Deacon Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Here is the first of possibly a few builds I would like to do for this GB. M60 A1 US Army V-2/11 Cavalry Regiment, Bad Kissingen, Germany, 1970-1980. and here is where I am with it as of today.... The ERA won't be added to the build, as per the instructions for the build I want to do. Cheers Deacon Edited January 21, 2012 by Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mig23 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hi Deacon - what colour scheme are you planning for this ? I have an old IPMS USA magazine which has some great camo schemes in it if you'd like me to copy any of it ? Cheers, Haydn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 For some reason this thread got locked. I don't know why, but it wasn't intentional. My apologies for the inconvenience. Keep up the good work, love those M60's! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 No sweat Pete. Haydn, thanks for the offer mate. It's the 4 colour camo of black, dark earth, beige and dark green. Seeing it 'in the flesh' so to speak will help so any references you have would be great. Cheers Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mig23 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 No sweat Pete. Haydn, thanks for the offer mate. It's the 4 colour camo of black, dark earth, beige and dark green. Seeing it 'in the flesh' so to speak will help so any references you have would be great. Cheers Deacon Hi Deacon - pm me your email address and I'll send you the article. Cheers, Haydn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Cheers Haydn. This build has stalled and it is for the most ridiculous of reasons. The wet weather has warped the back door of the house. Which means I can't get to the garage to do any spraying! :D Just as well I don't keep a car in there! :lol: Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Deacon, I have a small 4 page article out of an old (1983) Military Modelling magazine that could be some use to you also. Has the 8 different camo color schemes that were adopted and has patterns for the M60, M551, M109, M113 and M151. It even has a color photo of a M60 from the 7th Army in Germany with the camo used before the four color system was adopted. Hayden, I'm going to PM you my email as well if that's OK with you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mig23 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hayden, I'm going to PM you my email as well if that's OK with you. No problem at all ! Cheers, Haydn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 I decided I could do a bit more to this build before spraying, so I filled in those areas that would not be needed as I am not fitting the ERA. I have also added one or two other items to the hull and turret. Thanks to mig23 and Spectre177 I now have some paint references too. Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Hi, Good to see "the other M-60" moving again. B) You are doing this one in the MERDC scheme, right? I should really build one like that too. Maybe when Dragon does a complete Patton family. :D Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Yes Stefan it will be finished in the MERDC scheme. Well my first mistake was to follow the Revell colours and give the tank an overal colour of Dark Earth. Then I looked at the IPMS stuff given me. Dark Earth is not one of the four colours! So, now using the right stuff, the tank has an overall colour of Forest Green. I now have to try to create an Interior Green FS 34151 in Vallejo paint as they don't do one. Thanks for looking. Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grenadier37 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Looking good Deacon. As for interior color, I'd suggest white with a drop of RAF interior pale green. My M.O.S is 19K, armor crewman, so I have some personal experience on the subject. I've seen models built with an interior color that is too green. In 1/72 it would probably look almost off-white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Thanks Grenadier. Here are some shots of the tracks. The pads will be dry-brushed over with dark earth so they mostly won't show through and a wash will have to be added to pick out the individual tracks. Here is a shot of the tank with three colours applied (to the upper sections only) Your views on the light green would be welcome. Should it be lighter, more contrasting with the dark green, or is this about right? Cheers Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 At first I thought it needed more contrast, but maybe if you weather it a bit, it might look just right. Which colors did you use for it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 The Vallejo colours are: Dark Green - US Dark Green Light Green - Russian Green Black - Black The colour I have still to put on is Sand - Khaki Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 OK I've added the sand colour. Here is a shot of it in bright lighting condirions and here it is in darker conditions So, does the light green still work, before I weather it? Cheers Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Looks really cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Yes! Looks really cool to me as well. B) That's some fine painting in 1/72. Was that done with a brush? Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cpoud117 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Nice job Deacon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks guys. :D It is brush painted Stefan. For the last 12 months I have gone back to using a brush as air-brushing is far too time consuming for me. One last photo before I start weathering it. This is the part I fear most as it can go oh so wrong. The tracks are way too rusty and need to be sorted a bit. Cheers Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Hi, It looks so nice that my urge to build something in the MERDC scheme just grows. Until about 3 years ago, I hardly ever used the airbrush. Now, I use it for things that I wouldn't have imagined doing with anything but a brsuh. Maybe I'll switch again in a couple of years. ;) Cheers, Stefan. Edited January 19, 2012 by Stefan buysse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) I think that dark green might need to be darker. As you weather the colors will start to blend. I unearthed some armor I did about 20 years ago and they were all shot with MM enamels. After looking at my Bradley I think you might be right on if you went with the Summer scheme. Tropics - Verdant Summer US & Europe - Verdant Winter US & Europe - Verdant Grey desert Edited January 20, 2012 by Spectre711 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Those are cracking builds Spectre. What also amazes me is that you still have them 20 years on! :D It was the summer scheme I was aiming for, so that's good news. Cheers Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Neat stuff, Spectre. Thanks for sharing these shots. A somewhat off-topic question... I seem to remember that there were a small number of M-1's with the old 105mm gun before the 120 mm gun was ready. Did Tamiya ever release an early M-1 like that or did they immediately go for the 120mm version? Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) Well here it is guys. I've varnished it, pin washed it, used chalks on it, varnished it, used more chalks and if I am honest, I'm not sure it looks much different from my last photos. But,I think I'll call it a day on this one. Thanks for the encouragement guys. Deacon Edited January 20, 2012 by Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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