Here is an update on some of the progress I've made.

I'm not a rivet counter and sometimes I wonder if I even know what I'm doing! LOL! This is my first ever attempt using PE and scratchbuilding so please keep that in mind.

This is Tamiya M4A3 105mm tank. I'm adding extras from Verlinden, Aber, Formations, Tiger Models, Friul and others.

Hope you like it so far.

Wow your Sherman looks awsome i don't do a lot of armor kits but i know what i like and the 50 cal looks great and the springs on the hatch and wire around the periscopes are very nice details.

That's gonna be a beauty.

Tapper
Outsanding job Are you going to be adding the raised weld beads? Also what engine are you using? The M4A3 had the Ford GAA V8 engine I could be wrong,but looking at the pic of the engine part it looks like it is from the Wright-Cyclone engine which was used on the M4 and M4A1

I see the engine deck is missing Are you making a conversion into the M4 howitzer tank aka the Sherman 1B?

Yup. Wrong engine for an M4A3.

You'll need to do a lot more to that rear end (upper and lower hull) to make it an M4(105). No such thing as an M4A1(105).

Nice job Tapper, where did the .50 cal come from?
regards,
Robert

Thanks guys.

CHAD: I found out long after I started that the engine was the wrong one. Right now I think I'm more into seeing how my newbie skills hold up as far as this being my first time with PE and some scratchbuilding. Later projects will be more accurate.

ROB: The Ma Deuce is from Verlinden but I used Aber PE to enhance it some.

Looks very good, but I think you have forgotten the kitchensink.


Seriuosly, looks good, Can't realy comment on accuracy like the Shermanoholics here, but I'll keep looking.. keep posting those pic's..

Cheers
Henk

Tapper

I think your PE and scratchbuilding skills are great It looks like you are using most if not all of the PE set That's more than I do That PE drives me nuts at times

wow what a beauty! Well done with the PE! I am also a virgin with PE! LOL! But I have just ordered one! But Wow! By the way!

Nice job so far.I would like to see the brushguards for the headlights,and the front of the hull.You could "blend in " the top of the shell ejection port on the turret side.The sides of it seem to be blended in well,but the top on either side of the moveable flap shows a gap.

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That's a very nicely detailed tank. I envy you.

One thing you might want to do. On your first picture, I can see the recessed weld lines on the top hull. Fill these lines up, all the way around the top hull, with putty and sand smooth.

Then, apply a thin line of putty on those lines you have just recessed. Really thin, like those wires you used on the periscope guards. Then, jab at them closely with a pointed toothpick.

What you are trying to accomplish here is the raised weld detail of the real sherman.

Angela

CARL: I sanded everything off of the front hull so I could fit Verlinden's sandbags onto it.

ANGELA: I thought heavily about doing that with the raised welds but since I've only been doing this for about a year, I thought it would be out of my skill level so I decided not to do them. I'm striving more for a good looking tank with lots of detail than I am for historical accuracy at this moment. Heck, I already put the wrong engine in! LOL! If this model turns out well, then my next project will be 100% accurate.

Thanks for the advice and the kind words!

Great work on your 105mm Sherman. I really like the PE work you did on the turret. Those springs on the loaders hatch are cool.

What did you use for the metal barrel ?

Looks good so far, keep sending us pics.

Cheers !!

Alpen

Awesome pictures! Keep up the good work, 'cause you're on the right track!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato

Robert. I used a J.R. barrel.

Here is another pic after the first and second coats of olive drab.
*NOTE* The 3 halves arent glued together yet but are just loosely resting on each other.

Is it olive drab?.
Sorry but here it rather looks like a dark-sand tan.
Maybe it"s the picture.

Q

Its olive drab. The lighting on my workbench is hit or miss.

Started weathering now...............

So far i like the weathering, the paint wear looks good, i like the engine and the details even if its the wrong engine looks great, are you gonig to put any stowage on it later. I have one other question what is the rough surface material on the light on top of the turret.

Nice work with the sherman, Tapper! It's getting better and better every day! Keep up the good work and keep us posted!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato

Come on tapper, at what point did you ditch your model and just take pictures of a real sherman? :-) Hard to belive what scale it actualy is! Fantastic work! What is your method for "wahsing"? I am haveing trouble with doing wahses and your looks fantastic so if you woudnt mind id like a detailed description of your method! Keep up the good work!

That's a great looking Sherman! What'd you use to get the realistic "scratch" marks? That's some nice wear & tear.