So this was a little side project just for fun between other stuff that i started about 15-16 yrs ago. Lost the idler wheels along the way and member Jlreyes181 was gracious to send me some replacements. It’s based somewhat loosely on the attached photo I saw back then. I like the cast hull Shermans so wanted to use one of those, and picked up the old Italeri kits for cheep. I scratched the roof from balsa and the stowage is a mix of scratch, resin and plastic spares. The horrible kit rubber band tracks tore of the port idler right off in the final hours, so the whole thing nearly went in the bin last night. CA wasn’t helping at all, so I ended up patching it in with a nail enough to stay on. Weathering is a combo of oil drybrushing, pin washes, and pigments from Ammo + others. I sponge painted the crosses with stencils. This was my first serious attempt at weathered wood, both on actual wood and on resin. I’m pretty happy with those. Disappointed with the idler wheel coming loose, and had to stop before anything else came off.
Thanks for looking!
FYI ~
When building a “rubber band track” Sherman I do 3 things:
I put either a brass or plastic, one piece cross axle in front to properly support the front drive sprockets.
I install a hidden (hopefully) support wedge to help strengthen the rear idler pulley against the pull of the rubber band tracks. (I usually install this wedge at the 8-9 o’clock position behind the idler.) Lots of Super Glue used here!
If the model has workable bogies I glue the front most bogie in the flat, horizontal position. This keeps the rubber band tracks from lifting the first road wheel unrealistically up in the air off the ground.
(Just my 2 cents worth. Hope it helps to give folks some ideas out there !)
Question: Is this intended to represent a captured Sherman tank then converted by the Germans or some sort of British RAM tank captured by the Germans?
I have absolutely no agenda in asking this question - I was just wondering what your thoughts were!
Question: would all that stowage be piled on the rear deck like that? I thought that’s were the air intakes & exhaust were located. I don’t that much about Sherman or Ram tanks.
It could be for that version. The intake on the A1 was closer to the turret ring. You can see a little on right side not covered by the tarp. The later decks had screens where the gear is stored. I am pretty sure I have seen them covered too.
The exhaust on the Sherman’s is out the rear, even underneath the shelve with the fuel cans and box.
