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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 8 - Engine Compartment Finished | Nov 14, 2005 |
Finally, progress is going along smoothly and some big milestones have been passed. Here is the finished, assembled, plumbed and painted engine compartment.
Most of my references show the engine painted a darker color than the interior, and a few color photos of recent vintage show what I believe is GM Corporate Blue for the engine itself. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
The plumbing is a bit hard to see, but I did the full plumbing for the fuel system as well as all the visible coolant and storage tanks. If you look closely down in the depths, you can also see the red nozzles for the fire suppression system.
The upper hull didn't get much at all, just a Tiger Model Designs bow .30 cal machine gun set. Not everything was used in this case, since the ammo can is mounted on the transmission housing, but the gun and ammo belt really do look nice.
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