Aside from the barrel step, there are no true glaring inaccuracies in the kit. It is not incorrect. While it may be lacking rivet lines here or there, or some other small details, it is a good basic solid kit. It is easily built in a single long day session. Painting can range from simple OD to some multi tone camo schemes. Add a Value Gear stowage set made for the kit, and you have a fine project for learning and developing your armor skills with.
After listening to you guys I’m gonna just build it up and make it look as good as I can and then the next kits will get more goodies. Test bed on this one and then onward.
BK
Stik, do you know where I might find that Value Gear stowage that you mentioned? Extra stowage is one of the things all my Sherman’s could use, and I’ve never heard of Value Gear before your post.
M1, I’ve seen the stuff on eBay, at Brookhurst Hobbies here in So Cal, and now at Andy’s Hobby Headquarters in AZ
heres a link to the Value Gear site
Stik, thanks for the info and the link. This looks real interesting. Hope you’re re doing OK and not inhaling too much smoke from the fires.
John G.
This would be your best bet. There really isn’t anything wrong with these Italeri Sherman kits. It’s just that they are not up to the standards set by newer kits by Tasca/Asuka and some of the better Dragon ones and the most recent Tamiya ones.
With some intermediate modeling skills and good weathering, it will look fine.
The Value Gear stuff is good. I bought a few of their generic sets and really am happy with it. And as for myself, I’m doing just fine. The fires must be burning elsewhere, because I have not smelled or seen smoke locally for a week or more now.
Stik, Glad to hear about the fire situation there. I know there was a pretty bad fire in Yorba Linda a few years ago. I guess most everything burning is still up north of you.
Thanks again for the info.
Yes I remember that fire. It burned dpwn the river canyon and wiped out a bunch of structures. The column of smoke was crazy and we were directly downwind in the ash fallout area. Our cars, yard, and driveway were covered with the stuff.