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Allied armour
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:03 pm
by schutzen
Here are my two pieces of allied armour. A halftrack, unmodified straight out the box apart from addition of weathering grime and an r/c Tamiya (non smoke and sound) Sherman easy eight which has had metal hull strenghtening, hatches opened, metal lifting loops added and some other work plus several coats of paint and stencilled stars. Metal track was made from individual pieces - a finger breaking exercise. Figures on the Sherman were not made by me.
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:37 pm
by Red Devils
Wow, great looking vehicles. I like the weathering effects. Well done...
Derek
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:30 pm
by doc larsson
like it . what's the black star ? Afro-american ? Go Jesse James just like the Sherman.
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:33 pm
by schutzen
Thanks. The dark olive green star was painted over the white star by Sherman crews in the European theatre in the later years of WWII to make the turret less of a target!
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:21 pm
by Maybach
nice, good looking Sherman schutzen.
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:42 am
by gunpowder17
Looking good. I have that very same Sherman. I was going to sell it to pay for a multi function pack , but after seeing yours i may keep it. Are the extra parts from the full option kit or scratchbuilt?
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:49 am
by schutzen
Thanks. Some items were upgrade parts (Schumo internal reinforcement plates, periscope guards, rear luggage carrier), lifting hoops and studs around the mantlet were scratch built. Glazing around the commander cupola cut out from old 35mm transparency film stock to create glazing. Bolt on track armour from additional plastic track.
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:25 am
by gunpowder17
I do like the schumo periscope guards.
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:08 am
by lliw180
are both rc ?
Re: Allied armour
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:05 pm
by teddyt
a cracking job on both mate, very nice indeed