Sherman M4A1(75)

Awarded: Bronze

By: urdan

Manufacturer(s): Dragon

Modifications: The model has been constructed "straight from the box" of Dragon kit. The board in front of hull was cut out from the big match, cover rolls on the rear of turret and engine deck moulded from epoxy plasticine.

After-market parts: Photo-etched parts of Dragon kit. Rocco Minitanks ammo boxes

Description: Sherman M4A1 of 7th Armoured Div., France, 1944. Painting: Humbrol n*155, weathering: Tamiya "light earth", "light sand", "mud".

Judge 1: This one looks like a sleeper from far away but upon closer inspection, it is very nice indeed. Smooth paint job and subtle weathering. Just needs a bit more contrast to the base colour to make it stand out better. Beautiful assembly of the hedgrow cutter. Decals appear to have some light silvering, but otherwise excellent build!
Judge 2: A solid build with the stowage being a nice touch. The base colour has been applied well, but the finish looks a bit flat and uniform. It would benefit from a greater variety of tones and perhaps some dust or dried mud. The details would also be enhanced with more shadowing around them, perhaps using pin washes.
Judge 3: I think the construction is ok and stowage added is realistic. The coloration is quite uniform; the drybrush is good but, perhaps, is too much heavy. I prefer to use drybrush only to bring up little details and not on overall surfaces. About decals, I see the film transfer, probably because decals were piu on the flat color without spray a glossy paint before. I think the tracks looks like too much "metallic", much brown and rust colors can help... It seems that also stowages are the same colors or tone like the tank... it is better to differentiate to give more realistic look to entire model. Paolo Capitanio