also the arrangement not convince to me; generally the stars were preserved to recognize the vehicle. Paolo Capitanio