Dragon M4A1 75mm USMC

[Sherman 18]

I started this kit as a step by step for the local club's FB page. This is an old kit by todays standards, but I think it still looks like a M4A1. I believe there is an issue with the upper hull around the drivers and co-drivers hatches, not enough for me to worry about. I again had started this 4/5 years ago, I did not pay attention to my research as I discovered when I restarted it. :idonno It's just a model it can be fixed hyeah

the kit

and what I found when took the parts back out of the box, really the only things I did wrong was add the sand shield mounting strip and the add on cheek armor

I started redoing the casting texture on the kit supplied turret and adding in some mold lines and such.

Leaving the cheek armor on the turret while it should not be there, started to bug me. I ended up trading it with one from the parts box.

On the upper hull I removed the casting symbol and plugged holes for the tools with stretched sprue

I added some casting number to the suspension from Archer

I added some missing bolts with ones from Grandt Line to the lower hull

Starting to look like a tank now

 

[ij001]

It's a production line, I'm tellin' you....

Ian

 

[SA Dave]

But what a beautifull production line

 

[Sherman 18]

Thanks guys

 

[Iron Mike]

Nice!

 

[jknaus]

James

 

[Sherman 18]

Thanks Mike and James

 

[Sherman 18]

I did spend some time with plastic tonight :yipee

removed the springs on the drivers hatches

added some welds and drain holes

 

[moon puppy]

What's that dangling from the lift ring?

 

[MrT]

Now where are my Sherman kits????

B)

 

[Gator]

Looks like the upper hull was attacked by styrene chunking pygmies. Beautiful work.

 

[lupanzer]

Great assembly...like the texture

Luiz

 

[The Zod]

Looking great. Do I see some Shapeways stuff on there? Also,why would having the sand shield bolt hole strips be wrong? And what did you use for the little snap fastners around the hull MG?

 

[Sherman 18]

What's that dangling from the lift ring?

Electric cord for the siren. It looks kinds funny I do to the mark I made to drill the hole.

 

[Sherman 18]

Looking great. Do I see some Shapeways stuff on there? Also,why would having the sand shield bolt hole strips be wrong? And what did you use for the little snap fastners around the hull MG?

Yes Shapeways products. No to bad either, I think next time I will prime them might be easier to see while handling the clean up.

As for the sand shields, the early Pacific Car & Foundry Shermans did not have them. I thought they did until I looked close at the photos.

 

[moon puppy]

What's that dangling from the lift ring?

Electric cord for the siren. It looks kinds funny I do to the mark I made to drill the hole.

Weird..it looks fine today. :idonno Didn't know what it was when I was looking earlier.

I got the track jack thing from Shapeway for my Korea Sherman. Really nice stuff, can see the threads on the screw jack and everything.

 

[lupanzer]

Nice !


Luiz

 

[Sherman 18]

Nice !


Luiz

Thanks

 

[Sherman 18]

I did find some color pictures tonight of the real thing

 

[Phil]

Good to see this one on the roll again, nice work!

That last colour photo, I'm sure I saw the exact same shot on a doco here in Australia a few nights ago, New Britain invasion, the armour got stuck in the soft boggy terrain and the marines had to go it alone without them.

Nice find.