Legends sand bagged hull was added tothe Italeri 76mm sherman
I also textured the turret and tranny housing with wood putty
the turret sandbaggs and cage were scratched
The base is a Verlinden piece with a few things thrown in mounted to a wood base
and the figure is Dragon

nice sherman what kind of putty do u use for your sandbags and what kind of material is the cage for the sandbags?

THe putty is milliput and the cage was made from evergreen round dont know what diameter though. stuff I had around, bigger than .020

Nice Job ! A very cool Sherman. I like the sandbagging and the building details, where did you find the bathroom fixtures, sink & toilet etc ?

Alright -- a potty, a piano and a motorcycle all in the same room!

Nice work. Love the details. The only thing that really bothers me is that BIG box hanging off the back with no visible means of support.

The base is all molded in one piece except fot the bike (tamiya) and some small parts like the sink shelves and potty lid which came in the kit
as for the box thats what the Legends box showed as for mounting bolted through the inside of the box

eeeeech. I hate it when the only instructions are the box art. Verlinden and Legends are among the many who are guilty of this.

Wayne, there is no way that big box, with or without all that stuff, could be bolted on from the inside. That rear plate was armor plate. You don't just drive a couple screws in, or drill and tap a few bolts -- it needs a welded bracket of some sort. Remember that added stowage involved a field modification -- that means no fancy carbide or diamond bit drilling, just no-nonsense oxy-acetylene welding, which could be done in a field shop.

Maybe you don't need to fix this one, but you might want to keep it in mind for the next one. Angle iron seems to have very common in the field in those days and field shops built LOTS of brackets with it. Check actual WWII photos for your best references.

Hahaah i love the ammo in the sink.
This little dio is very well done.
And the texture you put on the tranny and turet is superb

Everywhere you look there is somethig interesting going on. This is well executed.

Thanks for the kind words
Already fixed the stow box with some angle to the sides

A very inspiring Sherman. Ive got the Dragon Battle of the Bulge Sherman in the box. It might need to see the light of day after seeing this one.

Des

Can you go back and add a pair of periscopes for the driver and machine gunner? Or are you relying on them BOTH opening up when on the move? If so, we can only hope they are operating in a very safe area of operation, not evident according to the hastily left behind ams and ammunition..

Just a small point you understand..Very nice effort though.

Keith.

Hi Wayne,

nice work on the doi, excellent stuff.

Al

Nicely done. Small points as already noted but I really like it. Setting is bang on with all the extras.

Doug

hi wayne, nice build. next time i'll try doing sandbags on my shermans...haven't tried that before. i'll check your tank and others for reference. thanks for sharing.

The bags on the hull are a legend kit that replaces that part the turret bags I made from milliput and its easy