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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:

Nice one Mart.

Cheers
John

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

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

Cheers Ian

sweet! Nothing like kitbashing right out of the box!

nice work Martin

nice one

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

iain

mcevoyi wrote: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.

Looking good

Brings back memories!

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