A flushed sherman
Some pictures of the current paint in progress, two platoons for Task Force Butler. First is an experimental sherman tank platoon from the plastic soldier company. It is experimental because it is being used tor airbrush practice and to try out different manufactures decals. The Airbrush effect is distinct from the brushed tanks but if it is better or worse I am not sure. The decals come from several different manufacturers I-94, Battlefront, Mustang games system, Dom's decals and Sky Trek. The Sherman platoon is part of a planned American tank company. American tanks seem to use way more decals then the German tanks I am use to.
Each of
the manufacturers has its own pros and cons. The Battle front decals
are probably the best, individual clear decals on four sheets on a
but are pricey and you do not get enough of them. The I-95 decals are
second best nicely done but some of the decals are too small even for
15mm and some of the decals did not match their description (caveat
emptor). Dom's Decals are mid range, they are printed on single sheet
of clear decal paper and require more effort to prepare but that is
minor problem. Mustang games system were the one I wanted to rank
first. Some of the concepts, like helmet decals and poster art, are
superb. But the execution lets them down. They are printed on single
white decal sheet and take too much to prepare. Plus black text
decals is used instead of white and it does not pop out as much as
white text on a drak background . The Sky Trex decals are the tail
end Charlie, showing their age. They are the oldest set of decals in
the decal bag and are functional but not inspiring. I an toying with
the idea of either making some custom decals or ordering them for a
designer.
The
second platoon is a US Armoured rifle platoon pack from Peter Pig. In terms
of sculpting the models are different however they do have sense
of style that just seems to work.
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