So this is my completed Tamiya Sherman. Overall I'm pretty pleased with it. No, it's not the best Armour build ever, no I didn't to do everything I wanted, but I did manage to push it through to completion and I can see that hopefully I have some base skills I can build on on future projects - mainly in the weathering. Overall though I enjoyed it - which is I guess the main point... Hell, I loved it in fact - it was great fun.
Totally OOB except boxing in the lower upper hull and the string I used as 'rope'. Rattle can OD with various other paints and weathering materials etc. Off the top of my head, it was Citadel washes and Humbrol weathering powders.
On the next build I'd really like to have a go at making some form of tarpaulin, and I need more practice with figure painting. I'm pretty pleased with these two as a first attempt in 1/35, I think my experience in painting pilots and 28mm miniatures helped, but I need to do more in the highlights and faces. I have bought some new paints that should help - ICM's US and British paint sets and I have some Tamiya figure sets that I can practice on.
Anyway - here we go. Sorry that the pictures aren't the best, but this is my third attempt. I need to sort myself out with a light box I think.
(and yes I know about the track...
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Overall I enjoyed getting back into 1/35, and am looking forward to building more. I need to finish the Tiger and K2?Y Ambulance I was working on, but I also had some pretty cool presents this year I want to crack into as well.
Thanks all for looking in.
Cheers!
Your figures look really good too; man, I'd say you're on your way towards great armor models! 
Maybe I just need to build something a bit out of my norm.