MODEL: Sherman M4A3E8 “Easy Eight”
SCALE: 1/16
MANUFACTURER: Andy’s Hobby Headquarters (TACOM)
PAINTS: Tamiya, Testors, Vallejo, MIG, pastels, water color pencils.
Completed by my special needs son and I over a 7 month period. Kit replicates the tank “Attila” of the 18th Tank Battalion, 8th Armored Division, Harz Mountains, Germany, April 1945. The detailed build log can be found within this forum’s armor section.
Along the way, there were several aftermarket and scratch items added:
- Peddinghaus 1/16 US Uniform Insignia and Division Officer Badges
- Archer (90mm - 1/4) Photorealistic Human Eyeball Decals
- 1/16 Scale US Tank Accessory Set C K Ration Boxes
- Peddinghaus 1/16 .30 Cal M19A1 Ammo Can & .50 Cal M2 Ammo Box Markings WWII
- 1/16 Allied Tank Bits #3 - 16-ATB-03 - For Shermans
- MIG 7168 Flesh Tone Paint Set
- Vallejo Rust and Chipping Effects Paint set
- 1/16 Sherman Tank Crew (resin four figure set from China)
- Various shades of Vallejo Textured Mud Paints
- All straps, slings, and tie-downs made from scratch using lead foil and PE spares
- Scratch built microphone sets and helmet cords for tank crew
- Scratch built lower torso’s for the driver and hull machine gunner.
- Forearms and hands added to driver and hull gunner
- Scratch built fuel and water can holders (field modifications)
- Scale rope from hemp colored and used for tie-down of spares on upper hull
- Other stuff I can’t remember
Without any more blabbering, here is what Jarrod and I are going to call the final results for our 1/16 Sherman M4A3E8 “Easy Eight”.
Thanks for checking in on our work.