Finished the fender supports and turret. Brushed and stippled some Mr. Surfacer 1000 for some structure on the turret.
Here's a few pics...
I banged up the front fender supports a bit to go with the miss-aligned and banged up fenders. On the left side I removed the front support completely. I drilled a hole in the fender where the bolt should have been, and added a small PE bit on the hull to simulate the broken mounting point.
On the right side I bent the bracket and added another small PE bit on the hull to simulate the broken mounting point on that side.
Inside the commanders cupola a standard M6 PE periscope was mounted. I used some small plastic tubing cut in half to simulate the pivot points on the periscope. The hatch shutter mechanism consisted of three parts that where quite fun putting togheter.
In addition to that I drilled and hinged the hatch to make it moveable, I think this look better too 
In the rear of the turret I fabricated the missing foundry symbol of letters shaved from a piece of sprue. I also added a weld seam to the .050 transport bracket(?), and I added another small tie-down.
.050 barrel bracket...
Some turret details in the next two pics...
Loaders hatch and periscope detail. I made the hatch springs because the molded on ones didn't look very nice.
Here's the hook that holds the loaders hatch down while in open position.
I tried to simulate the cast seams on the turret with Mr. Surfacer. One of the seams can be seen below the turret lift ring.
I've noticed something typical on the pistol ports of the Sherman on all pics I've seen, it's a kind of "punch mark". Usually we remove these marks when building, but I added this one on purpose with Mr. Surfacer and an aluminum tube. :wink:
Last detail shot is the gunners periscope and the commanders vane sight. (I think that's what it's called)
And finally some "full figure" shots so far.
I can't wait to start painting this one...
