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WTB MP Models conversions
- Thread starter The Zod
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It is a long shot indeed but, having had one, I guarantee that you can make the conversions yourself. At the time they came out, only the older Tamiya M4A3 Sherman was available (the conversions are all designed for this kit). Cross kitting Tamiya's M4 Early and their M4A3 will be cheaper than finding the conversion and give you loads of spares.
Regards,
The Zod
Active member
Thanks for that idea Saul. It's just after I looked over that M4A4 conversion from them, I had forgotten how well detailed they were for something going back to 1990. Besides.I suck at doing weld beads. I will never understand why Tamiya did not have raised weld beads on their M4 and M4A3 kits. Along with some other makers.
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Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Thanks for that idea Saul. It's just after I looked over that M4A4 conversion from them, I had forgotten how well detailed they were for something going back to 1990. Besides.I suck at doing weld beads. I will never understand why Tamiya did not have raised weld beads on their M4 and M4A3 kits. Along with some other makers.
Zod do not let that stop you! Mr T has shown on a number of threads how he uses solder. I use to use A & B putty for welds. That was easy on the Tamiya Shermans. I would mix the putty 50 50 roll out small ribbons in my hand. Then press the putty on to the area for the weld. To get the bead look I just took the hobby knife and made lines close together across the putty. If there was to much putty after that I would just trim it off before it dried. I started to use styrene strip/rod soaked in liquid cement not to long ago. I like it better for a number reasons, one it dries a lot faster, (easier to correct that night and I almost always seemed to squeeze the soft putty some way with a finger) the width looks more factory.
