Track-Link - Forums

Home Articles Reviews Gallery Contests Forums

Search

Login

Forums

Introduction

Posting guidelines

Forum key

New Messages

Forum List

News Forums
General	Jul 24
Industry	Jul 22
Shows & Clubs	Jul 18

Site Forums
Articles	May 16
Build Logs	Jul 24
Reviews	Jun 26
Gallery	Jul 23
Contests	Jul 22

Modelling Forums
Kits	Jul 23
Construction	Jul 15
Painting	Jul 22
Figures	Jul 7
Dioramas	Jul 23
1-48th Scale	Jul 23
Small Scale	Jul 17

Research Forums
WW2	Jul 24
Post WW2	Jul 24
Pre WW2	Jun 17

Classifieds Ads
Buy & Sell	Jul 23
Commercial	Jul 23

Forums - Site / Build Logs

Messages in this Build Logs forum are automatically posted when new Build Logs or Chapters are added. Other modellers can then comment on them. Refer to the Build Logs section for more information.

Topics	73
Messages	2459

Subject:

[Chapter] Hull Details: Back Deck

Date:

Dec 9, 2006

From:

James Wechsler

Hull Details: Back Deck

OK, so I went ga ga for the rear hull. But the back deck is more of a mixed bag. The highlight is the really incredible gun travel lock. This is one of the best molded parts I’ve ever seen. And it comes with separate brackets with nice bolt detail.

Also well done are the tail lights and the light guards. Tasca actually gives you photoetch light guards and a jig to bend them to the correct shape. But they also give you really nice plastic ones too. The plastic ones are a little thick but not so bad as to be unusable. Actually, I’ve never used anything but photoetch light guards so I saw this as an opportunity to see what could be done with the plastic ones. Part of the point of this blog is to not go crazy in super detailing this kit and move on to the painting and weathering. So in the interest of our less experienced modelers who may be a little turned off by making photoetch light guards, I’m using the plastic ones.

Where the kit falls down a bit is the tools. I figured that if anyone would do an excellent set of tools, it’d be Tasca. Unfortunately, the tools aren’t much better than those on the Tamiya kits (which I think are the best plastic tools out there). Most of the tools have the brackets molded to the tool which is OK but not great. Tasca has thankfully not included the standard band around the tool to represent the tie down strap. If fact there’s no straps at all! I’m not sure but it almost seems like Tasca planned to included them in the photoetch sheet and forgot.

To tell the truth, I almost dropped on a set of Formations resin tools but since I’m trying to keep this build close to OOTB, I decided to scavenge some left over photoetch straps instead. But I did have couple left over Formations tools from previous builds which I just couldn’t help but use.

Also, Tasca completely forgot the tow cable clip on the back deck so I used a left over one from the Formations set.

All in all, not bad work but a bit of a let down considering the super detail elsewhere.

Tasca, if you’re reading this, please consider reworking your tools before releasing your Sherman V kit. Put them on a separate sprue and mold really nice straps right on them. Then sell the tool sprue separately.

Up Next: Hull details – The front 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

Home Articles Reviews Gallery Contests Forums

Contact Track-Link