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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 6 - On to the turret | Oct 14, 2005 |
Finally, an easy part. The turret basket assembly basically went together exactly per the instructions. While the details are a bit soft in parts, it is mostly accurate from what I have seen so far.
The gun breech is only fair quality. You have to supply and bend your own rods for the breech guard, and here I used the same green wire that is normally used for floral arrangements. I wish this stuff came in thinner sizes, because it is just the right stiffness for being easy to bend but hold shape well. |
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