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Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:40 pm
by ALPHA
PainlessWolf wrote:Good Morning,
Alpha, aye, Phil displays them on page two of his Build. He mounted them on the opposite side (which makes more sense as there is no pistol port there). I followed the illustration in my Sherman book and mounted the longer rail on the Driver's side. Maybe it was easy to prop open the pistol port and grab stuff out of the packs? I do not know but it seems possible. ;o) Weathering?, only a little as this tank is depicted as coming out of the field repair depot where it would have been washed, painted as needed, welds and shot damage repaired and the inside painted as required. A full load of ammo and fuel and supplies would be sent with the crew on it. I will show it with some dirt and dust blown up from the tracks but a lot of mud and collected crap, probably not.
regards,
Painless
Hey isn't that where Crazy Joe hangs out.... this tank commander needs some smeared lips like Joe has... as I'm pretty sure Joe would have shown him around
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Have a good one Painless
ALPHA
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:27 pm
by PainlessWolf
Alpha,
I dunno, this Tank Commander looks like a Straight Arrow type. You know, like Joe used to be before the booze and the broads got to him. *chuckles*
regards,
Painless
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:41 pm
by cupoftea
Those packs are really well done Painless.
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:43 pm
by ALPHA
PainlessWolf wrote:Alpha,
I dunno, this Tank Commander looks like a Straight Arrow type. You know, like Joe used to be before the booze and the broads got to him. *chuckles*
regards,
Painless
Ah ... he hasn't been in the field long enough
....maybe in a year or two then or a few more visits to the repair depot ... whichever comes first
...........
ALPHA
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:02 am
by PainlessWolf
69th Day: Thank you, Cupoftea. I like how the packs turned out. Tomorrow, after the putty I filled the backs of them with has dried, I'll paint the backs and the top of the hook. Some mustard yellow to try to match the packs original color as closely as possible. *chuckles* I need some new putty now. I hate how those tin tubes rupture right as you're getting a good squeeze on. It's been this way with the Testors Putty since I was a kid working on my first model kits. ;o) Pictures:
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:34 am
by cannedheat
flipping heck painless old chap taking it to a different level once again,smashing ........
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:48 am
by HERMAN BIX
Mr Painless , anyone that questions your attention to detail needs to get that recent head knock seen to !.
Its taking on that "lived in- stored outside "look like the Beverly Hillbillies truck !
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:06 pm
by palepainter
I am excited to see this all painted and assembled. I am thinking about adding the side bar to the turret on the t26 in order to be able to hang a few items to cover the factory HL seam. Thanks for the ideas.
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:43 pm
by PainlessWolf
Good Morning,
CH, I only follow in your well trodden footsteps. ;o) Herman, You've got it right. These guys lived in these things and a lot of the war movies portray them accurately. If not engaged in actual combat, they usually looked like a rolling pile of luggage and storage with a gun sticking out. Pale, today is the day, I figured out a way to emulate the effect of the Mr. Surfacer so as soon as I get up from this PC, we are off to the races.
regards,
Painless
Re: 1944 M4A3 105mm
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:28 pm
by ALPHA
HERMAN BIX wrote:Mr Painless , anyone that questions your attention to detail needs to get that recent head knock seen to !.
Its taking on that "lived in- stored outside "look like the Beverly Hillbillies truck !
That's a perfect description of what a tank should look like in the field
That was some serious stowage
ALPHA