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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Paratroopers on Sherman M4A1
Steven000
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Antwerpen, Belgium
Joined: August 07, 2016
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Posted: Friday, March 03, 2017 - 04:13 AM UTC
Hello everyone,

I'm starting my next project because my previous work needs some time to dry before I can finish it...

I will build this Sherman M4A1 (Italeri N° 225)


With on top of the Sherman some Paratroopers riding along (Master Box N° 35164)


I recognized the Master Box boxart from the 'Band of Brothers' series, but it took me some time going through the disks to find the right episode, it's inspired on episode 4 'replacements'. The woman has been humiliated by the locals (hair shaved off) as a punishment for spending time with the Germans...
I made an animated Gif from the scene to refresh your memory if necessary;


I will make a small dio/vignette with the tank.

Just started working on the hull...



And that's all for now...
kind regards
Steven
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Joined: February 18, 2009
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Posted: Friday, March 03, 2017 - 05:52 AM UTC
This sounds like a very cool project!
Tojo72
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Posted: Friday, March 03, 2017 - 06:04 AM UTC
I just used that set on a Firefly,they are very nice.You should enjoy your project,looking forward to your progress.I just want to post a pic to show you how they came out.

Steven000
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Posted: Friday, March 03, 2017 - 06:17 AM UTC
Nice work Anthony
They indeed look very good, looks like the posed figures fit well on the hull, I'm a little concerned about the curved A1 hull but I assume some putty on the figure-joints will do the job.

Kind regards
Steven
Tojo72
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Posted: Friday, March 03, 2017 - 06:28 AM UTC
Thanks,they fit pretty good,I did get some 101st and flag decals to dress them up.
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Posted: Friday, March 03, 2017 - 06:57 AM UTC
Wow, that Firefly looks awesome! That's some fine work on the Paratroops too!

There is a lot of very talented people here.
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