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blimp wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2024 1:32 pm Begun the crew , and other details .
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+ Organizing the Wiring harness , SMD lights etc. - I'm using HL's TK 7.1 - I have already chased the cat !
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Great crew man ! I can see you modified a figure with green stuff to make a British guy.

blimp wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2024 12:53 pm Why thank ye young sir . I found these 1/16 Archers 3d Sherman casting emblems , numbers & letters.
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Archer went out of business as he retired and he had said he wasn't selling the business, but it seems someone ended up buying it anyway. I bought a bunch of Archer stuff knowing they were going out of business, but it seems the website is back.

https://www.archertransfers.com/

Monsieur Tox, your weathering of the paint is stunningly realistic! Gasp!

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 12:53 am Monsieur Tox, your weathering of the paint is stunningly realistic! Gasp!

Herr Dr. Professor, I wish it was mine
But this is Blimp's work!

Oops! Sorry blimp: blame it on my age.

Hiya guys , sorry for the absence .
I've just finished the last bits , Wiring loom ( HL 7.1) - painting the stowage , adding light lenses , aerials 'n stuff . And she's a runner ! I'm calling her done . I'll try for some decent piccies when this thing called 'Summer' arrives lol .
TTFN. B.

Blimp, what a terrific job on the early cast hull M4A1. So many details not overlooked. Those early bogies are a high light of the build and yet in those last three pictures are nearly obscured by the fenders and stowage. Outstanding work to use the wide hatch Mato upper and a HL lower to end up with such an awesome build! A fan (this one) favorite.

P.S. Summer is here about 5000 miles to your west. Was swimming in a river earlier today needing a cool down.

In addition to such a fine build, yours is an interesting model, blimp, because of the early Sherman configuration of the return rollers (from the Lee/Grant tanks), the desert full fenders (probably some of the first Shermans in WWII were in the desert), and the cast hull/cast turret with the three-part transmission cover.

Very nice stowage it really brings it to life. what I do love too is the slight satin finish of the tank, which is very accurate IMHO. We tend too (me the first one) to make our tanks too flat.

I don't know if you saw my PM but I received the Archers transfers, thanks a lot mate !

Last few bench piccies - - I'll try for some better outdoors shots tomorrow and do R.F.I.

Cheers everybody!