Jan Etal provides an In-Box review of the M4A2 Tarawa Sherman from Dragon Models in 1/72 scale.

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thanks for the review, enjoyed reading it. to tell the truth, i'm not a fan of 1:72 scale, not since the revell nashorn disaster anyway. but, having built dragon's m1a2 (or was it a1?) in 1:72, i was really impressed at how fun the build was, so I may venture to that scale someday, and reviews like that sure helps me with picking the models for it.

Nice open box review. Great details at such small a scale.
Thanks,
Bob

Glad that you guys liked the review. I've only done 1/72 kits since my return to the hobby and a Dragon Sherman was my first build. The parts count and detail of that kit really impressed me and this kit is no different. I have started building this kit so I can see a built article in the future. In my review I mention that some other reviewers have mentioned that there are fit issues with the main VVSS bogie components. Sadly this has proven to be the case with this kit. The two main upper halves of the suspension component do not mesh well and will require filling with putty and sanding.



In the picture above you can see what I mean. The right most assembly has been pretty much cleaned up but you can see the putty required on the other two.

Cheers,
Jan

here's a question: how do you get the PE on the model? 1:35 has some small parts, but these look as though they aren't even there

Matan, with great, great care and a 5X power visor. Seriously, the kit provides you a choice of either using PE or plastic versions of the same parts. These include the various lifting rings, periscope guards, headlight and taillight guards and hatch handles. You can see the plastic pieces I used in my first M4 build.



The Tarawa Sherman has similar options.

Cheers,
Jan