Is the parts count under 1,000??? Fantastic did not expect to see this in my lifetime.

Rye Field shows images of their upcoming Sherman model with full interior. Wow!

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"The tracks alone are 1,000 parts!" Hope that's not true, cause if it is, I won't buy this kit for that reason alone.

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Rye Field shows images of their upcoming Sherman model with full interior. Wow!

Read the Full News Story

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

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Honestly all that interior is a waste of build time time when you can't see it all
give me one of Tamiya's easy 8 any time I dont need all the interior I cant justify the high cost of that kit for all that

Sir, with all due respect, can you stop whining teenage about interior kits every the topic come up?

RFM already release the version without interior. And as you already know, you have many options for it. Now, let other people have their option. Interior is time consuming, but it good to see a fully scaled model in all of its aspect. Assembling those is the experience.

Your value is not the same other's value. Otherwise you know what? For me, your normal model is a dead shell, display piece that you might as well buy pre-assembled somewhere in a toy store. If you can't add anything interesting to the topic, please keep the words for yourself.

It is my opinion, forgive me for disrespect other members here.

And yes, RFM does offer a version without interior, so if someone doesn't want the interior, they still have a choice.

Cheers!

I started the empty one and here are my observations:
- RFM's M4 is further with many small details than all previous Sherman offerings,, but you don’s see many of these when finished.
- the surface of the rolled armour plates is quite strange, whilst only MENG and Dragon on some kits tried to depict something like that before, I am still more than happy with Tasca/Asuka and Tamiya plain surfaces in this respect, actually, the hull appearance of Tamiya still remains the benchmark for me,
- the engine compartment bulkhead is new to this kit, which is pity, as the kit construction and warping of many parts would make it quite useful in the one without the interior as well as it is much more difficult to be built properly aligned than any other from the competition,
- the kit is late WW2 version (gun mantlet cover, armoured exhaust deflectors, without medical kit and infantry telephone), but with the T80 track, which was quite rare then. This configuration is not even right for the Paper Doll marking in kit sans interior. For post WW2 appearance you need these two parts (at least), for the WW2 one the possibility to choose between the T66 and the T80 tracks would be nice. BTW, the Tasca/Asuka T66’s do not fit the RFM sprockets without some surgery (teeth too thick).
- the interior is a new thing, I would only recommend to get the RFM only if that is someone’s direct aim, otherwise Tamiya or Tasca/Asuka still serve a much more balanced options to easily build an Easy Eight of any period and component composition.