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Hey Phil...

I think you might be missing a part on the front hull. I believe there should be a ventilator cover between the hatches, where you've got that big horseshoe shaped hole.

Should look like this:



Check your sprues to see if Dragon provided it, but didn't call it out on the instructions.

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That is an M4A1 Hull and not a composite (composite have a small cast bump in the middle of the glacis - ID feature). The kit is depicted correctly and it was the early Large hatch M4A1 that had the sheet metal cover not the composites.

Cheers
Al

I use Krylon's acrylic flat spray can. I've had good luck with them.

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I use Krylon's acrylic flat spray can. I've had good luck with them.

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Thank you Jesse. I've used krylon product when I was at universty and it was indeed good stuff! never tought to use it on model . i'll try it!

Phil.

I use Krylon's acrylic flat spray can. I've had good luck with them.

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I use Krylon's acrylic flat spray can. I've had good luck with them.

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Hey Jesse and Phil,

I also use Krylon Acrilyc flat, but only on things that wont need oil fadeing. Filters go over well and bite good, Pigment too. But ive attempted twice before to do overall washes and oil dot fadeing and streaking and the Mineral spirits softened the flat base and lifted in areas and made a bit of a mess. I did this on my sherman 105mm and ruined the turret and had to repaint and finish. Just want yall to know what could potentialy happen. I use Klean-Strip Oderless mineral spirits. Good luck Phil.

Gary

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I use Krylon's acrylic flat spray can. I've had good luck with them.

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Hey Jesse and Phil,

I also use Krylon Acrilyc flat, but only on things that wont need oil fadeing. Filters go over well and bite good, Pigment too. But ive attempted twice before to do overall washes and oil dot fadeing and streaking and the Mineral spirits softened the flat base and lifted in areas and made a bit of a mess. I did this on my sherman 105mm and ruined the turret and had to repaint and finish. Just want yall to know what could potentialy happen. I use Klean-Strip Oderless mineral spirits. Good luck Phil.

Gary

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Good point Gary. The ONLY things I'll put on top of the acrylic flat coat are pigments, graphite, and other little details that 'flat' doesn't help... lights, dry-brushing silver on tracks, etc.

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I use Krylon's acrylic flat spray can. I've had good luck with them.

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Hey Jesse and Phil,

I also use Krylon Acrilyc flat, but only on things that wont need oil fadeing. Filters go over well and bite good, Pigment too. But ive attempted twice before to do overall washes and oil dot fadeing and streaking and the Mineral spirits softened the flat base and lifted in areas and made a bit of a mess. I did this on my sherman 105mm and ruined the turret and had to repaint and finish. Just want yall to know what could potentialy happen. I use Klean-Strip Oderless mineral spirits. Good luck Phil.

Gary

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Good point Gary. The ONLY things I'll put on top of the acrylic flat coat are pigments, graphite, and other little details that 'flat' doesn't help... lights, dry-brushing silver on tracks, etc.

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Yeah Jesse, I hate learning the hard lessons on the Projects that your trying your best effort on. THAT SUX!!! Do you decant the krylon and use in your AB? I decant into an old yellow top thinner bottle and airbrush it. Works fantastic!

Gary

Ok... wanted to update but cant get pics processed on kitmaker... darn!

Phil.

After some debate and clarification with you guys (thanks alot) I've decided to go with the kits air cleaner(square ones)But the caps ties were not to my liking. The kit provide only four when it should have 8. I've scratch the center arm of the ties with wire and borrowed buterfly nuts from a flakpanther kit I've built. I know it is german butterfly nuts but if you don't tell I wont Had some fitting issues with the boggie attachment: very loose but manage to make em strait using a ruler as a guide. Same problem with the air cleaner attachment point wayyy loose.

Here are some pics.







Thanks for the help and interaction! feel free to comment.

Phil