How to Paint Oddball's Sherman for Flames of War
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Paints Used - Vallejo Model Colour unless stated
Base
Earth - PA German Tank Crew Highlight/Light Earth Pigment
Sleepers - PA Old Wood/German Camo Black Brown
Rails - PA Dark Rust/Gunmetal
Sherman
Hull - Olive Brown/Olive Drab/German Camo Beige WW2
Tracks - Gunmetal/Dark Grey
Wheels - Dark Rubber
Hull Highlight and Light Chips - Green Grey
Dark Chips - German Camo Black Brown
Vision Blocks - Azure
Tools - Flat Earth/PA New Wood, German Grey/London Grey
Stowage
Shade Coats - Black. German Camo Black Brown
Tarps, Duffle Bags - US Dark Green/Green Grey
Satchels - PA Old Wood/Iraqi Sand
Boxes - German Camo Beige WW2/Iraqi Sand
Characters
Shade Coats - Black. German Camo Black Brown
Leather Jacket - Leather Brown/Flat Earth
Shirts, tunic - Old Wood/Iraqi Sand
Skin - Saddle Brown/GC Bronze Flesh/Light Flesh
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The 'Fez' wearing character is actually a gunner/loader called 'Turk'. The driver/mechanic character called 'Moriarty' is the guy who frequently hits the 'Oddball' character with unhelpful, (if accurate) comments which 'Oddball' describes as 'Negative Waves". (The FOW/Battleground kit doesn't include some other features or additions visible on the 'movie' tanks. You could add a 'drainpipe' type thingy, (maybe a brush sleeve?) which 'Oddball' says the crew slot over the 75/76mm tank gun to make it look like a 105mm monster ("Scares the Germans...") and some externally stowed 'paint rounds' (were there such a thing???) that feature in the movie.
For Real Detail Nerds the scenes in the movie where the Sherman unit first appear feature them 'laid up' or 'off duty' and have features like 'sun shades' on the turrets and even 'woven carpets' used as 'tarpaulins' to give the crew, (and their local girlfriends!!!) some shelter... (Actually a pretty nice touch as it implies these guys have maybe served in North Africa before being deployed to NW Europe?)
For modellers who want to do this for themselves, (the original kit now deleted) it's not too big a problem to 'scratch build' the extra stowage themselves. Tarpaulins/carpets/boxes/buckets/milk churns and even the 'loudspeaker' are (relatively) easy to replicate using 'scap plastic' and 'Greenstuff' or 'Milliput'. The crew can be converted from Plastic Soldier Company 15mm minis (USA/Gerries/or even Brits) using a similar method.
Excellent tutorial and the finished result really looks the part.
xx SF
Great excuse to watch the movie again, if nothing else! Paint rounds did exist but I'm not sure if they would have been issued in NW Europe. As you have shown, this could be a great project for anyone looking to recreate the tank. Thanks for the feedback!
Brilliant job, especially the characters of Oddball & Turk. I painted mine much the same but wen t a little further by adding Pvt. Kelly standing on the rear deck manning the machine gun. Mine's not based.
PS: just FYI but it looks like you missed the 2 show bills plastered to the right side of the tank hull
Turk, I was hoping someone would let me know the name! Having Kelly on the rear deck is a cool touch. As for the posters, this was an out of the box commission and price precluded any further detailed work. But, if I ever find/paint one for myself that would be great detail to add. This was a great subject to paint and I'm glad to have had the opportunity.
Where do i get this kit? Or is it something you kitbashed?
This was a one of tournament objective marker given by Flames of War for official tournaments a few years ago. They are rare as hen's teeth and seldom come up on ebay or trading groups, sadly.
@@PanzerSchule Ahh bummer. That is awesome though. Well done!
@@dwelleratthedowns1974 I wish I had one myself. This was a commission. 2nd one of these in two months actually.
It's a pretty straight forward conversion of existing products from FoW.