I am a bit hesitant to post these pics after seeing some really good (and award winning) Shermans here. Anyway at this stage there is not much to see. I have just started applying the first coat of Tamiya flat OD and painting the road wheels.
As usual, this Tamiya kit has very good fit and requires very little clean-up. The kit comes with six figures and a lot of deck accessories and personnel gears.
I am surprised that it looked greyish on the pics. Probably because of the flash.
The roadwheels have some parting lines but quite easily cleaned.
This one will have a winter camo scheme same as illustrated in the box art. A winter dio is being considered. No completion date has been set yet.[;)]
Dwight,
It’s a little early, but your build seems to be going very smoothly and clean! Looking nice. Keep up the good work and send more pics! Do you plan on leaving the hatch open? Looking forward to seeing the winter scheme…
Gip Winecoff
Yes, I will leave that open. There will be a crew looking through binoculars popping out of the hatch.
The winter scene maybe tough for me. I have never even seen real snow in my life. He-he-he. I need lots of pointers regarding snow sceneries.
You bet there will be lots of stuff on the deck of this one. Tamiya has included tons on them with the kit.
It’s the snow thing that’s really worrying me.
Looking good Dwight. I saw that same kit the other day and wanted it since the one I just did is going to my brother, but my wife just don’t understand the whole " but it’s got a different size barrel". Looks like I’m doind a T-62A for now. Look forward to seeing it more as it comes along.
This is my second Sherman. The first one I got last year as my starting armor kit. My wife didn’t mind me buying another one as I bought this without her. Give it some time and ask your wife again. LOL.
Anyway, I heard that there are still inaccuracies in this kit but I don’t mind. I am happy to see this because of all the extras you get inside the box. I could use them in my other kit.
I just hope that I will have enough interest to finish it soon. The dio…well later, I think.
Looks good Dwight. Real clean build. I’m anxious to see the finished project. With what we’ve seen so far of your diorama skills I expect this will be a nice project when complete.
What procedure do you use to paint your road wheels?
I just push them into BBQ sticks like shown and make sure that they’re not loose. Spray them with the base color and let the dry for a while. Then I use a 3mm wide brush to paint the rubber portion. I do this by holding the BBQ stick in one hand and the brush in the other. Instead of moving the brush, I rotate the stick (and a portion of the roadwheel touching the brush) while keeping the brush in a fixed position. I use a 1mm wide brush to touch-up the boundaries between the metal and rubber portions of the roadwheel.
I never thought of snow that way. LOL. And we have tons of volcanic ash here in my side of the planet. Thanks for the analogy.
J-hulk:
I’ll keep you all posted with…as you have requested…more posts. LOL.
VERY nice so far! Makes me want to finish Loepold and get going on another Sherman (probably my new Isherman!).
Remember, when you stow an ‘A3, leave the engine air intake grilles free of equipment… otherwise the ol’ gal will ‘over heat’… However in the winter, if the vehicle is static, there may have been a tarp thown over the back deck to retain heat, then removed when the vehicle started moving again.
My wife is so used to kits showing up ‘unannounced’ she’s gotten to the point of just rolling her eyes and taking it as a nod to go get something for herself![:)] Works for me!!
