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This is the Italeri kit of the M4A1 Sherman which I’ve depicted as a Sherman lla of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, The Queens Bays, in Italy in 1944, crossing the Rabbi river. I've added some foliage to the hull and turret. The WIP can be found here;

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Thanks for looking.

 

John.

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Superb work John, really like the finish and stowage on the tank, the water looks wet and the crew are excellent!

 

Really cracking modelling!

 

Keith 

Edit - sorry but I have no idea why my text has suddenly gone tiny!

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18 minutes ago, keefr22 said:

Edit - sorry but I have no idea why my text has suddenly gone tiny!

Thank God for that. I thought I had a problem with my eyes.

Thanks for the comments Keith. Much appreciated.

 

John.

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8 hours ago, Mohawk said:

Not a Sherman fan,but a wonderful model is a wonderful model.:goodjob:

 

2 hours ago, Jim Wasley said:

Taken this one to another level John,A Superb build and Dio,great attention to detail,Cheers.

 

1 hour ago, AndyRM101 said:

Superb build John. The water effects look excellent, as do the figures. Lovely work.

 

Andy:cat:

Thanks everyone for the comments, which are much appreciated.

 

John.

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1 hour ago, stevehnz said:

Lovely job on that John, it's turned out a treat. I'm a little puzzled at your Sherman though, something I know next to nothing about but big long gun & cast hull has me confuzzled. :unsure:

Steve.

Thanks Steve. This type of Sherman had moved on quite a bit from the original 75mm armed tanks. As well as changing the hatches for the driver and gunner (to make it easier to exit in a hurry), this M4A1 received the much larger T23 turret and was armed with the 76mm gun. This is one of the reasons that I like to model Shermans. There are so many different versions. It'll keep me going until I pop my clogs.

 

John. 

1 hour ago, MikeR said:

Excellent!

 

Mike.

Thanks Mike.

 

John.

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Very nice, but what is to stop the jerry cans, canvas sheeting etc, falling off of the decking at the first bump?

I think tying them down would finish off your excellent Sherman.

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4 hours ago, robgizlu said:

Really nicely finished - the Figures are especially good

Rob

 

2 hours ago, Buzby061 said:

Top notch. Nicely weathered, figures look good, nicely stowed & a cracking but simple dio,

 

Pete

Thanks to both of you for the comments.

 

John.

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16 hours ago, sanfrandragon said:

Fantastic Sherman!  I followed this in your WIP thread and your attention to detail is praiseworthy.  The figures look great and I love the way it's wading through the water.

Many thanks for the comments and thanks for following the wip. It's the first time that I've used the Deluxe Products Solid Water, and I have to say that it's very easy to use.

 

John. 

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16 hours ago, Steve27752 said:

Very nice, but what is to stop the jerry cans, canvas sheeting etc, falling off of the decking at the first bump?

I think tying them down would finish off your excellent Sherman.

Thanks for the comments Steve. I didn't bother with any tie downs as the gear is held in place to the rear by the upright stowage shelf and to the left by the tow rope which is anchored. Also, the two cam nets would keep everything in place as they wouldn't move. Believe me I know as we were still using WW2 nets in the '60s and when they were wet (as they always were) , they were absolute bas swines to move as they weighed a ton.

 

John.

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15 minutes ago, Bullbasket said:

Also, the two cam nets would keep everything in place as they wouldn't move. Believe me I know as we were still using WW2 nets in the '60s and when they were wet (as they always were) , they were absolute bas swines to move as they weighed a ton.

 

That's really interesting John, would never have realised that! 

 

Keith

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1 hour ago, keefr22 said:

 

That's really interesting John, would never have realised that! 

 

Keith

Hi Keith. Yes, they were made of a rope like material with hessian strips, and as you can imagine, they were very absorbent. We used to have to camouflage our Bedford RLs with signal bodies and the cam nets used to catch on every hook & protrusion. It was not fun especially with the OC telling you to get a move on because the PR Canberras were on their way. Happy days.

 

John.

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17 hours ago, Gorby said:

WOW! That stunning work John.

 

17 hours ago, PlaStix said:

Fantastic work all around John. Wonderfully built, finished and presented. Very well done. :clap2::clap2:

Kind regards,

Stix

Hi Mark and Stix. Thanks a lot for the comments.

 

John.

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