All looking good so far great work here some done already

Glad we have a year or so.

I am back on those pesky full of holes and different size disks again.








As you can see with all the red and super glue not an easy task here.

Wish Dragon would do one in plastic.

most likely right after I finish this one.

Yes I know clean the area and put some new cardboard down.

Enjoy the builds me not in a big hurry as fun not work.

I thought it was 1'35 as well great work.

here are some more pics although I fear that I may of over weathered it am in the process of removing some dirt from the turret.

Michael - lovely little Shermie Whats the deal with the black band round the turret base? Never seen that before

Neil ..I'm not sure but it might just be residue left over from the waterproofing but it does look very straight and almost too perfect to be that ...Your guess is as good as mine,...





Rick

Thanks for the compliments, guys! This was my first foray into braille scale, so it's good to know I didn't completely botch it. I was a bit intimidated at times!

Neil, that's a great question about the band around the turret. I tried to answer it before I started the build and waterproofing was the only answer I could find. I agree with Rick that it seems like something else, but I'm most definitely not a Sherman expert!

I still hope to add something to the base, so I won't post any pictures to the campaign gallery until I'm 100% finished. I also hope to come back with another Sherman build to finish off the campaign. Until then, I'll continue to follow and learn from the great builds that are going on!

@ Jeff - Wow those pesky resin bits need a bit of work don't they. It'll all be worth it as the finished Mine roller looks fantastic !!

@ David - your shermie is coming along quickly (well done).
If you need to take more dust off try using a Q Tip.
I use dry ones and just keep brushing the area I want to clean up (lightly) until it's the way I want it

Keep posting guys !

I'll try to get the turret on my machine finished before the week is ''out'. I've bought some Aber PE to add the sandshield strips, and I think I'll also use PE for the tail light guards

Cheers

Paul

I'd be inclined to agree also...I believe it is the application of mastic sealant, and one would imagine the turret could not be traversed until safely on land to keep the integrity of the dealant intact?
Brad

Here is the start of my M4A3 (76)W

Some Formations OVM (pioneer tools) What you get in the set...


These ones have no tie downs in place and I have added some brass rod shafts where needed.





I have added some liquid cement to the cast areas around the driver's positions.



Here is one of the biggest problems with the kits. The undersized final drive cover is shown next to it's proper sized counter part from a subsequent release (which one escapes me at present)



The transmission cover overhangs to accomodate the undersized final drive cover, and thus some cutting is needed to fit the full sized version.



After the trimming back...




Fits perfect!

@ David - your shermie is coming along quickly (well done).
If you need to take more dust off try using a Q Tip.
I use dry ones and just keep brushing the area I want to clean up (lightly) until it's the way I want it

Keep posting guys !

I'll try to get the turret on my machine finished before the week is ''out'. I've bought some Aber PE to add the sandshield strips, and I think I'll also use PE for the tail light guards

Cheers

Paul[/quote]

yeah cheers Paul. by Q tip do you mean a pool Q tip. lucky I had only applied it with water so have got most of the unwanted dust off. there are a lot of good builds going on by the looks of it should be a good campaign

"Cotton bud" Q tip's David, (the type used for makeup or cut's etc - small cottom bud on a paper / card 'stick') they're very useful

yeah thats what I used the tubes come in handy to thanks. I thought a Q tip was a strange thing to use.

Man, you guys keep speeding ahead...

O.k., deal me in, up the blinds:



I accidentally started my jumbo due to scraping at it for 'having a look' after breakfast on Saturday.

Doesn't look like much but here's how i got there:




Had to graft in some strip here and there to achieve a nice clean form. But that's probably my fault as i maybe removed to much material. I'm a novice to anything bigger than resin bang seats...

But let me tell you this: the fit is purely delighting, take a looksee:



As you can see by the scalpelblade comparison: awesome! This is resin!! Have some of our beloved Injectors do that!

Well, I'm planning on doing a build review feature, so I got mor pics if desired.

Still, got to solve the marking problem. It's a 75mm, too. So no ''Hanks Tank Aquino'

Cool jumbo,

I understand you don't make the Hanks Tank, Aquino,

I've got the decals and was planning to make that one.

Martin

Please, Martin, do go ahead. I'm going for a somewhat generic marking, as mine is a 75mm and the Bison sheet is hard to find.
So you still are going to entry your jumbo? Hopefully Tasca see this, so they will know people just love that beast!!

Looking forward to see your progress!

Greetings

I got my Jumbo sitting on the corner of my bench as well...

Paul, if it's not too late, I'd like to join up. Couldn't see 'enlist' button anywhere on the main campaign page? I recently got the Dragon M4 DV I want to fix up the hull to a proper Baldwin one.

Jim

Hi Jim and welcome aboard ...I'll be following closely ... I was thinking about getting the kit but heard it was quite the mish-mash ...The corrections should be interesting ... I know a lot of rivets are in order..

Hey guys, glad to see there's a lot of activity here, and a lot of good looking builds going on. I'm still not certain what I want to build, and was wondering what you guys have for suggestions?

Hey Jim !

You are most welcome, as are more enlistees.

I don't understand why you didn't see the button, perhaps try again :

Sherman Campaign

I'm seeing the button on the link above, so hopefully it's Ok now.

Cheers and REALLY looking forward to you build

Paul

@ Leo - lovely Jumbo

Looking forward tp seeing more

Paul

Paul,

I know my tractor build is still ongoing, and the Tasca Sherman III has barely made it out of the box, but the reason for the delay has been a review item - the new Dragon M7. So, I'll add that to the campaign list! (I had to do rather more building than I intended just to answer questions for the review, so it now has its own blog here: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=forums/163080&page=1 )

So, I'm now up to three parallel builds! After all, we do have nearly a year to go...

Tom

Howdy Folks
You know it seems like i've been a member here forever and just today found out that the "Campaign" area is for Group Builds.

Some of you may already know that i'm a SPG fiend and needing an American example for my collection jumped on the DML M7 Priest as soon as it was released. After I completed my honey-do list of task for the summer I popped opened the box,looked over the instructions and that 105 grabbed my attention right off the bat, no need to flip a coin as to where I wanted to start.


To insure that the recoil bed stayed true I installed the upper gun assembly and gator clipped both ends while the glue cured for a couple of days.


Here's a tip that can make life easier for you: I wouldn't advise installing parts A29, A30 or A37 until after you've installed the armor shields. With the shields on, you can install A29 and A30 from the bottom side.



After installing the shields the remainder of the small assorted parts were put in place. After these pictures were taken I went back and touched up a couple spots I missed but I think it's ready for primer now.

I'm not going to give you a blow by blow here because Tom is doing a build blog for this kit. I will tell you that there is no use looking for a lot of left over parts for the spares bin cause there ain't but a few.

I'll catch ya later cause this registered redneck has pork chops on the grill and I do have my priorities.
Tony the Mutt

Yep, that one works, when I went to the link provided on the first page it's not there:

Maybe you can edit that link so others don't run into the same problem?

Thanks,
Jim

Hey Toner
Good to see clarity prevails and you have found the campaign!
I very much look forward to your (and others!) build of the M7 HMC, as this is a a kit I know little about...
Brad