Next thing to do is the Panda Plastics T48 track with Duckbills. Ounce the pads and end connectors are off the trees clean up goes quite fast. Then I use the "trapped" link method. This is where you glue one track pin on both sides of the pad. Then attach the end connectors so one hole is on the glued pin and the other is on the pin of the next pad with no glue. with one side of each shoe fixed but the other end movable. This method gives you a workable track. If everything goes according to plan. Wish me luck.

Cheers

Todd.

So here are the Panda Plastics track test fitted to the Sherman. I think they will work ok.







I hope they look better with some paint and weathering.

Hi guys,

do you think I can still jump into campaign with Tamiya kit 35250 (M4A3) ?
I have just bought this kit I thought that maybe I will finally start my first ever campaign



Regards,
Radek

Absolutely Radek!

Don't forget to "Enlist" right here: http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Campaigns&file=index&req=showcontent&id=611


Welcome aboard!



~ Jeff

Todd, you are doing some really nice work on your Sherman. Nice interior. Good work on those tracks.

My Firefly is finished. Excellent kit, (only bad thing about it are the instructions, although that is no news for Dragon... ). I did the best i could with it.

hello, full of great editing, felicitation. I came here the Tamiya M4 Sherman. I shod with caterpillars Dragon and bogies academy.
steph

John,

great job on the Firefly. I really love the paint job on it!

Steph interesting mix of parts! I will be waiting to see this one assembled! Good luck.

Guy thanks a lot. This was the second Sherman i have ever built. I must admit, this got me thinking about building an early one as well at some point.

hello,
here is my progress. with a little SURGERY, the suspensions academy this mount well on the hull tamiya.
steph

John, be careful, as many as us have found out; building Sherman's is addictive!

There begins to be a real possibility I might actually finish this! Here is my progress on my Tamiya 1/35 M1 Super Sherman.

Here are a couple of small additions I made to the front end based on a build review I read about the kit (to my shame, I can't remember where):



Here's the unpainted turret on the hull. Just about time for a full paint job:



It's going together well! No real problems except the strange mold issues around the turret side and back details and the sad suspension which I replaced with a Tasca set.

Michael

OK, so I've base painted the whole thing:



It's actually browner than it looks, it's basically good old Tamiya XF-62 with some brown added. Anyway, this is where I ask for advice. As I mentioned a while ago, I'm not a big armor builder and weathering isn't my thing. This is supposed to be an Israeli tank in the Sinai in 1956.

My plan, such as it is, is to mix a bit of XF-59 Desert Yellow into my base color and spray it on very thin over the top of the tank to simulate fading. Then I will use the Yellow (again, thin) straight to do some streaking on the sides and top. Does that sound right? Am I about to screw it up? Any comments very welcome!

Michael

OK, well, for better or worse, I've completed my first armor build on KitMaker! A 1/35 Tamiya M1 Super Sherman from the Israeli 7th Armored Brigade in the Sinai in 1956.





I went ahead and used the weathering methods I described above and think they went well. I also used an old AFV Decals sheet for Israel Shermans. This included the cross on the engine deck that Israel used in '56 and Tamiya left out as well as the 7th AB insignia on the glacis which I know shouldn't be there but I always wanted to use.

Some things I need to do better next time: clamps for the tow cable, better tie downs for the tools, getting that track tighter and the bogies flat (shouldn't have gone for the articulation with the Tasca set).

Still, I feel pretty good about it and am glad I finished one. Thanks for the great campaign Jeff, and all the great inspiration here!

Michael

hello,
some progress. caterpillars are finally over.
next step painting
steph

Looks good Steph! You're on your way!


NOW FOR MINE this weekend!



~ Jeff

Great work, everybody. It's amazing to me to see so many variants and interpretations of the same vehicle. Ya gotta love Shermans.

I'm finally finished! This is my completed Tasca Sherman II, built in a hotel room in Washington, finished back home in New Jersey. This was an outstanding kit to build. I messed up a little by making the tracks too tight. The result of that is the front roadwheels are up in the air. By the time I realized it the glue on the idler was dry.
It's not TOO noticable in the picture, but it makes me nuts every time I look at it. I used Mig Pigments for the first time, too. I'm not too sure of the result. Comments and feedback most welcome.









Keep on modeling!!
Chris

Whoa... nice work!



~ Jeff

I think it looks excellent Chris, very well done.

Cheers

Todd

Great looking builds, I've been very busy as of late and haven't done much But with that said I've got the Build part done now to paint and fix a gap in the frontal armor part then to decal and attempt at some type of weathering

Sascha(Ironowl)

Hello,

My first update - model is glued all together and after 24hrs bath
Unfortunately I failed to make any decent bottom of spontoons (I hope this is the correct English word for the part of hull over the tracks ) which Tamiya obviously... failed to add
So I decided to leave the hull OOB.
I had to add Aber's barrel as I accidentially broke the original one...

I'll try to prime as soon as I fix my painting booth -it's self made so has a tendency to crack from time to time...

Ok, pics now:




Regards,
Radek

[quote] Todd, you are doing some really nice work on your Sherman. Nice interior. Good work on those tracks.

Thanks John.
Your Firefly looks excellent, I love the paint work and weathering.

Cheers

Todd.

Hi all here are some more pictures of the interior.

I scratch built the back part of the hull floor, that holds the 76 mm Ammo out of Evergreen plastic sheet and rod. The vent on the back bulkhead, the battery box and the Little Joe auxiliary generator are all from the parts box.


The water cans are from the Tasca kit.



Most of the turret was scratch built, the gun breech, radio and the gunners seat are from the parts bin.


The two commanders and the loaders seats are made of Milliput.




Almost finished and then on to the exterior.

Cheers

Todd

Darn near forgot. This is basically what you will see through the hatches.




Cheers

Todd

Wow! Todd,
Very nice indeed!

Cheers Rob.

Well Hello all

I am back from Afghanistan and have started my build, It is the tamiya M4A3 in 1/35 and I will build straight from the box as this is my first Armor kit ever and 1st Sherman it will be a 14th AD sherman in germany. Pics in a few whrn I can find my cord.

Eugene