Hi all,
I thought I would get into the spirit of xmas, so I added a little snow to my shermy.
This is my first attempt at a small scene/diorama.
the snow is woodlands scenic stuff, very fine, ok for fresh fallen snow.

all comments most welcome, and have a good new year












many thanks

malc.

Great looking scene Malcolm. Love the Sherman. The only odd looking item is the position of the side lifting lugs on the turret. They seem a little high to me. Maybe check references? Also, the fact that the TC and the footsoldier are looking towards different angles -- makes them very disconnected. Could you turn one or both of them so they are looking at the same distant object? I think it'll pull the footsoldier in -- now, he looks like an afterthought.

HTH

Hi Malcolm,

Excellent looking little dio. The snow has worked out really well, looks the part. Grand looking kit, just the weather for Duckbills. Commanders helmet looks a bit shinny but that may just be the pics.

Excellent stuff.

Al

Hi Roy,

cheers mate,
will move the foot soldier around.

thank you very much, and have a good new year,

malc.

Hi Al,
the helmet is a bit shiny, as i used hairspray to fix the snow, that has had 2 coats of matt varnish.

have a good new year

cheers mate,
malc.

Very nicely done! The snow looks just right with the right amount as if it is wind blown in some areas.

I saved a couple of pics for inspiration on my Jumbo that I need to finish. Thanks for sharing!

Cheers Jeff,
thanks for your comments,
good new year to you,

malc.

very nice..specially the snow. what's the story on the red tarp? i saw other modeller putting flag on top of the hull on german armors. thanks for sharing.

Hi Ed,
the red FLAG, is an air recognition panel, sort of flag, normally red and blue are for front line vehicles, and yellow/orange are for the boys in the back.

HTH

malc.

great tank but why no snow on the gun mantlet/barrel

because it gets hot when being fired, and the recoil knocks the snow off?

does that sound about right

good one, cheers mate,
malc.

Good work, overall. Couple of points, though. Shermans often had huge piles of stowage on the rear deck, but these were generally M4's, which had a forward mounted intake cowling and a solid deck behind. However, the M4A3 had a huge intake grill for combustion air and cooling airflow, and blocking that grill would cause problems. Cooling isn't such a problem in winter, but it does looks like you've almost completely covered the grill. Also, snow build up isn't equal on all parts of a tank. As you've pointed out, firing the gun would dislodge or melt snow. But engine heat also prevents snow build-up on the engine deck unless the motor is shut down (wartime accounts often report that foot soldiers liked to ride on a tank's engine deck in winter, for the warmth).