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                        ARMOR - Sherman Family Group Build

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, February 13, 2004 12:34 AM
                        Two thumbs up, Dan. Great build, superb paint job and impressive details.

                        Your work deserves nothing less.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 1:32 AM
                        Dan, Bow [bow]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Bow [bow]. Really Looks GREAT!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 4:22 AM
                        Awesome Dan, another great inspiration. Your works really impress meBig Smile [:D]Thumbs Up [tup]Sign - Ditto [#ditto]
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Friday, February 13, 2004 4:46 AM
                        boybuddho that's a great shermie you built...awesome job!!Cool [8D]Cool [8D]Cool [8D]
                        still made hardly any progress with my firefly VcDisapprove [V]...just no time for any modelling at the moment sadly.
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Friday, February 13, 2004 4:57 AM
                        hello again, and sorry for the double postTongue [:P], but when i finally get round to painting my firefly, what colour was the primer underneath? i plan on using some of the methods i've seen on these forums to show scratches and chips etc, and want to get the clourings right.
                        many thanks for your help.
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        GA.modelmaker
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: savannah ga.
                        Posted by GA.modelmaker on Friday, February 13, 2004 9:26 AM
                        well ladies and gents the priest is finally done. but now i have a slight problem. as you know i loaned my neice my digatal camera for a school project i found out yesterday afternoon that she has missed placed it or lost it. that was the one thing i was worried about her loosing that camera. if she does find it i will take a few shots of it and post it on rons site and i will email shemie 4 of them for the group site and along with the essay for the group build. you know i havent done a essay in over 22 years. as for the m4a4 shermie with 60lp rocket its coming along nicley and its time for the indy tracks if you hear a loud shout of cussing its just me.Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 9:48 AM
                        Dan,

                        Looks as if you are indeed finished with it and it looks great!

                        Ron
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                        Build22
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Friday, February 13, 2004 10:32 AM

                        Thought I better get my act in gear.

                        Here's progress pics of the firefly. I loaded it up w/stowage. Needs a couple little things before paint. ( I'm getting there )









                        Jim [IMG]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 11:07 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by nmayhew

                        hello again, and sorry for the double postTongue [:P], but when i finally get round to painting my firefly, what colour was the primer underneath?
                        many thanks for your help.
                        regards,
                        nick


                        As far as I know, it was red lead primer. Some of the former Massey-Harris assembly line workers I talked to said they recall hulls and turrets arriving painted red.

                        Ron.
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Friday, February 13, 2004 11:10 AM
                        IT's FRIDAY, yippee, yaha, hooray!

                        I'm excited because...
                        I should get off at 1:00 today
                        No work over the weekend
                        My kids don't have basketball tomorrow becuase of Valentine's day
                        My kids shouldn't have homework that HAS to be done over the weekend...

                        In other words, I should bet some modeling time in!!!!! Whoopie, etc.

                        I didn't touch a thing last night, But I will make up for it this weekend!
                        (Also, I FINALLY got star #4!! Yea!)

                        Have a great weekend, and wonderful Valentine's day!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 12:00 PM
                        Build22, Looks great cheif. I like all the scratchbuilt details.. Looking forward to seeing it green...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 1:01 PM
                        Build, Looks Great! That's one heck of a bustle stowage system there! That crew had some creativity. I approve!

                        Bill, Enjoy the weekend!

                        I should also have some work time coming up also. Have been doing interior painting (somewhat boring) and 'weathering'. I'll try to take a digital camera home to photo some more.

                        See you all next week!

                        Ron
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Friday, February 13, 2004 4:12 PM
                        Dan, I am getting the Dreaded red X's on your pictures. I will have to look at them later.
                        Build22, Your Sherman is looking very Good!!!
                        mark956
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                        renarts
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        Posted by renarts on Friday, February 13, 2004 4:57 PM
                        I'm getting jealous, I haven't had much time to do any serious build work, and I was hoping to be able to do so this weekend, but I have to deliver a job upstate this weekend. Ah well, I live through you guys.

                        The builds are looking good.

                        Mike
                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 5:22 PM
                        Dan,,, Build22 your Shermans look great. Way to go guys!!!!!!!!!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 5:40 PM
                        Very Nice Dan

                        Build, looks like you have had some fun.

                        Keep up the good work all.
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, February 13, 2004 5:46 PM
                        Build, it looks great with the scratchbuilt items. I have a VC, too and I think I can pick a thing or two from your pics.

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                        RAF120
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike
                        Posted by RAF120 on Friday, February 13, 2004 8:15 PM
                        Dan your Isherman looks great

                        Build yours is cominging along nicely

                        Well no work on mine yesterday. It looks like all I have to do is finish putting my track together, paint and weather then arrange everything on the base and I'm done.
                        That should take just about 4 weeks.
                        Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Friday, February 13, 2004 8:25 PM
                        Thanks everybody...this has truly been a labor of love...

                        Build...with all the added details, that's gonna be a showstopper...!
                        Great job on the build so far....

                        Dan

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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Friday, February 13, 2004 9:17 PM
                        Build, it looks terrific. Was the aplique(sp) armor on all Fireflys, do you know?? Whose barrel did you use? Looks great!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Friday, February 13, 2004 9:25 PM
                        Build22 - Great job Jim ..... you've really made a silk purse out of a sow's ear with this build. I've had my share of fun with that old MP hull.

                        Ga.modler - I hope the camera turns up for you .... we all are looking forward to seeing your pics.

                        Bill - congrats again on the 4th star ..... don't O.D. on O.D. this weekend.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Build22
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Friday, February 13, 2004 11:50 PM
                        Wow, thanks everyone for the nice comments! !

                        Yeah, I kinda got caught up with it

                        I added the applique because it seemed harder to find pics without than with it. It took a couple of tries to get it right.

                        F.Y.I......... I used an instruction set from Dragon's M4A4 rocket to get the location but it wasn't the same as what I found in reference pics. ( Had to rip 'em off and start again) Then, I used the pieces from the kit as a pattern - but the size was wrong - had to redo that. In the end it was trial and error - cut a piece step back - see if it looked right.

                        Bill - The barrel was Eduards - yeah, it's a nice unit


                        Thanks again - glad to be a part of this



                        Jim [IMG]
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Saturday, February 14, 2004 2:48 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Poniatowski

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by nmayhew

                        hello again, and sorry for the double postTongue [:P], but when i finally get round to painting my firefly, what colour was the primer underneath?
                        many thanks for your help.
                        regards,
                        nick


                        As far as I know, it was red lead primer. Some of the former Massey-Harris assembly line workers I talked to said they recall hulls and turrets arriving painted red.

                        Ron.


                        poniatowski
                        thanks for thatSmile [:)]
                        so if i primed my sherman, would a colour like the greman red-brown (which i use as their red oxide primer) be a close enough fit? or should i use something different?
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 14, 2004 2:26 PM
                        I've finished my Italeri Priest Kangaroo. Ron's sight is down right now , but I'm e-mailing my pics to Robert to put in the group sight. This has been great fun and I'm looking forward to seeing all the finished Shermys. This is only my third armor project, and I'm aware that I'm not in the same class as all you Masters, but I sure have felt welcome here, Thank You ALL.
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:45 PM
                        QUOTE: Bill - congrats again on the 4th star .....


                        Thanks, General Sherman!

                        I sent you an e-mail, but incase you didn't get it...can you please tell me the color of the little boxes that go on the rear hull on that bracket I was having trouble with before? I'm not sure if they are spare vision blocks or what. Also, What is the color of the little bottle shaped things that go on the rear hull reight behind the lifting brackets? I think they are fire extinguishers.

                        Thanks, again.

                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, February 14, 2004 7:50 PM
                        well, I got my basic vehicle done, just need to put all the tools and accessories, that I am going to use, on it. I am pretty much done my figure as well, even down the the 3rd infantry division shoulder patch
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                        GA.modelmaker
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: savannah ga.
                        Posted by GA.modelmaker on Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:04 PM
                        hey DR.shermie got a question about the tracks for the m4a4 sherman that i am building for the group build. what color should that sorta looks like a c that runs across the pad? should it be bare metal or a rust color. i have started on the tracks with the painting and stuff. i know the pad should be black or a rubber color and the guide teeth a metal color. but stumped on that part.Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:24 PM
                        Ga-modler - the tracks that you have with that kit are all steel tracks. No rubber pads at all. The way I do them is to paint the entire track gun metal, then drybrush a little rust on them, and then drybrush some steel on the to highlight. Then I burnsih the track with pencil lead and finally dust it with pastels chalks.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:29 PM
                        Group Site Updated

                        boybuddho's M-50 pics
                        bob3242's Priest Kangaroo pics
                        Ga.modler 2nd page added

                        Check out these excellent additions to the site !!!
                        http://members.shaw.ca/ShermanGroup/
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:49 PM
                        Excellent looking tanks guys.
                        mark956
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