hey guys here are some pics of my tamiya sherman,
early it has a JR barrel on it the pics are in my photos
at the bottom

Here is one of Tazz's pics showing the am barrel off nicely.



Steve

Hi tazz:

Nice one going out there. Do you plan to use more aftermarket sets ?
Can´t wait to see it finished.

thanks guys . iam just going to use the barrel.
i dont wanna mess with PE PARTS YET,
i had a liltte trouble with this barrel its a little off center,
u cant really tell but i know lol

Looking good Tazz nice clean build. Please keep us updated :-)

Howdy tazz,

Looking good so far. That 'Early' kit is a nice one, and builds up nicely. Tell me, are you going to fill the sponsons? In normal presentation it's hard to tell, but you did say "u cant really tell but i know lol"

Also, please post pics of your bogies when you get to them. I've recently become quite the Sherman bogey aficionado...so I'd love to see how you handle 'em!

Tread.

thanks tread i know this will sound dumb but.
what do u mean by filling the sponsons?
thanks buddy happy modeling

You know, I just love the US Shermans and yours is one sexy baby! The AM barrel fits well. Question, was the Jr barrel detailed inside? You know, just like the real thing with those lines that go circular around the tube?

tazz,

the sponsons are the parts of the hull that extend over the top of the tracks. on the tamiya kits they have no bottom, so if you model the hatches open you can see light through the openings. its easy to fill them in with some sheet styrene.

cheers

joe

If you need to fill sponsons on a Sherman, use this template. I wish somebody would make one of these for all tanks.

Patrick

ok thanks guys i glued the hacthes down lol.
and the barrel has nice detail but its smooth on the inside