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Subject:

[Chapter] Chapter 11 - Rear Hull Details

Date:

Aug 26, 2005

From:

James Wechsler

Chapter 11 - Rear Hull Details

I started on the rear hull details in much the same way as the front. First up were the taillights. The Dragon kit also has these molded in clear plastic but I really didn’t think it was necessary to try to keep the lens clear. I’ll just paint them after the model is painted and add a small drop of epoxy to form a small lens. So I mounted them to the model and added the small wire that runs from the back of the lights into the hull. I took a look at the Dragon photoetch for the guards and realized that it was incorrect.

The taillight guard is a rather simply formed piece of bent sheet metal to form the guard with another piece of sheet metal for the support. These all have the flat part facing up and down. For some reason, Dragon has made the support part a separate piece and the flat part is oriented vertically not horizontally. Wrong as far as can tell. Well having already used the headlight guards from the Eduard TP028 set, I saw no reason to not also use the taillight guards. Problem solved.

I then added the very well done Dragon fuel caps, hull ventilator and lifting hooks. Surprise time again. I went to use the Dragon fire extinguisher hood (the small white box up near the turret in the photo) and found out that Dragon had molded it into their upper hull! Ok, at this time I’m willing to admit that using the Dragon kit as a donor instead of the Academy kit might not have been as great an idea as I’d thought (although I’m sure I’ll feel differently when I use the Dragon turret and VVSS on another project). Try as I might, I couldn’t find another extinguisher housing in my spares box so I had no choice but to scratch build one. Not tough but a frustrating time consumer.

I mounted the Legend photoetch Jerry can holder over the left fender (again the Legend photoetch is really well done) but chose not to use the resin tow cable clasp. It’s a well done part but using it forces you to first thread the tow cable though it and then add the end connector. I prefer to build, paint and weather the cable separately so I used a left over photoetch piece instead.

Finally, I put the side rails on the model. For those of you who aren’t hopeless Shermanaholics, the side rails were not originally installed as stowage holders. They were designed to hold a disguise cover that made the Sherman look like a lorry (that’s a truck for us Yanks). It seems to have worked since the Germans didn’t seem to know about the Sherman prior to its introduction into combat at El Alamein.

Once again Legend’s photoetch is excellent. There are the support brackets that mount to the hull, the rails themselves, and the ‘u’ fittings that held the disguise cover. They all are easily attached. The rails are in two pieces that connect at one of the hull fittings and the seam is then covered by a ‘u’ fitting so if you get them butted up evenly, there’s no real reason to fill and sand the gap.

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Thread Listing

[BLOG] Sherman III Early in North Africa - James Wechsler - Aug 13, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - James Wechsler - Aug 13, 2005

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - M Wawrow - Aug 14, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Martin Dogger - Aug 15, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Jim Wechsler - Aug 15, 2005

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Billy Bishop - Aug 17, 2005

. . . Re: References and markings - Paul A. Owen - Aug 14, 2005

. . . . . . Re: References and markings - Jim Wechsler - Aug 14, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Paul A. Owen - Aug 15, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Martin Dogger - Aug 15, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Kurt Laughlin - Aug 15, 2005

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Paul Roberts - Oct 19, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 2 - Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 15, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 16, 2005

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - Andrew Herbert - Aug 17, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - Jim Wechsler - Aug 17, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 4 - The Front Fenders - James Wechsler - Aug 18, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 5 - The Sand Skirts - James Wechsler - Aug 19, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 6 - Painting the Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 20, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 7 - Weathering the Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 20, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 8 - Those Pesky Front Fenders – Part Deux - James Wechsler - Aug 22, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 9 - The Suspension - James Wechsler - Aug 23, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Front Hull Details - James Wechsler - Aug 26, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Rear Hull Details - James Wechsler - Aug 26, 2005

. . . . . . a couple of suggestions..... - Chris SMith jr - Aug 29, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: a couple of suggestions..... - Jim Wechsler - Sep 1, 2005

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: a couple of suggestions..... - Chris SMith jr - Sep 1, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 12 - The Pioneer Tools - James Wechsler - Aug 28, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 13 - The Turret - James Wechsler - Aug 29, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 14 - Painting - Part 1 - James Wechsler - Aug 30, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 15 - Painting - Part 2 - James Wechsler - Aug 30, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 16 - Painting - Part 3 - James Wechsler - Sep 1, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 17 - Painting - Part 4 - James Wechsler - Sep 2, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Dry Brushing - James Wechsler - Sep 3, 2005

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Dry Brushing - Aaron Cole - Sep 3, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: Dry Transfers - Paul A. Owen - Sep 4, 2005

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Dry Transfers - Aaron Cole - Sep 4, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 19 - Dry Transfers - James Wechsler - Sep 3, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 20 - Detail Painting - James Wechsler - Sep 5, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 21 - Weathering - James Wechsler - Sep 7, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 22 - Just the Tracks Maam - James Wechsler - Sep 8, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 23 - Please Maam, Just the Tracks - James Wechsler - Sep 9, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 24 - Stow it - James Wechsler - Sep 10, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 25 - The Crew - James Wechsler - Sep 10, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - James Wechsler - Sep 11, 2005

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Andrew Herbert - Sep 12, 2005

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Paul A. Owen - Sep 12, 2005

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Andrew Herbert - Sep 13, 2005

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Jim Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Jim Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 27 - Well, isnt that special - James Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 28 - The Base - Part 1 - James Wechsler - Sep 19, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 29 -The Base - Part 2 - James Wechsler - Sep 21, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 30 - Final Assembly - James Wechsler - Sep 23, 2005

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 30 - Final Assembly - henryk gorkiewicz - Sep 24, 2005

. . . . . . Awesome! - R.C. Hill - Sep 24, 2005

. . . [Chapter] Chapter 31 - Perspective - James Wechsler - Sep 25, 2005

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