I just finished my Albin F. Irzyk M4A3E8 Sherman
It has been build OOTB with the addition of Dragon US tankcrew (NW Europe).
Thanks for watching. I hope you like it.
Martin
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M4A3E8 "Albin F. Irzyk" Sherman [Finished]
MVisser
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Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 07:37 PM UTC
Hi All,
I just finished my Albin F. Irzyk M4A3E8 Sherman
It has been build OOTB with the addition of Dragon US tankcrew (NW Europe).
Thanks for watching. I hope you like it.
Martin
I just finished my Albin F. Irzyk M4A3E8 Sherman
It has been build OOTB with the addition of Dragon US tankcrew (NW Europe).
Thanks for watching. I hope you like it.
Martin
hogarth
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Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 08:17 PM UTC
Looks nice. Nice figs, weathering, stowage, etc. The grouser stowage box covers needed to be removed, but it's a bit late now. That's the only thing that jumped out at me. I have this kit but don't plan to build it as Ircyk's tank. Nice job.
Rob
Rob
MVisser
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Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 10:19 PM UTC
Thanks for your reply, What are grouser stowage box covers?
ericadeane
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Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 11:53 PM UTC
Martin: the grouser box covers are the oval lids on the rear corners of the engine deck. They were not supposed to be on the later M4A3 hulls such as you kit. It was a mistake by DML leaving them on there.
Overall you've got a nice model. The final item I'd change is to not leave the Thompson .45cal SMG on the turret top. Unless the TC was using it imminently, it's likely he store it away. If he needed to button up, that weapon would hinder his vision.
Overall you've got a nice model. The final item I'd change is to not leave the Thompson .45cal SMG on the turret top. Unless the TC was using it imminently, it's likely he store it away. If he needed to button up, that weapon would hinder his vision.
liberator
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Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 02:44 PM UTC
check/dust-off fingerprints around the tank..fingerprint ruins the effect. nice sherman you got there. 
chefchris
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Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 03:12 PM UTC
Nice build! IN addition to the other comments I would add that you have installed the fender gussets (Those little metal strips supporting the inside fenders) in the wrong position. They should be vertical along the fender line. Also, Every M4A3 had the engine bay door supports on the rear hull top.
Chris
Chris
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Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 03:42 PM UTC
Aside from what was already mentioned, nice build. Good weathering. Well done!
MVisser
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Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 04:06 PM UTC
Thanks for all the replies.
I'm making a diorama aswell for this tank, so I've to do some more work with the pigments to blend it in the diorama. (I'll be carefull with my fingers
)
@ Roy, I leave the thompson when I remove it the map will fly away
@ Chris, I've checkt the manual and it says that I had to put it like this
, Like robert already mentioned, there are a couple of things wrong with this kit. But is was fun to build
Here a preview for my diorama
Martin
I'm making a diorama aswell for this tank, so I've to do some more work with the pigments to blend it in the diorama. (I'll be carefull with my fingers
)@ Roy, I leave the thompson when I remove it the map will fly away
@ Chris, I've checkt the manual and it says that I had to put it like this
, Like robert already mentioned, there are a couple of things wrong with this kit. But is was fun to buildHere a preview for my diorama
Martin
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Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 09:42 PM UTC
Nice job on the Sherman Martin. Where did you get the building from?
MVisser
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Posted: Monday, April 30, 2007 - 11:21 PM UTC
Thanks for your reply Kenny,
It is the other piece of the mini-art belgian village house. My diorama is a entry on the dutch campagne "crossing the rhine" Unfortually the build report is in dutch but I hope you like the pictures.
Martin
It is the other piece of the mini-art belgian village house. My diorama is a entry on the dutch campagne "crossing the rhine" Unfortually the build report is in dutch but I hope you like the pictures.
Martin
gbkirsch
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Posted: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 03:25 AM UTC
Wow, very nice build. I really like the texture of the tank body. Really nice job!!
Gary
Gary
MVisser
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Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 01:11 AM UTC
Thnx gary, the texture of the tank is from the kit itself and is very nice indeed.
Red4
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Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 01:36 AM UTC
Martin, looks like a Sherman to me. Nice build. "Q"
MVisser
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Posted: Friday, May 04, 2007 - 10:59 PM UTC
Thnx for the reply
My diorama is almost finished, here are the photo's. I have to make some rubble on the first floor. and add some more figures.
And two display photo's
I hope you like it.
Martin
My diorama is almost finished, here are the photo's. I have to make some rubble on the first floor. and add some more figures.
And two display photo's
I hope you like it.
Martin
darreng
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Posted: Friday, May 04, 2007 - 11:30 PM UTC
Who actually was Irzyk? Was he an unknown US Tank Ace?
gbkirsch
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Posted: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 03:02 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Thnx for the reply
My diorama is almost finished, here are the photo's.
Martin, this is the reason I log in here as much as I do. To see what people like you are capable of. That is one really fantastic scene there. My father who was in the Army in France saw this and was amazed. He said it brought him back to seeing scene's just lke that as they fought their way through small French towns with armor support backing them up.
Brilliant!!!
Gary
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Posted: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 05:32 PM UTC
darren greenwood:
Major Irzyk was an officer in the 4th Armored Division. He worked his way up to command the 8th Tank Battalion. He is considered to be one of America's greatest tank commanders of WWII, next to Creighton Abrams (commander of the 35th Tank Battalion of the 4th Armored).
These two men were instumental in the success of Patton's Spearhead (unofficial nickname of the 4th Armored Division).
One minor historical issue with your fantastic diarama, Irzyk's 8th Battalion used foliage for camoflage far more than anybody else, even more than the Germans. I have a picture of a M4A3 that looks like a bunch of bushes, with a 75mm barrel poking out of it.
Again, kudos.
Major Irzyk was an officer in the 4th Armored Division. He worked his way up to command the 8th Tank Battalion. He is considered to be one of America's greatest tank commanders of WWII, next to Creighton Abrams (commander of the 35th Tank Battalion of the 4th Armored).
These two men were instumental in the success of Patton's Spearhead (unofficial nickname of the 4th Armored Division).
One minor historical issue with your fantastic diarama, Irzyk's 8th Battalion used foliage for camoflage far more than anybody else, even more than the Germans. I have a picture of a M4A3 that looks like a bunch of bushes, with a 75mm barrel poking out of it.
Again, kudos.
WingTzun
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Posted: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 08:18 PM UTC
Looks great to me Martin. I love the broken glass. how did you do it?
hogarth
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Posted: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 08:51 PM UTC
Quoted Text
darren greenwood:
Major Irzyk was an officer in the 4th Armored Division. He worked his way up to command the 8th Tank Battalion. He is considered to be one of America's greatest tank commanders of WWII, next to Creighton Abrams (commander of the 35th Tank Battalion of the 4th Armored).
These two men were instumental in the success of Patton's Spearhead (unofficial nickname of the 4th Armored Division).
One minor historical issue with your fantastic diarama, Irzyk's 8th Battalion used foliage for camoflage far more than anybody else, even more than the Germans. I have a picture of a M4A3 that looks like a bunch of bushes, with a 75mm barrel poking out of it.
Again, kudos.
Nice dio.
Regarding the foliage, I think that was more a case in the dash across france. By the time ircyk had this tank was after the battle of the bulge. Finding leafy branches would have been tough in mid-winter.
Rob
MVisser
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Posted: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 09:04 PM UTC
Thanks for your kind replies. The glass hasbeen done with thin clear plastic, cut this in small pieces and add it to your diorama.
rjeffs2501
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Posted: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 10:07 PM UTC
fanastic build! did you use a graphite pencil to show the worn metal? anyways, great looking sherman.
MVisser
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 09:54 PM UTC
Hi all,
I've added some more figures to make it more interesing. Also I made some modification to the interieur of the building. The figures are a bit shiny. But I've allready fixed it.
I hope you like it
Greets Martin
I've added some more figures to make it more interesing. Also I made some modification to the interieur of the building. The figures are a bit shiny. But I've allready fixed it.
I hope you like it
Greets Martin
shado67
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Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 01:16 AM UTC
Nice Job. I just picked up this kit. I am curios, are the tracks correct for this sherman? Most photos I have of HVSS shermans have the T66 track.
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