Hasegawa 1/72 Armor- Sherman, Humber (WW II British Armored Car)

[Straightliner59]

I built these sometime between 35 and 40 years ago. Nothing too fancy. A few tarps, mostly, and a tow cable on the tank. I built the Sherman, on a whim, in a day. It won the small scale armor class at the IPMS regionals, that year! They were grousing that I only spent a day, on it! I gave it a good bath, last night. I had it out to replace the barrel, which had broken off. While it was out, I used a colored pencil to apply some highlights to the tarps, and a soft drawing pencil to give it some wear, in certain areas. Finally, I hit some areas with Tamiya black panel wash. I still need to replace the antenna. I haven't done anything to the Humber--yet. It needs the barrel for the cannon replaced. These were quick and easy detours, just to do something different. I am thinking about building one of the Stuart tanks. "Tanks" for looking! (Sorry)

[Mark W]

They look great to me Dan. Your weathering is spot on! It is very convincing and not overdone.

Your figure painting is impressive also.

About the grousing....when you're good, you're good!

The tank SHER looks good MAN, you had that coming.

[Beans]

Great job.  Very well done.  Reminds me I have some small scale military kits I need to get back to.

[Straightliner59]

14 hours ago, Mark W said:

The tank SHER looks good MAN, you had that coming.

Yes, I certainly did!😂

Thank you, Mark. I used to have a commander for the Sherman. He was mounted to a separate base, and drinking a cup of coffee. I was dabbling with figures a fair amount, at the time. I have always figured that building a variety of subjects from different areas can only improve our abilities. I was also experimenting with weathering, even practicing on N scale train cars. At some point, probably 1987, I recall seeing Russ Schwenkler's Sauber Mercedes at Dallas, and noticing that his interior finishes looked beautiful, and employed techniques from figure painting. I've played around with some of those, for cars, but, haven't quite had the confidence to really go for it. It was kinda fun to beat those guys at their own game. I knew them, so it was all good-natured! Thanks again, for your kind words!

11 hours ago, Beans said:

Great job.  Very well done.  Reminds me I have some small scale military kits I need to get back to.

Thanks, Joe! They're a fun diversion, for sure! I have a couple of 1/144th aircraft, I've been thinking about. I have a Warthog, and some cockpit parts, for it. I also have an AC-47, which might be kinda cool!

[bisc63]

Very nice. Would have been impressed if you said they were 1/35, but at 1/72 I'm floored! SO well done!

[Straightliner59]

15 minutes ago, bisc63 said:

Very nice. Would have been impressed if you said they were 1/35, but at 1/72 I'm floored! SO well done!

Thanks, Rusty! I have a lot of experience, working with small things!😂

[Jim B]

Great looking armor models.  Very well done.

[shoopdog]

Both are fantastic! I can’t imagine working on such a small scale, I thought 1/48 was small.

[stavanzer]

I love that Little Humber.

I had a troop of three that I had built for Wargaming about 25 years ago.

Your build reminds me of how much fun it was to build, the Hasegawa 1/72 Armour.

Good Show.

[Straightliner59]

19 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking armor models.  Very well done.

 

15 hours ago, shoopdog said:

Both are fantastic! I can’t imagine working on such a small scale, I thought 1/48 was small.

 

4 hours ago, stavanzer said:

I love that Little Humber.

I had a troop of three that I had built for Wargaming about 25 years ago.

Your build reminds me of how much fun it was to build, the Hasegawa 1/72 Armour.

Good Show.

Thanks, guys! These really are fun to build! I'm going to have to pick up one of the Stuarts!