Father Christmas arived early............

[mickyb]

No quite sleighbells but it turned out to be good enough.... it was my mobile phone ringing......

Dave (Forgebear) knew that I had been looking for a Tammy Sherman for a while and kindly kept me in mind when one literaly landed on his doorstep . My luck continued when Paul (Septon) and his brother kindly checked it over and tested it for me.....what a bunch of top blokes.

So I have my Sherman......

Share my glee

[971wright]

Hi Looks very nice and just ready for weathering ,you must have been a very good boy for santa to bring you this ,if Paul has checked it out thats better than getting the A,A to check your car he is spot on with Tamiyas .


regards pete

[xrad]

looks very very nice.

can we see some inside shots when you get a chance?

[mickyb]

Cheers guys

The tank has been brush painted and I need to remove the paint and do it properly....first I need to fone the seller and find out what paint he used.

I will take fotos tomorrow evening for you to look at. I am surprised at the ease of removing the top....just flex the sides outwards about 1/8 inch and the top pops off...HL take note eh!
The inside is spaghetti city....Tamiya must have the same kit in every tank cos there is enuff wiring to do my house.

Is there anything specific you want to see inside???

Mike

[grim_marmazet]

You lucky boy Mike! Welcome to the Tamiya Owner's Club! lol

They do all have a ridiculous amount of wiring in them! I'm in the process of shortening, and tucking away a lot of it in my Tiger so the turret can rotate properly.

What do you plan on doing to your Sherman? Any ideas for mods? Or do you just want to paint her up and run her?
I can't wait to see your build thread!

Cheers,
Rik

[wargar]

Looks good, as said a bit of weathering and it's spot on.

Why do I only get socks???????

Dave

[tankman]

Nice one Mickyb. Are you going to get it before Christmas or like me have to wait ( Panzer III metal chassis turned up today and before I got home SWMBO had wraped it all up )
Alan

[fleshpedler]

Remember what i said at Lutton, Mike less is more ,and dull and dusty is the way to go..........
and the lower hull and running gear always a tad "dirtier" than the rest, if your happy at Lutton in april , i shall be glad too dust her over for you ,.if you would like mate........
Fleshy.................

[mickyb]

Hi guys

I keep looking at it and thinking....there sits a full set of tyres for my MX5 ....a holiday for one in Greece .... an unbelievable weekend in Amsterdam with a lapdancer ....then I think.....I can do that lot later, where's the charger .

My main problem is that I have run out of hiding places. I am new at this lark and I already have 5 tanks and a lorry, gawd knows where I will put any more that turn up....addictive aint it.

[[ICE]monkey]

nice one mike, yes to addictive