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Hi All, here's my take on the fictional Easy 8 Sherman 'Fury' as depicted in the 2013 film of the same name (Italeri 1/35). Loved the film despite the 'interesting' ending and have never done an armour subject before, so that decided the subject. I loved doing this build and I will be building more armour subjects as well as my usual aircraft and Sci-Fi. Thinking Tiger 1 next There were several issues with the kit itself, for example the extra tracks were clearly an afterthought and simply do not fit the model without breaking the upper wheels (as you can see from their wonky appearance). The instructions are pretty poor and I found the plastic brittle - things would just fall apart mid-build!! I added some extras, such as rope to tie down the payload on the back, some extra tarpaulin to hide the out-of-scale buckles on some of the moulded bits and an air recognition cover... or whatever it is as I just liked the contrast it provided. I also created a bull-whip antenna as per the film. Some firsts for me were the mud (homemade) and larger scale painting and weathering - thoroughly enjoyed all of that! Anyway, hope you like and comments well received... go easy (8) on me
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Hi All! In part 3 of the great bench clearance I have here the new Sherman Easy 8 by Tamiya. Having built the Asuka kit of the tank which generally was better detailed but an absolute git when it came to the running gear, I can safely say I enjoyed the new Tamiya kit more even if it meant sacrificing some details. The model however was painted in Tamiya's rendition of olive drab and toned down with thinned Raw umber filters to capture the rich soils of the Ardenne being deposited everywhere. Though, this detail is rather subtle to say the least... Moving forwards I decided to try mixing Humbrol Model-Filler with poly cement only to dump a dark brown Humbrol paint in it. The results were interesting to say the least; the paste made was good for mud that had dried and I had to over estimate the tone of paint used as the light grey filler added to the colour which made it about two tones lighter then it should be. After making experimental mud pies with solvents, as you know, you do on quiet Sunday afternoons, I raided the spares box for a ration box and German Jerry Can as the two American ones came with the kit. Thanks for looking! Once again, Thanks for Looking! Sam P.S. That hatch will receive the excellent figure in the kit ASAP
