mato sherman

[29th mp]

Hi All, i started takeing my sherman appart so i could re spray and change the barrel once my mate is finished doing it
i descoverd inside the big plastic barrel is a metal barrel which is not far off 76mm, i compared it to a impact 17lb and i think once sprayed will look a lot better, i had to fill in 2 small holes on the barrel and around the mantlet hole as it was a bit big,
see what you think,





i will re-spray this aft and get some more pic's up if rain holds off just need the M/break now to finish it off

cheers andy

[tankmad]

Looking good did you fix the boggies on it to make the suspension.
Stevie

[29th mp]

Hi Stevie, no not had a crack at suspension yet the wheels have rubber tyres so i took them off so i didnt get paint on the rubber when re-spraying it,

cheers andy

[Ad Lav]

Looks alot better, looks like a Sherman Jumbo now

[29th mp]

Hi All, ive resprayed it and taken some more pic's the colour doesnt look brill under the false
light i will try and get tracks and wheels back on tonight then do some more in backgarden tomorrow







cheers andy

[29th mp]

Hi All, ive given the sherman a re-spray i will give it a light weathering and put the decals on
later but heres some pic's of it with its fresh coat







cheers andy

p.s. dont look at the garden too close please we aint been here long and its a mess i have a lot of work ahead this year

[Yellowshaker]

The sherman looks really good. What paint did you use for the final coat?

[29th mp]

Hi, i used a paint i boght at a military fair its proper olive drap they use to re-spray helmets, tin cans , jeeps...etc , i had used it to respary a knackerd old ww2 us helmet i have and as my airbrush was playing up i thought why not use the proper stuff ?

cheers andy

[phill2452]

nice job an dont worry bout the garden, once the tanks been round a few times the missus wont care anyway lol

[tankman]

Looking good
Alan