Well, I’ve kinda departed from the norm on this one.
In the many travels through out the web, various armor galleries and coming across many Sherman pics, I couldn’t help but notice the aerodynamic shape of the early M4A1.
And well, with all the car companies going “retro” with their new designs …I thought …who knows …maybe a new class of auto, the SAV - Suburban Assualt Vehicle.
So I thought what would it look like with a nice shiny coat of paint
I may go to "Sherman Hell " for such blasphemy !
Nichimo M4A1 - Very hard plastic - not great detail pieces - was an old motorized model. Purchased on Free-bay for not alot
Scraped off all detail from hulland filled holes. Model had a hull texture over the whole surface - lot of sanding . Added head lights to cover machine gun port
Metallic undercoat
Exhaust pipes for some effect - true blue pearl paint
UGGGG!!! Can’t see the pics, their only red x’s!!! Have to try when I get home from school, oh did I say school, I ment I’ll have to try later, yes that’s it-later![:I][:D]
[(-D][(-D][(-D] Thats the best looking Sherman I have seen in a long time.
Im not sure what Shermanfreak will say.
Great idea, I would like to have a sherman like that…I mean for real…not model.
Thanks for all the comments - this was definetly just for fun
MGM - it’s actually “Boyds” - true blue Pearl - it is like a metal flake. Actually I thinned it a little with glossy clear to get some of the gold to show through. I also did a gloss coat over the whole thing
Zokissma - I was tempted to do more - maybe an other time
Ron - actually chopped the barrel a little bit - don’t need that excess swinging through traffic
Dave T - the trick is too spray over the metallic w/ what some people call a candy color. It’s somewhat transparent and gives more depth and metallic look to the paint. It’s used as an auto finish
Moonrad, JimQ, and Ausf - I hear ya. We shall see but I hear rumors Sherm drives the same model around in Canada - except his is Olive Drab metalflake !
Wow, Jim! I’ am waaay impressed! You might have done it only for fun, but it really shows up your tallent for modifying. I could never have faired in those headlights as well as you did. They would have wound up looking like a couple of stuck on pieces. And I’ve tried “candy colors” before. I know how hard that can be with a triple layer of translucent paints. I really am impressed by your technical skills. As for the subject, I think it’s a super idea, too. How long did it take you?
As for Robert, well, after all it is a Nichmo kit!! lol
