1944 M36 B1 Tank Destroyer

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:35 am

Carl!
That's still a mean looking machine, even in museum storage. It's got the Indochina type roof on it so it saw service up through those years at the very least. Thank you very much, my Friend. I'm working on a few detail items for the M36B1 and will have some photos up a little later on.
regards,
Painless

c.rainford73 · Post by **c.rainford73** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 4:24 am

Good deal

looking forward to seeing them!

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:59 am

Carl!
For the hours spent this evening, there are not a lot of pics. It was basically, cutting bamboo skewers to length, painting them flat white then adding red caps and using a fine marker to add gradiant lines. I saw pics of two per side ( very small diameter stakes ) or one per side. I went with the larger diameter type since lines and colors will show up better. Oh, I did take the opportunity to upgrade the stowage rack cleaning rods by adding metal caps to both ends. After painting, they looked much better. Pics:

Soeren · Post by **Soeren** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:31 am

Soooo nice. What did you use for the metal caps on the cleaning rods?

And how would those Artillery stakes be used?

Artyfist · Post by **Artyfist** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:51 am

Artillery aiming post are black and white these days.
Not sure if they used to be red.

c.rainford73 · Post by **c.rainford73** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 2:50 pm

Extremely cool looking details as usual. I will be borrowing some ideas

for my Jackson....

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 5:05 pm

Good morning, Gentlemen!
Soeren, thank you, sir, I used annealed brass strips and folded them over and glued them in place.
The stakes were used when the vehicle was tasked to be used as an artillery piece and were for elevation aiming adjustment (I believe)
Artyfist, I got the cap color from the 'Walk Around' book. The tapered tip looked darker in the photo. I can paint the tip black as I was wondering about doing that.
Carl, thanks, Doc! I am _really_ looking forward to seeing you tackle one of these. You will have loads of fun!
Regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:22 am

Today in Pueblo, I took time to pick up some Model Masters Flat Laquer coat and some gloss black. Tonight, I revisited the 'Walk Around' book and hemmed and hawed a bit then painted the tips of the Artillery Stakes black. After that, I finished detail painting the crew packs and got them de-lustered. After they dry overnight, I'll get them mounted on the vehicle. The last thing I have done is experiment with a better camera ( the one on my phone which is unearthly good ) than the workaday Canon I have been using for years for tank pics. Here we go: