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Creighton Abrams at Kirchberg highgrounds !


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Hello Dears,

Here's my first finished tank for years, It's the Dragon one with lots of goodies

Resicast interior

joerdi Rubio metal barrel for the 76mm

accurate armour Duckbill tracks

And lots of swearing !!

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The box say that it was in the battle of the bulge, but that is wrong !

Since in this book

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It is said that Abrams received a brand new M4A3 with a 76mm more powerfull gun in mid January '45

and at the time, they were moved in Luxemburg ready to launch an offensive toward river Rhine !

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so I had to change my plans .... My idea was to pose that tank beside the Bogess's jumbo !

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I should have add more stuff in the tank, but my goal is just that the viewer can see there's someting on the Inside of the beast.

I will carry on with some weathering since I still have to work on the figures that will go on it

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Paints are Lifecolor, decals from the box.

Not the easiest kit at all but it seem good to me

My goof, I buy a Jordi rubio metal barrel but ther was already a metal barrel included in the box... I must make a tank destroyer in the future !

Ok Gents, I'm open to your comments, my next armoured project will be a little bit different !

Have a very good modelling time and thanks for watching !

Sincerely.

Corsaircorp

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Oh dears,

I received an advice and I will repaint the inner sides of the hatches in OD.

It's true that in white it would be very visible.

Will do it this evening !

Sincerely.

CC

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Hello Dears,

Here are the rectifications done,

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This is far less flashy that way, I also add another coat of weathering to the .50

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And I repaired the overspray on the track...

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:phew::phew: now time for going to bed and let my hip have some respite !

Thanks for the kind words.

Sincerely.

Corsaircorp

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11 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Beautiful Sherman CC :thumbsup:... Creighton would be proud of this tank. AepJRz0.jpg

My Grandfather served with him. 

Oh my God ! in 37th Tb ?

In Europe ? That's great !

I hope that everything went all right for your grand father ?

Seemingly general Abe was a though but pretty good commander.

Did'nt read anything bad about him that far.

Thanks for the kind words

I started the figures and will base it on this pic

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Amazingly, he did'nt Munch one of his customary cigars...

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But the figure will !

Sincerely.

CC

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No sadly he only served in the U.S. with Creighton Abrams, he was eventually sent to the Pacific Theatre. 

 

There is one Rumor that on at least one of Abrams shermans the Commanders hatch was rusted or welded open. He refused to close it 

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