Here are a few pics of my Tamiya M4 Sherman (early).
Nothing fancy, oob. I know that this kit has shortcomings but, I built it as is to improve my basic skills. (I normally do a/c) It was fun to build.
Comments/suggestions are welcome.

Hey there..

thats a great looking sherman.. only thing I could suggest for further skill improvement is to drill out your Machine gun barrels..

DOH!!!!
I totaly forgot the mg barrels.
Do you have any suggestions for a drill bit size?
I also think I need improvement on my mud-slinging skills.
IMO, weathering tanks is the most difficult skill to learn.

A small one... Sorry Sarge IT needs to be very small, like the thickness of 8 amp fuse wire... Remember the hole is much tinier than the muzzle end; too often they are drilled out too much...
Good looking build mate. There are many things to tweak and correct on this kit alone, but I won't go into it all as this is your practice...
Basically, the sandshields were almost always totally removed and this later became US doctrine, as it interfered with maintenance...As for mud-slinging, it is an art to get that "organised randomness":P You can start by not having such a consistent 'hightide' mark...
I have a photo of this particular tank bogged/abandoned in Italy... Have yet to do a camo pattern on an M4, and you just wade in and do it on your first! Well done
Cheers
Brad

is 1.5 mm pin vise enuf to drill out the barrel?

I suggest you keep building. Bravo!

Gary