1944 M4A3 105mm

[palepainter]

Painless,
The project is taking shape very fast. What glue do you like to use to bond the metal parts to the plastic? Thanks for your inspiration and help.

PP

[ALPHA]

13th Day: On Friday the 13th I wisely decided to take a break. (before I broke something) I did receive another bit of Welsh treasure and was happy to see it arrive. Something that I had denied myself on my previous Panther build. Tomorrow should be a quiet and less accident prone day to enjoy the hobby.

Hey painless... I know where you're going with this now.... you're going to turn the SHERMAN into a PANZER

Or one that has been captured



very intriguing indeed... as it would couple well when you get your KV



And if you were doing this one... you could toss the turret and those track over the Pacific

Hows the weather there.. heard some areas are now covered in snow ...man how I would love to try my tanks in the snow

ALPHA

[ALPHA]

Hi alpha you are right the us one's do have three handles as do the german ones

I'm kind of sad I was correct .... seems detailing my tanks is turning me into a rivet counter

Actually stug... I've seen two handled ones ..but the three seem to be the most common.. it's interesting how model manufacturers pump those things out whichever way they please

ALPHA

[PainlessWolf]

Good Evening,
Pale, I tried a lot of different glues over the past decade from pricey model shop CAs to Gorilla Glue to just SuperGlue. The absolute best thing I have managed to come across is LocTite Super Glue (Ultra Gel Control) The materials you bond with it will break before it shears. A debonder is needed to take pieces apart again after it has been used. Two scarred modeler's thumbs up on this product. Gluing metal to plastic? I make sure that I wash the metal parts in dishwashing liquid soap and rinse to dry for large surface area adhesion. Small metal parts I use an alcohol pad on like you would find in a First Aid Kit.
Alpha, *chuckles* no, I'm not building a captured Sherman, the KV-2 will be my only foray into that field. Excellent research there. ;o)
regards,
Painless

P.S. Alpha, I encourage you to look at your Sherman again. You don't need to buy parts to build an amazing M4. Look at Phil and Frynsdad and CH and cupoftea. I certainly am.

[ALPHA]

Good Evening,
Pale, I tried a lot of different glues over the past decade from pricey model shop CAs to Gorilla Glue to just SuperGlue. The absolute best thing I have managed to come across is LocTite Super Glue (gel control) The materials you bond with it will break before it's shears. A debonder is needed to take pieces apart again after it has been used. Two scarred modeler's thumbs up on this product. Gluing metal to plastic? I make sure that I wash the metal parts in dishwashing liquid soap and rinse to dry for large surface area adhesion. Small metal parts I use an alcohol pad on like you would find in a FIrst Aid Kit.
Alpha, *chuckles* no, I'm not building a captured Sherman, the KV-2 will be my only foray into that field. Excellent research there. ;o)
regards,
Painless

P.S. Alpha, I encourage you to look at your Sherman again. You don't need to buy parts to build an amazing M4. Look at Phil and Frynsdad and CH and cupoftea. I certainly am.

Shucks... no turret over the Pacific ....Seriously painless... I've been giving my Sherman some thought... even thought of ordering another because the one I have runs so well that I don't want to mess with it... but yeah... it isn't the one that is portrayed in GIRLS UND PANZER...and now that the KV is close to being done... been thinking of low bussling the turret and three piecing the transmission as well as redoing the gunner/ driver spaces The thing is... the idea looks as complex in black and white...as the image I have in my mind...which makes me very very ...................... tired

ALPHA

[cannedheat]

stick with what you have in mind don't do half a job, like I do then change your mind, I have done this to many times and are now no were with not a lot to show for it ,wot wot ......

[PainlessWolf]

14th Day: Received one of the last shipments of parts, a nice pack of Schumo turret detail parts and a Tamiya lens for the spotlight and some scale stowage rope. Axel very nicely sent along some Christmas candy as well ;o) Tonight's work was a rehang of the rear deck engine bay doors including adding the bolts that frame them along the sides. Pictures:

[PainlessWolf]

15th Day: I put the turret rotation gearbox back in place with two mounts. It seems solid and should work as intended. Then, I took a page from Phil's Sherman build and drilled the holes and installed the wire 'pegs' where a stowage cover for the hull MG would go. Pictures:

[cannedheat]

detail detail wot wot coming along ,I have not the patience skill or tools to do any thing of the like, I may be compared to a surgeon ,dentist ,or a butcher ? my tool kit comprises of a hack saw, Stanley ,and brutality and a touch of madness thrown in ........

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning, CH,
I dunno, I am enjoying your Sherman Composite Hull build a great deal. I didn't even know such a thing existed before you did it, CH. I read through the site that Scalawag linked to and it was fascinating all the things that could be built with a Sherman tank. Equally fascinating was all the information on changes brought about during the production cycle.
warm regards,
Painless