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shermans ''sherman''

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hi i hope this is in the right place, if not pls move. ok this is my early sherman 1976 with metal tracks. been weathered by me/friend. still many bits to do like add the turret motors/sound/further detail. so heres a few pics to start. if its too muddy then good as a tracked digger driver i like my tracks muddier the better  :D


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very nice , you cant have to much mud  ;D
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Nice looking sherman there.  :D You want to watch out on a carpet that coulour with all that mud, lol.  :P I hope you'll post a thread of all the upgrades your going to do.

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Hi Sherman and welcome onboard this fast growing forum  ;D

Its a muddy tank you have there, totally agree, the more mud the better.

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thanx. we do a spread thread soon. just managed to find anougher sherman on anougher forum in a bad way so its a donner 1 for this, you cant have enough spares now can we?
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Nice Sherman Sherman ;D
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Looking good Sherman, what else have you got planned for it?

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well this is my 1st so i think mud/mud/mud and lots of bushes and trees and some add ons? hows that sound. like to add a 75mm gun too
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The more the better, ive seen loads of pictures of Shermans sooo loaded up with stuff, its a wonder they couldsee where they were going, let alone fight. What are you using for the mud?
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i use brown paint with rail way model dust and pva glue. at least when it drys it stays there and can be applyed as small/heavy as you like
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