GREG DESTEC Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Afternoon all, Her is my entry for the GB - Italieri's M4 Sherman based on the movie staring Brad Pitt. II haven't built any kind of armour in a long time. I think the last attempt ended in failure during the Tiger STGB which was a while ago.... However this is a Sherman so it has less road wheels and rubber band tracks (unlike the Zvezda Tiger) so it should be doable for me at least. The kit comes with lots of stowage very much like the film version with log applicate armour and plenty of baggage. No crew figures though so i will have a think about whether i will add some. Any way heres a few pics. TFL Cheers Greg 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 51 minutes ago, GREG DESTEC said: No crew figures though so i will have a think about whether i will add some. I've seen a resin set of the crew from the film, all distinctly recognisable. I believe they are available on eBay ATM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 53 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: I've seen a resin set of the crew from the film, all distinctly recognisable. I believe they are available on eBay ATM. I have a set of those figures. I'm supposed to be painting them up for a club mate. They are beautifully cast and they look just like the film cast. I've been using film stills on the internet for the face & head detail painting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 This is the only web place I can find the figures; https://alitools.io/en/showcase/tuskmodel-1-35-scale-resin-figures-ww2-us-fury-tank-crew-5-figures-32788151605 They appear not be available any more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Bertie Psmith said: I've seen a resin set of the crew from the film, all distinctly recognisable. I believe they are available on eBay ATM. 9 minutes ago, Black Knight said: I have a set of those figures. I'm supposed to be painting them up for a club mate. They are beautifully cast and they look just like the film cast. I've been using film stills on the internet for the face & head detail painting 2 minutes ago, Black Knight said: This is the only web place I can find the figures; https://alitools.io/en/showcase/tuskmodel-1-35-scale-resin-figures-ww2-us-fury-tank-crew-5-figures-32788151605 Thanks folks👍 I'm not a great figure painter but enjoy the challenge. I think I've seen these before but they are a bit pricey 🤑. I had a US crew set for a build I did a while back, I'll have a dig about to see if there's any left. Cheers Greg 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Welcome aboard sir, decent movie better tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, GREG DESTEC said: Thanks folks👍 I'm not a great figure painter but enjoy the challenge. I think I've seen these before but they are a bit pricey 🤑. I had a US crew set for a build I did a while back, I'll have a dig about to see if there's any left. The better the sculpt, the easier the painting. Just sayin... 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Hi Greg. Welcome to the GB. Great to have you here and it's great to have someone making the Fury kit. I'm looking forward to following your progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 15 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Welcome aboard sir, decent movie better tank. 5 hours ago, PlaStix said: Hi Greg. Welcome to the GB. Great to have you here and it's great to have someone making the Fury kit. I'm looking forward to following your progress. Kind regards, Stix Thanks for the welcome, mein hosts 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 7:18 PM, GREG DESTEC said: Thanks folks👍 I'm not a great figure painter but enjoy the challenge. I think I've seen these before but they are a bit pricey 🤑. I had a US crew set for a build I did a while back, I'll have a dig about to see if there's any left. Cheers Greg 👍 On 3/13/2022 at 9:48 PM, Bertie Psmith said: The better the sculpt, the easier the painting. Just sayin... 😄 If you aren't happy stripping the paint is easy enough leaving you a clean restart. A brave choice considering how popular the movie is but I think you'll do fine. The movie tank is at Bovington IIRC so plenty of reference photos around until they start fiddling with it as they are wont to do.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Hiya, Got a fair bit done yesterday completing sections 1 to 4. All has gone together well with this Italieri kit with no poor fit or problems. I am just starting painting the lower hull and the undercarriage (or whatever the lower part of a tank is called!) All good so far, heres the pics, thanks for looking Cheers Greg 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Nice start !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Hi Greg. Glad to see you are underway and it looks to be going together very well! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Longbow said: Nice start !! 52 minutes ago, PlaStix said: Hi Greg. Glad to see you are underway and it looks to be going together very well! Kind regards, Stix Thanks folks, much appreciated 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Yeah, another out of the starting blocks! Great start Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 12 hours ago, Jasper dog said: Yeah, another out of the starting blocks! Great start Darryl Cheers! Got some paint on it yesterday so I'm moving along steadily. ATB Greg 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 21/03/2022 at 08:09, GREG DESTEC said: Cheers! Got some paint on it yesterday so I'm moving along steadily. ATB Greg 👍 Paint on....already! Haven't even had chance to open a plastic bag yet! Good effort! Darryl 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Good start Greg, good luck with the build Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Good start there Sir. That looks like a decent kit especially with Italeri's patchy reputation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Evening all! Despite not posting recently i have not been idle. The long and tedious wheel painting has been completed and i have the lower hull and running gear finished. The rubber band style tracks went on without much of a fight or breaking of the drive wheels/sprockets. All in all, I'm reasonably happy with it all so far. Thanks for looking, cheers Greg 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Hi Greg. Great to see it with the tracks on. Always feels like a significant milestone to get them done! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: Hi Greg. Great to see it with the tracks on. Always feels like a significant milestone to get them done! Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix, I'm moving on to all the tools etc that are attached to the upper hull. So far so good.👍 Cheers Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Tracks on? You are zoooming! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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