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Subject:

[Chapter] The Upper Hull

Date:

Dec 5, 2006

From:

James Wechsler

The Upper Hull

You would think that attaching the upper hull to the lower hull would not require an entire chapter. And in this case it doesn’t. But in the world of Sherman models, the upper to lower hull attachment has become a major source of headaches. Tasca has fortunately engineered this kit so all of the parts actually fit together. Other than the very latest Dragon Shermans, this has not been the case. And when the hull parts don’t fit, you get to do some really annoying filling and sanding. So again, it was really nice to be able to simply assemble the parts and do just a little local seam filling and sanding.

The upper hull itself is really well done. As you might expect, the rear hull has the engine access panel as separate parts, again looking forward to an aftermarket engine. What’s really nice about the hull is that the welding is the correct -- raised welds that are subtle but prominent enough that it will stand out nicely when drybrushed. Since it’s inevitable that comparisons will be made between the Tasca Firefly and Dragon’s, I’ll state that this is a major point of differentiation. I have redone the welding on more Sherman kits than I can remember and it takes about 2 hours for an experienced modeler. Unless you get some type of Zen experience from it, it’s also super frustrating to be wasting time on redoing all of the welding.

So thanks Tasca for not putting me through this again.

About the only thing I did was to add the weld line around the rear plate which is not present because the rear plate is a separate part. I used a 0.010 inch styrene rod. Then I softened it up using Tenax and made the welding look with a sharp putty knife.

Up Next: Hull details - Rear Hull

Thread Listing

[BLOG] Tasca Sherman Firefly Vc - James Wechsler - Dec 2, 2006

. . . [Chapter] The construction starts - James Wechsler - Dec 2, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The construction starts - steve hamilton - Dec 2, 2006

. . . Re: [BLOG] Tasca Sherman Firefly Vc - Michael Bedard - Dec 3, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Tasca Sherman Firefly Vc - James Wechsler - Dec 4, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Tasca Sherman Firefly Vc - Paul Roberts - Dec 4, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Tasca Sherman Firefly Vc - Pierre Savage - Dec 4, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [multi bank engine - michael - Dec 7, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [multi bank engine - Pierre Savage - Dec 7, 2006

. . . [Chapter] That Sweet Tranny - James Wechsler - Dec 4, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] That Sweet Tranny - Michael Wawrow - Dec 4, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] That Sweet Tranny - James Wechsler - Dec 5, 2006

. . . [Chapter] The Upper Hull - James Wechsler - Dec 5, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Upper Hull - photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 5, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Upper Hull - ron widera - Dec 5, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Upper Hull - James Wechsler - Dec 5, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Upper Hull - Paul A. Owen - Dec 5, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Upper Hull - James Wechsler - Dec 5, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Upper Hull - Paul A. Owen - Dec 5, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Upper Hull - Jim Wechsler - Dec 5, 2006

. . . [Chapter] Hull details: Rear Hull - James Wechsler - Dec 6, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Rear Hull [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 6, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Rear Hull - Paul A. Owen - Dec 7, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Rear Hull - James Wechsler - Dec 7, 2006

. . . Markings... ? - Paul A. Owen - Dec 7, 2006

. . . . . . Re: Markings... ? - James Wechsler - Dec 7, 2006

. . . [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - James Wechsler - Dec 9, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - Photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 9, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - Photo #3 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 9, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - Photo #3 - Chris Oldfield - Dec 9, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . Weld bead - Pat McGrath - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Weld bead - Chris Oldfield - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - Photo #3 - James Wechsler - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - Photo #3 - Chris Oldfield - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . When you get to the turret..... - Chris Lloyd-Staples - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: When you get to the turret..... - James Wechsler - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - ron widera - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - James Wechsler - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - ron widera - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim's Gallery Pages - Paul A. Owen - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - John Yergin - Dec 10, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck - James Wechsler - Dec 10, 2006

. . . [Chapter] Hull details: Front Hull - James Wechsler - Dec 12, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Front Hull - Photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 12, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Front Hull - Photo #3 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 12, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Front Hull - Photo #3 - Bill Goodrich - Dec 12, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Front Hull - Photo #3 - James Wechsler - Dec 12, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Front Hull - Photo #3 - Rob Ervin - Dec 12, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Hull details: Front Hull - Photo #3 - James Wechsler - Dec 13, 2006

. . . Part C-11 - Paul A. Owen - Dec 14, 2006

. . . . . . Re: Part C-11 - James Wechsler - Dec 14, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: Part C-11 - Pat McGrath - Dec 14, 2006

. . . . . . Re: Part C-11 - Terry Ashley - Dec 14, 2006

. . . [Chapter] The Turret - James Wechsler - Dec 16, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Turret - Photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 16, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Turret - Chris Oldfield - Dec 16, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Turret - James Wechsler - Dec 18, 2006

. . . [Chapter] Where is the rear turret stowage box? - James Wechsler - Dec 18, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Where is the rear turret stowage box? - Chris Oldfield - Dec 21, 2006

. . . [Chapter] The Painting Begins - James Wechsler - Dec 21, 2006

. . . . . . Oops.. - Paul A. Owen - Dec 21, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: Oops.. - James Wechsler - Dec 22, 2006

. . . Mine arrived! - Paul A. Owen - Dec 21, 2006

. . . [Chapter] Basic Painting - James Wechsler - Dec 30, 2006

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Basic Painting - Photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 30, 2006

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Basic Painting - Photo #2 - Glenn Bartolotti - Dec 30, 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Basic Painting - Photo #2 - James Wechsler - Jan 2, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Basic Painting - Photo #2 - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 2, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Basic Painting - Photo #3 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Dec 30, 2006

. . . [Chapter] Dry Brushing - Round 1 - James Wechsler - Jan 2, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Dry Brushing - Round 1 - Photo #3 - James Wechsler - Jan 2, 2007

. . . . . . . . . no photo - Pat McGrath - Jan 2, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Laying out the camouflage pattern - James Wechsler - Jan 5, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Laying out the camouflage pattern - Photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Jan 5, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Laying out the camouflage pattern - Photo #3 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Jan 5, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Laying out the camouflage pattern - Paul A. Owen - Jan 5, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Laying out the camouflage pattern - James Wechsler - Jan 5, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Laying out the camouflage pattern - david green - Jan 5, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . road wheels - david green - Jan 5, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Painting the Camouflage Pattern - James Wechsler - Jan 9, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Painting the Camouflage Pattern - photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Jan 9, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Painting the Camouflage Pattern - photo #2 - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 10, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Hard Edge - James Wechsler - Jan 14, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Hard Edge - photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Jan 14, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Hard Edge - photo #2 - joe koenig - Jan 16, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Hard Edge - photo #2 - James Wechsler - Jan 16, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Dry brushing – part 2 - James Wechsler - Jan 17, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Dry brushing - part 2 - Photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Jan 17, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Dry brushing - part 2 - Photo #2 - DJ - Jan 18, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Dry brushing - part 2 - Photo #2 - James Wechsler - Jan 18, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Markings - James Wechsler - Jan 28, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Jan 28, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - photo #3 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Jan 28, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - photo #4 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Jan 28, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - photo #4 - Chris Oldfield - Jan 29, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - photo #4 - James Wechsler - Jan 29, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - photo #4 - DJ Judge - Jan 29, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - photo #4 - Chris Oldfield - Jan 29, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Markings - photo #4 - James Wechsler - Jan 29, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Blending - James Wechsler - Feb 4, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Blending - photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Feb 4, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Blending - photo #2 - Chris Oldfield - Feb 5, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Stowage and Details - James Wechsler - Feb 6, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Stowage and Details - photo #2 [IMG] - James Wechsler - Feb 6, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Stowage and Details - DJ Judge - Feb 7, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Stowage and Details - James Wechsler - Feb 7, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Stowage and Details - DJ Judge - Feb 7, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Filter - James Wechsler - Feb 9, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Filter - Michael Rinaldi - Feb 11, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Filter - James Wechsler - Feb 12, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Filter - Michael Rinaldi - Feb 13, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Filter - James Wechsler - Feb 14, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Streaking - James Wechsler - Feb 11, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - RON SAACHS - Feb 13, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - Christopher C. Tew - Feb 14, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - James Wechsler - Feb 14, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - Christopher C. Tew - Feb 16, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - James Wechsler - Feb 14, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - ROB - Feb 14, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - James Wechsler - Feb 14, 2007

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - ROB - Feb 14, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - ron widera - Feb 15, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - James Wechsler - Feb 15, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Streaking - Barry Pate - Feb 20, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Fuel Stains - James Wechsler - Feb 23, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Fuel Stains - Michael Powers - Feb 24, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Dusting - James Wechsler - Feb 26, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Pigments - James Wechsler - Mar 8, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Reverse Dry Brushing - James Wechsler - Mar 8, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Graphite - James Wechsler - Mar 8, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Making Tracks - James Wechsler - Apr 15, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Final Details - James Wechsler - Apr 15, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Commander - Basic Painting - James Wechsler - Apr 15, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Commander - Detail Painting - James Wechsler - Apr 15, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Commander - Wash - James Wechsler - Apr 15, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Groundwork - James Wechsler - Apr 15, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The Flak 38 - James Wechsler - Apr 16, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Carving the Polyfoam - James Wechsler - Apr 19, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Carving the Polyfoam - Matt Seuss - Apr 19, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter]where to get the foam?? - pat johnson - Apr 20, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Ans: What is polyfoam - rob galassi - Apr 24, 2007

. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Carving the Polyfoam - James Wechsler - Apr 24, 2007

. . . [Chapter] Dirt and Turf - James Wechsler - Apr 24, 2007

. . . [Chapter] The End - James Wechsler - Apr 29, 2007

. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The End - Thorsten Herbes - May 1, 2007

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