Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 3:49 pm
Lol..thats going on my headstone Tom... 
..although that m50 has changed into a 51 since youve had her...lolRC Tank Warfare community hobby forum
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Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:00 pm
..I dont do "Rembrants" Canned, I leave that to the experts....although that m50 has changed into a 51 since youve had her...lol
..although that m50 has changed into a 51 since youve had her...lolRe: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:09 pm
...the jumbo was all filler and sanding..
Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:19 pm
To bad you didn't have a FOV metal top available. I did mine with one and it took much less work to get where your going.
Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:22 pm
...I could have got a resin one as well..but I enjoy the scratchbuilding side of things..
Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:39 pm
You have to stick with what you do best Frank...scratchbuilding is definitely your Forte'.....Pros and Cons to that Fov Hull...though I really liked converting mine...there were some grounding problems ...and it's so nice you really don't want to cut into it ....the resin one...beh....I'll cut that baby any day 
What makes the FOV hull really attractive now is the availability of metal hulls...there is the Taigen and Mato now....so for those who like full metal tanks..
The long and the short of it is....If I had the stockpile of parts you have...I'd probably go the scratch built way too ...especially those small hatches 
ALPHA
What makes the FOV hull really attractive now is the availability of metal hulls...there is the Taigen and Mato now....so for those who like full metal tanks.. The long and the short of it is....If I had the stockpile of parts you have...I'd probably go the scratch built way too
...especially those small hatches ALPHA
Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:40 pm
....to be honest you dont need a lot of extra parts, its more plasticard/filler..the only extra this will be getting is a Mato metal mantlet...
Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:47 pm
OH yeah...that Mantlet sure is nice ...Nicer than Nick's I think ....Did you ever figure out what those two flaps on either side of the gun were 
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ALPHA
....Did you ever figure out what those two flaps on either side of the gun were ... ALPHA
Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:50 pm
I think theyre just like a shot deflector or something...I'm sure someone out there knows the answer...
Re: Sherman M4a3 small hatch conversion..
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:59 pm
Not sure anyone doesfrankie wrote:I think theyre just like a shot deflector or something...I'm sure someone out there knows the answer...
...Remember the convo on my build thread...man ..I think it went a few pages....I'm at the point where I think they were an afterthought of the designer...who thought the mantlet looked too plain Now getting back to your build...if you don't have that on hand...does that mean a delay
ALPHA