"Fury"'s last stand - 1/16 M4A3E8 Sherman

[BorisAlexandrov]

Howdy y'all! Happy holidays!

 

After the Ukrainian "Fury" build I went to see the 2014 movie "Fury" on YouTube and was impressed by the final fight scene. So impressed that I decided to recreate this scene with my stashed kits.

 

Andy's HHQ did a splendid job recreating the M4A3E8 Sherman. It's not an exact match (2014 movie used an M4A2E8, which is very unlikely historically speaking because it's diesel-powered and mostly lent-leased to the British and Soviets) but close enough.

 

The last scene of the movie Fury, where the infantry battalion protected by the "Fury" crew goes past the knocked-out tank.

 

Took me quite a while to get the exact track that "Fury" used. I scavenged a set of metal T84 tracks on eBay from Hooben, a brand that mainly manufactures RC tanks. Historically speaking this is impossible though, given that Goodyear started making these rubber-fused tracks on April 16th-17th, 1945, two weeks before Mr. Fuhrer did a favor to the entire world.

 

The "Fury" crew put a body found at the abandoned Nazi medical station, dressed him as a US tank crew, doused him in gasoline, and lit fire to fake their death, allowing for a successful ambush of the German convoy. I was initially hunting for the perfect 1/16 resin figure until I saw the sprue figure provided by Andy's kit itself. The US tank crew figure's pose, which is supposed to be a tank commander sticking out of the cupola with one arm resting on the hatch, and another arm reaching out for the microphone, kind of resembles the prayers effect of a burnt human body. Therefore I used Tamiya's basic putty (which forms a thick paste once thinned with Tamiya's airbrush cleaner) to disfigure the body, painted it roughly and applied tons of pigment onto it.

 

The empty 1/16 .50 cal shells are from Master, a Polish brand. The Thompson is also scavenged, from a set of very old ww2 US Army small arms resin toys, and of course, repainted. RIP Boyd "Bible" Swan.

 

Super Italian Red for Ferraris and Tamiya clear red were the only red paints I had in stock, but the blood effect they created seems good enough to me. RIP Don "Wardaddy" Collier.

 

The only slot available on my shelf for now. A bit of a weird combination indeed.

[BorisAlexandrov]

Some of the sketches I made before adding railings, handles, and ricochet marks. RIP the PAK-40 crew from the battle of the small town. White Phosphorus is a hell of a drug.

 

The grazing hit from the 131 Tiger. I wonder if those people worked at the Aberdeen test center felt the same marking target plates and test subject tanks. RIP Tiger tank crew. You'll be remembered for your questionable priorities towards targets.

 

The Panzerfaust hit, which is also the only hit that went through its armor. RIP Grady "Coon-bottom" Travis. It's a weird choice of callsign, considering that Shia LaBeouf who portrayed "Bible" is the real Cajun here.

[BorisAlexandrov]

Lmao for the a**->bottom censoring filter.

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An attempt to drill a hole through the M1919 and M2 machine gun barrel nozzles was made. The machineguns look great, but I've cranked the rpm of my power tool a bit too high and now my drill bit looks like this. Is this really the end of this drill bit?

 

[Armorrich]

Good job. While I have issues with the film I greatly admire your work!! You've taken a great deal of time to plan out your work. Well done. 

 

Cheers...Rich 

[BorisAlexandrov]

On 12/26/2023 at 3:12 PM, Armorrich said:

Good job. While I have issues with the film I greatly admire your work!! You've taken a great deal of time to plan out your work. Well done. 

 

Cheers...Rich 

The main issue I have with this movie is that they decided to turn a gritty, gnarly war story into a Hollywood popcorn.

[Armorrich]

Pretty much my feelings as well. I think some parts were overdone to give the actors exposure. I mostly enjoyed seeing the uniforms, equipment and vehicles and tuned out the story. Just my personal opinion that's all. No reflection on the great job you've done on that Sherman. 

 

Cheers...Rich