{"id":3236,"date":"2019-05-15T08:40:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T15:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2019-05-13T17:44:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T00:44:42","slug":"sherman-river-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/15\/sherman-river-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherman River Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<code><div class=\"spinomatic\" spinomatic-data=\"[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;dioramas\/shermanrivercrossing\/shermanrivercrossing_01.jpg&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Sherman River Crossing&quot;,&quot;isPrimary&quot;:true}]\"\r\naspect=\"4x2\"\r\nprefix=\"\/\/paintedguys.com\/spinomatic\/\"\r\nv=\"4\"\r\n><\/div> <\/code>\n\n\n\n<p>The March <a href=\"https:\/\/gamekastle.co\/game-kastle-pro-am\/\">Game Kastle paint competition<\/a> model was a Flames of War Sherman tank. I decided to do something a bit different this time and use it as an excuse to go all in on a diorama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fording-river-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fording-river-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fording-river-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fording-river-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The inspiration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/HistoryPorn\/comments\/7jfc5b\/sherman_fording_a_river_in_germany_1945_colorized\/\">found here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I roughly followed the instructions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o0tEQEuQ6vA\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\">Real Terrain Hobbies<\/a>.  I formed the basic land shapes with stryofoam, then covered it with with Sculptamold plaster. I was surprised by the plaster taking several days to fully harden. Maybe I put in too much water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-detail-1024x724.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-U0NciiKT\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-detail-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3237\" data-link=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3237\" class=\"wp-image-3237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-detail-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-detail-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-detail-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-detail.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-head-on-833x1024.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-U0NciiKT\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-head-on-833x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3238\" data-link=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3238\" class=\"wp-image-3238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-head-on-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-head-on-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-head-on-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-head-on.jpg 1665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-overview-1024x615.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-U0NciiKT\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-overview-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3239\" data-link=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3239\" class=\"wp-image-3239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-overview-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-overview-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-overview-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-river-crossing-overview.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-River-Crossing-side-1024x615.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-U0NciiKT\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-River-Crossing-side-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3240\" data-link=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3240\" class=\"wp-image-3240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-River-Crossing-side-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-River-Crossing-side-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-River-Crossing-side-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sherman-River-Crossing-side.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the plaster dried, I primed it with cheap craft paint, then covered the surface with AK scenic texture. The planks are painted coffee stirrers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before gluing down the tank, I drilled holes in the bottom. I was worried that the air in the middle might make it want to float away while the resin was curing. I probably didn&#8217;t go deep enough for it to matter in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next came the water. I blocked in the area using foam core covered with packing tape, hot glued into a simple box. I used Liquitex Gloss Gel Medium to fill the cracks. The main body of the water is Envirotex Lite, with a few drops of green paint mixed in. The wake is more gel medium mixed with snow flock. I used raw gel medium to make the little ripples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the gel dried, I found that it messed up the surface finish. The gel medium was not nearly as glossy as the surrounding Envirotex resin and you could see the brushstrokes.  So I coated the whole water area again with gloss Mod Podge, and used an airbrush without paint to blow it into slight rippled before it dried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t have a fancy static grass applicator, so I just blew on the freshly glued grass, like I normally do for bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project took a lot more time than I wanted it to, but it was a fun excuse to try some terrain \/ diorama building. I&#8217;ve got plenty of plaster and resin left over. Maybe I&#8217;ll use it for some actual game terrain someday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The March Game Kastle paint competition model was a Flames of War Sherman tank. I decided to do something a bit different this time and use it as an excuse to go all in on a diorama. I roughly followed the instructions from Real Terrain Hobbies. 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