Just a quick teaser of what’s brewing. The King Cobra M4A3E2 Jumbo based on the model from Tasca. More updates on this build very soon.
At the workbench
Just a quick teaser of what’s brewing. The King Cobra M4A3E2 Jumbo based on the model from Tasca. More updates on this build very soon.
C4-Open is Scandinavia biggest modeling competition. It was held during the last weekend of October in Technic & Seafarer’s House in Malmö. This was my first time visiting and boy what a show! Amazing models, a lot of re-sellers and great people. I made a lot of new friends and also had the pleasure of meeting some well known people. To my big surprise the competition was extremely successful for my part and received some very nice awards.
The awards was:
German char B1-bis
ISU-152
Hope to meet everyone again next year!
As I daily scavenge the web for references I thought that I might as well post my findings here.
This first part will be dedicated to the M4A3E2 Assault Tank – postwar nickname “Jumbo”/”Cobra King” – extra armour (including 4″ on front), vertical sided turret, but about 3-4 mph slower. Built with 75 mm gun but frequently re-armed by the using units with 76-mm guns.
Users: US, France (one vehicle)
A total of only 254 tanks was built.
A great website showcasing the restoration of the famous Cobra King can be found here.
A brief operational history on the Jumbo
This is my Guam Sherman M4A2 that I finished a couple of weeks ago. It’s the Dragon Tarawa M4A2 kit with wading stacks from Tank-Workshop and hand crafted stowage. The wading stacks were not prototypical so I had to modify them to match the real prototype. To be correct the wading stacks were welded flush on the hull instead of being separated from the tank.
The idea with this model was to try and heavily layer different oils to create variation in the base color. I believe that not much of show through the weathering dough but I will definitely try and take it even further next time.
I had a lot of problem with the snow camouflage on this model. I used the hairspray technique and the color would not loosen up. I was ready to shelf the model but a tip from Sven Young to use MicroSol saved the day! Thank you again!
If you want to read more about the hairspray technique, i recommend visiting this thread: http://www.migproductionsforums.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3293&hilit=hairspray
The camouflage also received some heavy “mapping” with white Humbrol enamel. Explained here.
A quick update on the painting progress.
Out of the box model, just some extra stowage and small details added.
Hi my name is Andreas Grewin and I work as an Interactive Art Director in Stockholm, Sweden. This site represents one of my interest during my past time. With this site I really want to show the world and the people around me what a amazing and creative hobby this is.
