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Quoted TextQuoted TextPersonally, I would go with the Tamiya Easy Eight if I were you. It is a great late war tank and Tamiya kits are really easy to build.
When it comes to "really dirty it up" you can easily go to far, especially on American armor. Remember, American armor would not have been in war service nearly as long as some German armor, therefore would not have accumulated long term wear and damage. The Americans also did a better job at maintenance than the Germans and Russians, so the American armor would again show less wear and damage. And finally the most obvious would be IT'S A SHERMAN, many of them didn't last long enough to really get worn out. Of course, there are always exceptions.
Have fun no matter what you choose and remember to show us.
Kurt DID mention in his opening post that he wanted to build a "MID-Late" M4-series Tank, so ASUKA's M4 Late-production "FAY" would STILL qualify within his criteria...
Of course, as everyone says, the choice is absolutely Kurt's own...
DID you read somewhere that I said the Asuka DIDN'T meet his criteria?
No, of course not. I was just stressing that "FAY" could be used as a "MID-Late" example, within Kurt's criteria, meaning that "FAY" shouldn't necessarily be excluded in favor of an "Easy-Eight", that's all. But the "Easy-Eight" didn't reach certain US Tank Units in Europe until pretty late in the game, and in quite a few US Tank Units, not at all. So, specifically speaking, an "Easy-Eight" is NOT a US "MID-war" Tank, but a "Late-war" one. I CERTAINLY didn't want to make it sound like I was trying to step on your toes...