[en] Strutinsky shell correction method has been quite successful in getting potential energy curves for heavy nuclei. The more microscopic pair-plus-quadrupole (PPQ) model as used by Kumar and Baranger has been extremely successful in explaining the properties of medium heavy nuclei. Because of this reason, it is worth extending shell correction methods towards lighter mass region and PPQ model to heavier mass region and compare their results. The results of both these methods in the neighbourhood of Sm, Os, Pt, and W are presented and the deformation energy curves are compared. The significant differences and similarities in the predictions of these two methods are discussed. (author)