BerndM Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi, it seems, i can t stop building Shermans. While german AFVs are quite often here, i didn t found another british Sherman Mk.III, especially in 1/72. The kit is on the same quality level, like the M4A1 but if you want to use the very nice decals from the box, you need other road wheels. Dragon supplied the later closed wheels, but i need the open spoked wheels. A Trumpeter M4 kit came to help. Trumpeter has two versions of wheels inside the box. Kit bashing is easy in theory, in "real live" there can be problems. I started with the suspension. everythink was o.K but Trumpys wheel bogeys are too narrow for the Dragon kit. I used, to make "space" the little number plates on the sprues. Made photos of it and the sprues from the kit and from the Trumpeter kit, sorry for the bad quality and most of the progress pics are unusable, thanks to bad light conditions and my mistake photo skills. There are also pics from the Dragon and Trumpeter hull, note the weld seams on the Dragon plastic and the reason, why the Trumpeter M4 is so wrong. The glacis plate has the wrong angle that makes the whole hull looking wrong, will build this kit with a help from a Modeltrans resin hull. Cheers Bernd 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick32 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Looking good. I see more and more these 1/72 Dragon kits on here and i'm very tempted to try one out for myself. I'll look forward to following along! Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi Nick, go for these kits, fun to build with great details. The "DS" tracks are easy to install 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi Bernd. Good to see you back with another 1/72 Dragon kit. Kind regards, Stix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi Stix, after i had some other kits in my hand, i decided to go with another Sherman. You can t have enough of them, sadly, i had to trash the pics from the yesterday evening session, but more soon to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Oooh, lovely, another Bernd beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Oooh, lovely, another Bernd beauty. .....hope so...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Looking forward to seeing how you progress with this one Bernd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Great that you have start another one. Shermans are cool! Carry on and have fun. I will be watching. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Thank you mates, here some progress. Did not much on this kit, this week and had to trash some photos of the progress. But here we are ! The running gear is on, the Trumpeter wheel bogeys are now connected with the Dragon hull, the tracks are on and the whole affair has some paint on it. Made (again) a damage, this time on the gear box but its (again) an easy fix Wish you a great Friday evening Cheers Bernd 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Something about Sherman`s Bernd. Looks good so far mate, knowing you something else will be added to this fine build of yours sir. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Good progress Bernd. Good idea about using the Trumpeter parts. It's all looking very good and I too can't wait to see what you do with this one! Hope you have a great weekend! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 ESCI/Italeri & Trumpeter have traditionally been the 'go-to' kits for 1/72 Sherman spares, but I think Heller will become the kit of choice, especially if they add more variants to their range. Looking forward to the next installment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi Bernd. Hope you are well. It's been a while.......... any progress on this build? Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hi mates, everthing is well, incl. the build but i had not much time for modelling the last time. Progress is little but important. I run into a fit problem, connecting the upper und the underside of the hull that need a very careful putty and sand session. Actually there wers some of them and i hope its fixed now, will post soon pictures and hope i can proceed on the assembly and paint work, this coming weekend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hi Bernd. Good to know there's been some progress. Sorry you had problems with the fit of the hull parts. Hope you have a great weekend and manage to get some modelling time in! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hope to do so. The proplems are hopefully solved and i am straight on course 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 Hi, here is one pic, done during the fitting process of the hull. Made yesterday some more progress and i hope i can now proceed on the build. Have a great Sunday, mates. More soon to come Best Bernd 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Hi Bernd. Good to see more progress. Hope you had a good weekend - weekends fly by don't they! Two more weekends to go in this GB. I've got all the five tanks basically complete now - I'll post some update photos tomorrow if I get chance. Next I need to finish some more figures and think about what I'm going to do about bases. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Morning Stix, did some more progress on this one, yesterday. Looks like a tank now, i am not sure if i get this done before 31.05. Yesterdays progress was promising, we will see. Your builds are all head turners and well presented, well done. Will leave the comanders hatch on this one open, maybe i get at some time a dashing desert army tank commander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Taking shape Bernd, looking forward to seeing more pics. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Thanks Simon, more pics soon from the current progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Well new pics didn t came soon, sorry for that, did not much progress on this one the last time. I am still not satisfied with the fit of the front glacis plate and the mud guards. The best is for me, to put the kit beside for a while and solve the problems with new energy and motivation. Here are some pics of the current status 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 In the meantime i have solved the problems on another build and i hope i can finish this one, this time and get back to the Sherman at some time. I am wondering, i ve i can use the AB AP507A deck color for the tarmac color too.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Under a coat of paint that Sherman should look spotty dog mate! IIRC the fit of the 'bull-nose' is notorious as the weak spot of the Dragon Shemans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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