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1/72 Dragon M4A1 (76) Sherman "Duke"


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Dear fellow Britmodellers,

here's my 1/72 Dragon M4A1 (76) Sherman, with BlackDog stowage added.

Antenna is from stretched sprue.

The model represents "Duke", a vehicle of D Company, 2nd Armored Division, France 1944.

 

Painted with Gunze/Mr.Hobby acrylics, weathered with pastel chalks, artist oils, graphite pen and some real mud (provided by my friend @Dieter! Thank you.

Photographs by Wolfgang Rabel.

 

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The kit was one of Dragons earlier releases, containing photo-etch details and a metal towing cable.

The rubber band tracks were much too short. I broke off both idler wheels when trying to install them.

I tried to re-inforce the wheels with a metal rod, but this didn't work either.

In the end, I placed some plastic stubs behind the idler wheels for support and covered the area with mud.

 

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Thank you for your interest.

Best greetings from Vienna!

 

 

 

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I agree with John's comment about the tow rope. Maybe a darker colour would have made it look more in scale?

 

That said, you've knocked it out of the park again Roman! 😀

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5 hours ago, Bullbasket said:

Thee only negative for me is that tow rope. It looks overscale ie; too thick.

Thank you for feedback, John!

The tow rope is out of the box (Dragon included them in earlier releases), but I agree that it looks a bit heavy.

I'll use a finer type for my future builds.

2 hours ago, IanC said:

Maybe a darker colour would have made it look more in scale?

Thank you for suggestion Ian, this is a good idea!

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