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Subject:

[Chapter] The Turret

Date:

Dec 16, 2006

From:

James Wechsler

The Turret

Well I’d planned on having a few chapters on the turret but there’s really no need. This is a great piece of work by Tasca. They’ve done a great job of capturing all of the little details and the parts all fit. Very cool.

One area that’s a real knock out is the commander’s split hatch. This is easily the best representation in plastic I’ve ever seen. It has excellent detail including casting numbers all over the place and real well done pads around the hatch. In addition, this is the only hatch in plastic that correctly represents the prominent locking handle on the hatch. You have to get a resin set to get more detail than this.

Another real pleasant surprise is the casting numbers on the gun mantlet. I believe this is a first in plastic as well. There’s a slight mold line to be scraped off but it’s no big deal. Also, Tasca has molded the British style radio antenna mount in a very delicate part. But the detail is excellent and it’s a super big pain to try to roll one out of photoetch.

The overall fit of the upper and lower turret is good but you’ll need to do a little scraping and retexturing and there’s a slight mold line around the pistol port as well. Like the work I did on the transmission cover, Tentax and a stiff brush did the trick.

Tasca gives you two options for the rear turret radio box and the fit is good. But most of the references I have show a weld line on sides where the box meets the turret so I added it with a 0.015 inch plastic rod softened with Tentax.

I didn’t use the kit’s barrel simply because I had the excellent Loinmarc metal one and I couldn’t pass it up. But the kit barrel is quite well done and requires just a little sanding to clean up the seam.

Finally, Tasca gives you some very small photoetch tie downs for the left side of the turret and there are 6 pairs of indentations for where they go. I must admit that I simply couldn’t figure out how I was to use the photoetch so I substituted tie downs from an Aber set. The instructions I have are in Japanese and it may be that the words help explain what the diagrams do not.

Overall, this turret is a real joy to build with little cleanup and excellent detail.

But…..

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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