Sherman 18
Master at Arms
I will be using the Tasca M4A3E8 for a good old fashion Korean War Tiger Sherman with AFV Club track. I'm not sure what extact one it will be, but I'm not to the paint stage yet.
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M4A3E8 76mm Sherman Korean War
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Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Got something done, these Tasca kits are SWEET!
Really interested in your take on those tracks Jeff.
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
A little bit done
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Slowly working on this, note for everyone, the plastic on the Tasca kits is different than the other Sherman kits I have ever worked on (Tamiya, Italeri and Dragon). What I mean by this is after I smeared Testors liquid cement all over the upper hull it made the plastic to soft to sand, unless you let it sit for longer than 24 hours. It could be a mix of weather or what ever not real sure but when I went to sand after letting the hull to sit over night with 400 grit sand paper the plastic would start "balling" up on the paper. No worries no damage or anything just a heads up if anyone tries it.
Gave the upper hull a little plate texture of rolled steel,
Also did a little casting texture on upper hull at the driver's and co-driver's roof
Gave the upper hull a little plate texture of rolled steel,
Also did a little casting texture on upper hull at the driver's and co-driver's roof
Why you doing this to the surface Jeff?
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
I want to try to duplicate the imperfections in the steel from when it is manufactured, castings are done in sand so they are never the same. One thing I have noticed is the flat side of the Sherman is not perfect and the easy way to duplicate this is to coat approximately a inch square with liquid cement and then dab a brush, I prefer the one on the bottle lid, until the surface gets sticky, then move on to another spot until it the whole surface is done.
Since I have dyslexia (yeah it gets worse with age), my mind works a lot better with pictures, so lets go,
Real Sherman M4A3E8 76mm
Here are a couple pictures Grace took, this kit is an old Italeri Sherman M4A3 hull (since I did not take any while doing it to this hull)
It is easy, I recommend doing it early in the build. Try it sometime in a small spot on your next project I bet you will like the results.
Ha, yeah I think it may be a bit late in mine! 
Good stuff Jeff, thanks for the info!
Good stuff Jeff, thanks for the info!