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Sherman Jumbo

Dangeroo

#023

Zurich, Switzerland
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Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 06:05 AM UTC

Hi all!

Here's my recently finished Tasca Sherman Jumbo. OOB with some stowage from legend. Crew is Miniart, still not happy with the eyes...

Any and all comments welcome!

And here she is on my photo base (also Miniart)

Cheers!
Stefan

trakpin

Nova Scotia, Canada
Joined: November 03, 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 06:56 AM UTC

I got that one. SOOOO much better than tams version. really nice job on it too

tangodown

#494

New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 09:45 AM UTC

Great work! Thanks for sharing.

MaKrueger

Colorado, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 09:45 AM UTC

Nice Sherman!
Great color.

alchemymike

Texas, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 09:54 AM UTC

sweet!

clovis899

#155

California, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 12:08 PM UTC

Stefan,
Nice job on a great kit. Finished one in the last year, might be my favorite Sherman kit that I have ever built. Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,
Rick

Belt_Fed

New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 01:19 PM UTC

Very nicely done. Make sure the front Bogey wheel is pushed all the way down so the tracks make full contact with the ground. The tension of the tracks and movable suspensions often make the bottoms of the tracks curve upwards unrealistically (the real one has lots of weight pushing them down!)

Kenaicop

#384

Nevada, United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 05:32 AM UTC

Great looking model. The Jumbo is my favorite version of the Sherman, and I’ve got the old Tamiya kit I’ve been trying to make into a decent representation for years, got about 5 pounds of styrene lamainated to the transmission. I’ll have to break down and get the Taska kit someday.

Dangeroo

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Zurich, Switzerland
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Posted: Saturday, September 01, 2018 - 06:20 PM UTC

Thanks for the comments, guys! It certainly is a nice kit.

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Very nicely done. Make sure the front Bogey wheel is pushed all the way down so the tracks make full contact with the ground. The tension of the tracks and movable suspensions often make the bottoms of the tracks curve upwards unrealistically (the real one has lots of weight pushing them down!)

Thanks, Jon. I found the fully workable suspension hard to have sitting the way I wanted, ended up gluing them in place. I recommend putting more of the foamy inserts than the instructions state. Might also make sense to put in some weight at the front of the hull to create the right effect. Well, maybe in my next life...