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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 7 - Fighting compartment finished | Nov 5, 2005 |
Well, after a long and stressfull couple of weeks that involved a flooded basement, car problems and a swarm of yellowjackets moving into my modelling desk... I have finally got more progress.
Here is the painted and finished lower hull fighting compartment. I added some stencils from fingerprint designs and you can see the finished replacement seat mounts. Since the turret basket and upper hull will hide almost everything, I only really weathered the areas that will be seen through the hull hatches. The rest got much more basic painting.
After all the work to get the bulkhead somewhat correct, I don't think you'll be able to see ANY of it from this side once the turret is in place.
The engine compartment is almost done, as well as the inside of the upper hull, those will be the next updates.
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