ARMOR - Sherman Family Group Build

Modeling Subjects Group Builds
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Seeing as the interest is quite strong to give this one a whirl, here we go.

Grab your Shermie kits off the shelves and get ready to spray some O.D.

Ok … the ground rules are very simple

  1. Any manufacturer, even if you empty your parts box to build one.

  2. Any Scale - big or small, build 'em all

  3. Anything goes - O.O.B., A.M., P.E., Scratchbuilding, Dios … whatever floats your boat

  4. Start Date - January 15

  5. Completion Date - March 15 (gives them slow pokes plenty of time)

  6. Acceptable kits - Any variant of the Sherman including M10, M36,
    M36 B1, M35, M32, Achilles … the list goes on … if unsure … ask.

The object will be to get as many different variants of the Sherman Family built. Let’s see how we do.

I will be building a Sherman Ic Firefly from Dragon. This kit has been O.O.P. for some time but I managed to lay hands on one a couple of months ago. This is the composite hull Sherman and I will be using the Jordi Rubio barrel on this build.

So let’s have a little fun with this build !!!

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I’ll be doing Dragons M4A4 Brit version with either Brit or Canadian markings. 1/35th scale. As I said before, I consider this a temporary exile.

All my german armor is giving me dirty looks…[:-,]

Mike

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I"m in Robert. I will be building my M4A3 Sherman Calliope.
mark956

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Now I gotta go find a Sherman.

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The March 15 dead line date is great. I believe that Hobbytown USA will be holding a model contest in mid-march.
mark956

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Man, I’d love to join, but I’m already involved with three other GBs (in name, anyway!) plus other commitments, so I can’t join this build.

But just to show ya my heart’s in the right place, here’s a list o’ kits in the closet I COULD build with ya:

1/35:
Dragon Firefly Vc (the new one)
Tamiya M4 (early)
Italeri M4A1
Academy Achilles
AFV Club M10

1/72:
Hasegawa M4A3E8

I’m looking forward to seeing all of ya’ll’s great works that’ll be coming out of this build![:D]

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i will be Building the Sherman Firefly Tracks (trying to) [:D][:D]

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I’m gonna first look into my Sherman bible before deciding on what I’ll be doing… Really like the Calliope but the Esci kit is very rare and Italeri hasn’t re-issued it yet, as far as I know…

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Domi, I found everything I needed for my calliope on E-bay. I don’t know it you want to take the time and look around, you might get lucky.
mark956

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I’ll be looking, Mark. Thanks.

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Woohoo! TARGETS!! Muh hah hah hah hah!!! [;)] [}:)]

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. It’s…just the… darkside…coming out! Run for your lives!!! [:p] (Lookout, a Stug!)

Okieboy

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Sadly that leaves me out, have a good build and i look forward to your guys work.

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I’ll probably go with either the Dragon Firefly Vc (2nd or 3rd run kit), or the Italeri US Marines M4 Sherman. I’ll decide after I get further into my Panther build.

BTW: greatmodels has the AFV M-10 Achilles on sale right now for about $20.

Good luck all,

Bill

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Well folks, I was walking through Hobby Lobby and a poor, lost little puppy of the M4A3 105mm breed attached itself to me and followed me home! [:D]

I believe this is one of Tamiya’s newer (read accurate) kits? I want to build my Sherman with added detail (indy tracks?) but I will need to take a break from the massive accurizing effort from the Panther.

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Maybe they’ll be a Sherman under the tree for you this year Eric … or a money order to your LHS with Sherman written all over it.

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Got to love it when a Sherman follows you home Derek. Yes indeed that is one of the newer Tamiya Shermans and those rubber band tracks that come with it are probably the best I have ever seen.

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I’m not sure about accuracy, but the tamiya 105mm m4 is half new half old. The turret is new tool, which makes me wonder why the bottom part of my turret didnt fit perfectly. I had to sand down some of it. Half of the tank crew figures are new, the old halves can go in your spares pile. The non tank crew figures are new. The entire lower hull and everything attached is from an older sherman. I think the lower hull stuff came from the m4 early made by tamiya. The road wheels dont have details on the insides. I haven’t finished it yet, but i think theres a huge hole at the back of the tank. Its on the underside though. Seems like a good kit though since it includes so many extras i can probably put some in my 2.5ton truck. Most of the bad things cant be seen unless you flip the tank over. I guess i cant complain since i got it at a hobby lobby half off sale.

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Okay I went to the hobby shop yesterday and an academy m10 caught my eye so that’s what I’ll be doing.

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I have modelkasten tracks for my Sherman. My question is Indy tracks any better than modelkasten? I opened the box of modelkasten tracks and there are a lot of small parts and this has me a little worried.
mark956

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how are the academy m10’s tracks? should i look at am for them, or will the kit’s suffice???