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Modeller Build Logs
El Alamein Sherman III DV with full interior |
| By Hans Haase | | Started: | Oct 2, 2005 | | Updated: | Mar 23, 2006 |
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I had been planning a Sherman III for quite a while, and buying bits and pieces over time for the build. Most of my inspiration came from a photo on British Pathe of a tank named Bacchus, with an unusually placed and unusually large name on the rear plate.
When I saw James Wechsler do his excellent Sherman III over the past few weeks, I was pushed over the edge to do my own. Thankfully, Chesapeake Models Designs made an appearance at the recent AMPS East with the hull I was looking for.
I have a feeling this will be a long and arduous process, just from the sheer count of resin sets I need to coordinate, but I really can't wait to get into it.
-Hans Haase
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| Chapter 10 - Turret: Ready for paint | Nov 24, 2005 |
Ahhhh, progress. Here is the turret, finished and ready for paint (Hatches, Ma Deuce and Antennas to come later). The turret basket was shown already a few chapters back, so no need to bring that up again yet until the turret interior is all painted.
This was a bit more work than expected. The CMD Turret, unlike the hull, is not quite made to take an interior. I had to do some creative cutting and carving of the TWS interior pieces in order to make it all fit properly. Added in are some leftover Formations periscopes as well as a No.19 wireless set from an Academy Achilles. Some styrene strip and rod were used to create the framework and handle for the pistol port, as well as linkage for the gunners periscope sight. The hatch base is for the Tiger Model Designs commanders hatch (really nice!). I'll probably go back for some additional wiring of the radio before fully painting everything.
Externally, it's all CMD other than the TWS co-axial MG poking out and the Crusader style stowage box from Formations. The rotor shield had the ears on it initially, those were easy enough to clip off and smooth it all out.
But for now, I'll call the turret shell ready for the basecoat.
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