My First Tamiya!

[Ex_Pat_Tanker]

My first full Tammy
Full option Sherman, with Nick Aguilar's T23 turret kit and hull upgrade parts needed to covert the Sherman to A3 standard.
I've also added a Pershing MFU for the correct Ford V8 sounds and to drive a recoil mechanism.
The Parts so far...

I intend to add some of ETO's running gear upgrades as well, as I want to fit Impact T66 tracks in due course.

So, Progress this week:
Got the suspension mounts on (thread lock on the screws and superglue on everything else - they ain't coming off ever again )


Fitted the new engine deck:



Fitted the turret rotation mechanism:


Built the deck stowage:


Added a few hull details:

[Mackem]

Nice one Mart.

Cheers
John

[grim_marmazet]

Fantastic Mart! Welcome to the Tamiya Owners Club! lol I see you've gone whole hog on the upgrades then? Let me know how you get on with mounting the recoil as i'm looking at doing a Sherman later in the year.

Cheers,
Rik

[Plastic scouser]

Nice start Mart, You are on the slippery slope now tho after a Tamiya nothing else compares

Cheers Ian

[xrad]

sweet! Nothing like kitbashing right out of the box!

[BREL]

nice work Martin

[mcevoyi]

nice one

how long has it taken to collect the parts .. and where on earth did you find the t23 turret ?

iain

[Ex_Pat_Tanker]

nice one
how long has it taken to collect the parts .. and where on earth did you find the t23 turret ?
iain

Not that long actually. I pounced on the turret and the other upgrade parts when Pcomm1 offered them for sale last autumn, and the Pershing parts I found in Jason's store on Ebay almost as soon as I started looking for them. I have another load of parts for upgrading the running gear enroute from ETO (cheer's Bob!)

Latest Progress:
I have the return roller mounts on, and the HVSS spring parts assembled, now just waiting for April so that I can start painting (a rattle can is just too messy to use indoors )
Next week I will get into modifying the rear hull and mounting the exhaust deflector.

[Ad Lav]

Looking good

Brings back memories!

[tankmad]

Its coming along nicely Mart keep up the good work mate.
Stevie