plasmahal Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Here we have Tamiya’s 1/35 M51 Super Sherman. Background: The M51 Sherman By 1961 the Israeli Government ordered the new and more powerful French 105 mm Modèle F1 gun. However due to their length, these were modified for the use in Shermans: The barrel was reduced from 56 caliber to 44 and equipped with a muzzle brake, while ammunition was altered to use a smaller cartridge. Due to the nature of the conversions (based on Cummins M4A1s) the hulls were married with modified M4(76) turrets. By 1965 the new tanks named officially M51 Sherman but also "Super Sherman" or "Isherman" (or Israeli Sherman). The M51 was revealed to the public in a Independence Day ceremony in 1965. 180 Shermans were so converted. By this time M50/51 constituted the bulk of the Israeli tank force, prior to obtain the British Centurion. Non-converted Shermans were used for other duties. Source: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/Israel/M50-51_Super-Sherman.php Kit Manufacture: Tamiya (323). Scale: 1/35. Type: M51 Super Sherman. Extras used: OOB + a couple of scratch additions. Paints and colours used: Primer was the Badger Stynlrez grey. Tamiya XF-69 Nato Black, Tamiya XF-20 medium grey, XF-57 Buff. Weathering: Raw umber oil wash, dark and light sand pigments. Diorama made from foam board, Tamiya paints, maskol for chipping and grime wash. Other info: Full build is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234988505-135-tamiya-m51-super-sherman/ 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 That looks fantastic. Just the right amount of weathering to look real. Great work on the base too Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmahal Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thanks Andy. Praise indeed from the man doing the most awesome snow speeder build, ever!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 very very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 A great job of one of my favourite tanks, lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 That is an utterly superb looking Sherman! Beautifully built, weathered and presented. The base really adds to the project. Fantastic modelling! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmahal Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Thanks for the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Wow this one looks fantastic. I like the weathering. It's just right.for me. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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