Hi to all:
I´m quite new to this forum so I presented... I would like to show my first stages in the M4 sherman ..I hope you liked..

I remade all the texture from turret to transmission cover.. added periscopes and protectors to all visors.
The machine gun 50mm was dressed with the excelent set from Lion Roar who by the way comes with a canon .










I will try to paint this litlle gem into a Sherman in Italian front Monte cassino.

Any comment ?.

Cheers

Gabo.

Looks like you're turning that 48th scale Tamiya Sherman into a solid build. Looks great to me, are you using the Tamiya US Infantry & tank crew?

Hi Gabriel,

Way too small for me but looking good.

Cheers

Al

Looking very nice. The .50 cal is really excellent and I love your crew positioning. Please keep us advised of your progress.

Doug

Looking good so far. Let us know how it turns out.

looks very good; the lionroar is a very good addition!!

keep us updated...

koen

looks nice,

the crew you used, whera are they from?

greets Sander

Thanks to all for your response, First, the comander an driver is from the US Infantry set (tamiya) and the other one is a german tank comander from the German Infantry &tank crew (Tamiya), just have to reshape arms and uniform, cut off the head and turn a little, their hair was made it with a hot needle.
when I took these photos They still was in their original pose , in the next photos you will see these changes.

Meanwhile I started to paint it, I always paint with acrylics, the first coat was a mixture of tamiya paints Desert yellow with Buff.
At this point I will start to paint the camouflage pattern.

saludos!!!

see ya !!

Gabo.

looking good... cant wait for further progress!!
take care
koen

Hola Gabriel
Wow you are putting in the hard yards here, and I have to say it is paying off! I think in this scale and smaller is where photo etched parts can really come into their own... As mentioned the .50 cal dresses up fantastically...
The periscope guards look great too...
Is it to be an Italian setting?
Cheers
Brad

Hi Koen, Brad & to all .

Yes!!! this tank will represent a Sherman of the 576th Tank Btn. In Monte Cassino.
By the way those periscope guards were made it wit cooper wire because I don´t be able to obtain other source, if you wacht closely you´ll see that the tool belts are from another photoetched set from my spare box.. It was from an Eduard Lav 25 detail set.. yes... I know it was 1/35... but those bucles looks so 1/48 .!!!!... .
The weld beads were made it with stretched sprue glued witth Tamiya Extra thin Cement and after the cement cures, small cuts with the knife was applied.

I hope to obtain a camera with a friend because mine suffer a "small" accident . so I´ll be in touch in few days.

Saludos to everybody.

Gabo