Man, this baby has sure taken a while to complete.
I'm calling this one 99% finished by now. Got the Ohio antenna mounted and tied it down to a lift ring with thin wire.
Seems like the tanker dudes are feeling quite at home, and I think they fit the vehicle well.
A small detail left to fix and that is to paint the leather pad inside the cupola hatch.

Here's some pics of the Sherman 99% complete with the tanker dudes...













So waddaya think?

very good, i followed the WIP thread, it inspired me to start a sherman ^^
gj

PE, i think that baby is the best!!! The figures are outstanding! I think you nailed that. I dont know what else to say....its just excellent.

Gday Per-Erik
i think it has turned out superbly mate! Great attention to detail throughout, and the figures present that somewhat sombre look of this stage of the war, and set off the vehicle well...
I give you a 93% (and an elephant stamp)
Brad

Per-Erik Great job on that Sherman of yours. The weathering is perfect. This project came out just right. Congrats. Hope you get some awards for it. Great job.

Friggen outstanding Dude.

Top notch job on it and great pics also.

A really nice job.

Everything came together like a dream.

I do like those little things on the antenna I might need to copy that idea and a good one is seems to be.

Now what is next may we ask?

simply spectacular

A totally awsome looking sherman you have there. I love the weathering, especially the dirt and mud. I keep going back to your sherman again and again.Love it.

Rob

the tank is great,but the figures are outstanding,one of the best i have ever seen,great job

A keeper. Very very nice.


Steve

nice finish on your sherman. followed your WIP thread and it has been a great build.

Yixiang

Your Sherman looks really good, I really like the shading and weathering. Thanks for sharing.

A very good build Per-Erik, the figures are excellent and finish your model perfectly.Perhaps you would like to forward a Build or OD feature.

Love all the extra work you've done. absolutely outstanding !

@Patrick: Thanx! Glad I could inspire you to start your own Sherman. Go for it!

@Justin: Thank you very much!

@Brad: Thank you so much Brad, very much appreciated. Quite satisfied with the figures and their "cool" poses too. Thanx for the 93% and I also appreciate the elephant stamp.

@James: Thank you very much! Guess we'll have to se about the awards.

@Jeff: Thanx bud! Very much appreciated. No prob, just copy the antenna, in fact you'll just be copying the real thing. What's next...well per now I dunno, toying a little bit with a '55 Chevy Pick Up as a therapy project at the moment.

@Jon: Thank you!

@Rob: Thanx a lot!

@Anthony: Thank you very much. Glad you like my figure effort.

@Steve: Thank you!

@Chen: Thank you!

@Jim: Thanx a lot! Glad you like my weathering.

@Darren: Thank you so much! Glad you appreciate my figure effort, because I sure appreciated the kudos, thanx! Sure, I can do a feature if that's interesting, I'll drop you a PM for details.

@Trevor: Thank you very much.

Hey Per-Erik!

You just did a overwhelmingly great job Especially the weathering on the tank. Did the germans also have such antennas? Because I want to add one to my Jagdpanther
Usually I don't like figures on a model, but yours just fit right in, because like you said they feel comfortable in there. Just great work on them.

I'm looking forward to see more from you!

Erik, FANTASTIC build! the tank was good enough without the figures, but your skills in painting and choice of pose for those figures it is the icing on the cake. outstanding work!
Andy

That's really nice! That mud looks very realistic.

Lars

My first thought on seeing the top pic was 'it looks ready for war!'

Very nicely done.

hi per-erik, very nice..your sherman looks great. i like the weathering specially the mud and rear detail..what rope(string) did you used to hold all the gears behind. the thickness is right and it's smooth not wooly. thanks for sharing. ed

Still waiting on that base PK

No need to rush though.

Cause I know will be a killer deal.

Probably even have some wild animals in the woods.


Cheers
Jeff

Still waiting on a base Per-Erik.

And after going thru 5 pages to find this post I hope you are working on one.

Yep not letting it slide at all. nope not one bit

Cheers Dude

nicely done! Thanks for sharing, great weathering and mud/dirt on the glacis plate and your accessories are perfect.

Thanks for sharing!

Cheers -
Tim

Outstanding job, you've nailed the look and feel right on the head !!!

Per - Erik simply outstanding work WOW !!!! Who made the little tanker dudes the poses are so life like also a very good paint job on the little dudes. Keep at it and keep us posted on your next build.