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                        M4A1 Sherman with T1E3 Mineroller Pics

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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        M4A1 Sherman with T1E3 Mineroller Pics
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, March 16, 2003 1:18 AM
                        Okay......now that I've finally figured out why I couldn't post pictures Big Smile [:D] I'll throw these out here for any comments.

                        This is DML's M4A1 Sherman with Verlinden's T1E3 Mineroller Conversion. I backdated the suspension to the early M3 style by taking them of of an old M3 Lee I had laying around. Weathering was achieved by drybrushing rust and steel. Ground pencil lead was used to give the metal surfaces some depth and earth tone pastels were used to dirty it up a bit. Hope you like the finished product.







                        Further pictures of this beast can be seen at
                        http://members.shaw.ca/shermanfreak/
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        FITTER
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by FITTER on Sunday, March 16, 2003 7:17 AM
                        VERY impressive, Robert! I didn't respond right away, as I was busy staring at your pics for about 10 minutes!

                        What's next, a Duplex Drive Sherman??

                        FITTER out
                        IBTL
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, March 16, 2003 7:53 PM
                        No D.D.'s on the work bench yet Fitter. Thank you for your kind comments. What I am working on is an M32 B3 recovery vehicle and an M4 Sherman Dozer. A couple extra others too but they're just time fillers right now.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:03 PM
                        Great lookin' Sherman, Robert. The finish on the cast surfaces and rollers is very impressive.
                        Quick dopey question: DML is Dragon, right? I vaguely remember DML back when I lived in the States (I built a DML B-2 /F-117 combo kit), but they weren't that common then.
                        If I can figure out how, I'll post my JSDF M4A3E8 for your scrutiny!

                        Brian
                        ~Brian
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                        ILuv3ggs
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Brisbane, Australia
                        Posted by ILuv3ggs on Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:35 PM
                        thats....thats just wicked !!!!

                        love it, real good job :D

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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, March 16, 2003 9:57 PM
                        Brian...right on the money DML is Dragon....I'd luv to see your M4A3 E8...all you have to do to post is find somewhere to host your pics.....some sites will work here..others won't. I ran into that problem and ending up just building my own site this weekend to host my own pics. Check it out if you'd like.
                        http://members.shaw.ca/shermanfreak/
                        Thanks for the comments.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, March 16, 2003 10:12 PM
                        I just checked out your sight. Great stuff! Fine modeling. Couldn't see the text, though. The background was too dark, but that could just be my computer. The pix were fine, though.
                        The EZ8 that pops up first surprised me! Thought that was a model!!! Little too shiny, though...
                        A host for the pix...I know next to nothing about this kind of stuff, but I'll figure it out and post!
                        ~Brian
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, March 16, 2003 10:23 PM
                        Thanks for your comments on my little site...sorry you couldn't make out the text. I went and checked and it seemed to be ok from here anyway. Hosting sites are all over the internet..they are a site where you can upload your pics and then post them with a hotlink to a site like this. If you look in General Announcements, under posting pics there's a user by the name of Moses who will host pics for FSM users. Drop him a message and see if he can maybe help you with space.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 17, 2003 10:35 AM
                        Robert:

                        Just checked your site, those are some great Shermans. Some of the text was hard to see where the Green was darkest, maybe try grey text? Just a suggestion. Keep up the good work.
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, March 17, 2003 9:56 PM
                        I will be working on it again tomorrow....i will make it a little easier to read...thanks for the info and the compliments
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:57 PM
                        Fantastic job Robert!
                        I just checked out your site and you do exquisite work....very nice stuff.

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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:04 PM
                        Thank you for the kind words Dan (boybuddho)
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, March 20, 2003 10:24 PM
                        Hi, Robert.
                        Just had a chance to check out your site again, and I can see all the text just fine now.
                        Again, great work!

                        Brian
                        ~Brian
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Friday, March 21, 2003 9:26 AM
                        Thanks for checking that out Brian...really appreciate it.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:06 PM
                        hello robert,
                        execellent job on your sherman variant and you really know your sherman's.what kind of tracks are on it ?take care and talk at you later Tom
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, March 23, 2003 8:56 PM
                        Thanks Tom....the tracks are from Tamiya's M4. The DML track is the same pattern but are indy link. There were just too many things happening around the drive sprocket to get a good fit on this particular tank. The DML tracks are going on my next project......I think.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 10, 2004 5:31 PM
                        ive got to dig this one up Robert
                        its a great looking model, and looks so heavy, is it the verlinden roller and are they the dreaded DML track linksBig Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 10, 2004 5:55 PM
                        Looks good Robert!

                        Now let's see the Sherman with the Mineroller suspension!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 10, 2004 5:57 PM
                        Very nice!
                        It looks good and heavy :)

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 10, 2004 7:47 PM
                        Robert, Great looking mine roller. I'm glad this post came back up, checked out your sight and found pics of your Kangaroo. I'm going to start mine with the group build, seeing yours was helpful.
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Saturday, January 10, 2004 9:39 PM
                        Wow ... digging in the closet for this one weren't we.

                        Jon - Verlinden - yes ...... DML tracks - no, I used the DML tracks on my M32 B3

                        Latch - definite maybe

                        Muzzleflash - got to love the looks of some heavy metal

                        Bob - good to have you join us in the build.


                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:11 PM
                        Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow] WoW is all I can say. Thanks for the pictures Robert.
                        mark956
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                        link955
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: New Hampshire, USA
                        Posted by link955 on Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:17 PM
                        Nicely done models, Robert, and a great website! Thanks for sharing.
                        Ne cede malis (Latin: Yield not to misfortune)
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Sunday, January 11, 2004 3:36 AM
                        Great looking stuff, Robert. This must be my favourite Sherman variant, after the Calliope.
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Sunday, January 11, 2004 5:05 AM
                        awesome looking build sherm!!Cool [8D]Cool [8D]Cool [8D]
                        how did these things work in practice by the way? were the rollers at the front just impervious to any mines they encountered, or did they gradually have chunks taken out of them?
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 11, 2004 8:43 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by nmayhew

                        awesome looking build sherm!!Cool [8D]Cool [8D]Cool [8D]
                        how did these things work in practice by the way? were the rollers at the front just impervious to any mines they encountered, or did they gradually have chunks taken out of them?
                        regards,
                        nick


                        The wheels did have to be replaced over time, but I'm not sure how a mine blast would have affected them.
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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Sunday, January 11, 2004 9:14 AM
                        that looks impressive!!!!
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, January 11, 2004 1:41 PM
                        Thanks guys ... this is still one of my favourite builds. Very happy with the way it turned out.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Sunday, January 11, 2004 2:17 PM
                        Execellent work, Robert...
                        Those minerolling wheels look so realistic, that they would be heavy in 1/35 scale!

                        Regards, Dan

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:40 PM
                        Very impressive, Sherm. Looks real to me. Seen that at your site previously but I still get the same impression.

                        I must admit though that for a while there I thought I was looking at a giant pizza slicer.LOL.

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