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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:11 PM

Andy - welcome aboard ..... let me know whcih Sherman you decide on so I can update the site.

Bill - Tamiya XF-61 Dark Green is a good choice for the Firefly Vc but if you want to use O.D. ... I'd suggest Tamiya XF-62.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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wipw

Member since
January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:04 PM

I guess I'd better start laying in some o.d. paint. I don't have any idea what to get though. Give me a clue here, Robert!

Bill

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 Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:54 PM

No problem Kenneth ..... the door is open to you even long after the 15th is you get motivated.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:49 PM

You can count me in.I will get my sherman at the weekend.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:47 PM

Ahhh.. I'm torn.. Ya'll seem to be gearin up for a fun build... I might have to get back into it with ya'll. But for some reason I'm just not motivated about a Sherman right now....sorry Shermanfreak....

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:39 PM

Thanks Ron .... I'll do the site upgrades now.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:18 AM

Robert,

JoAnne's forum name will be... JoAnne. She can change it to something like Kickbutt1 later if she wants to.... Like when she's 18.

Ron

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:57 AM

gnsnow - Welcome to the Group Build!!!!! Always room for more Shermans.

The Tamiya M4A3 is a great kit to work with. The build up is very straight forward and is (as always with Tamiya) very well engineered. But with all kits there's always some room for improvement. It depends on how far you want to take these improvements though. If you're not a stickler for little things like weld beads and scale thicknesses, the only thing I would do to the kit is add the bottom plate on the sponsons. Tamiya, for some unknown reason, doesn't want to put these on a lot of their kits. It's an easy fix and here's a link to a template that makes it even easier. http://www.archertransfers.com/WEB%20pictures/ShermanFix.pdf
This kit, with this small addition, looks great built O.O.B.

Look forward to seeing these pics you have .... just can't get enough Sherman reference pics.

Frosty - don't get in a rush ... the 15th is not written in stone .... plenty of time to complete your Panther build before concentrating on your Sherman.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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gnsnow

Member since
January 2003
From: Denton, TX

Posted by gnsnow on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:09 AM

I guess this as good a time as any to start my sherman, I'm doing a standard M4A3 from the Tamiya kit along with an M5 stuart modified from the AFV M3A3 kit (tribute for a WWII vet driver).

I logged on to ask anyway (specifically to you shermanfreak), what corrections/changes need to be made to the Tamiya kit?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. - I'm a full time student right now, and I'm finishing up a scratchbuilt 1:96 USS Flasher, so I have good reason to be a slow pokie.

Also, I have photos of a Sherman variant I'm not familiar with, an open topped mobile howitzer unit. I'll dig them up and make them available online, if anyone is interested.

"Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can attain it in nothing."
- Eugène Delacroix

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:52 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by M1abramsRules

thanks ron!!! I also just noticed that the article on mud in may FSM was by you. good article!!!!!!

true that !
i'm using that article 2 help dirty up my ersatz 4 the diorama i'm working on...
trying 2 finish before the end of the panther group build &
sherman group build start date, but i'm not sure i'll make it... Sad [:(]

frosty

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:36 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999

Robert, Tena's screen name here is... Tena

Now why didn't I think of that. Dunce [D)]

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:39 AM

Robert, Tena's screen name here is... Tena

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, January 12, 2004 9:16 PM

Welcome aboard Dan ..... I'll add you to the website when I add Tena and JoAnne.

Those pics that I posted earlier in the thread should be of interest to you. Just don't use the markings that are pictured on the tank.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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Buddho

Member since
March 2003
From: Newport News VA

Posted by Buddho on Monday, January 12, 2004 8:58 PM

Hi Robert and everyone...
I dug into my closet and found a Dragon 1/35 scale M-50 Sherman tank that I thought would be fun to build.
Regards, Dan

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 8:57 PM

.........i warned everyone @ work.....stay clear of me till the sherman build begins in 3 days........jeffl

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:54 PM

Welcome to the group build Tena & Jo-Anne. Good to have you ladies join us.

Before I add you to the website .... do you have screen names from FSM set up yet.

Jo-Anne - careful with the Marine Corps M4 ... it makes a very decent M4A3, but a lousy M4A2 and M4.

Thanks for the pics Ron.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:39 PM

Here we go. Here are Ron's pics from Ron's gallery

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M1abramsRules

Member since
June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:12 PM

thanks ron!!! I also just noticed that the article on mud in may FSM was by you. good article!!!!!!

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mark956

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by mark956 on Monday, January 12, 2004 4:33 PM

Thanks for the M10 pictures Ron. Welcome back.
mark956

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 2:24 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999

How old is JoAnne, Ron..? Tena's 13...

JoAnne is 16, my son Alex is 14. This will be Jo's second Sherman. ... Alex's third?

I posted an interior shot of the M10's driver's compartment and a few other photos at: http://rongeorge.com/modules/Gallery/upload?page=3

Sorry, I can't import them to this site.... tried, but I can't bring up the URL. I'm so Dead [xx(]

with computers! Robert, I put a Grizzly loaded onto a transport up there for you too. (It's a good ol' tank, I've driven and crewed it several times).

Weird thing about those M10 photos, I thought I took all sorts of shots inside of that old thing and can only find the driver's compartment. I was assigned to drive an M5A1 at the time and must have thought to do it, but gotten hurried into my tank before I could.

Ron Big Smile [:D]

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, January 12, 2004 12:25 PM

How old is JoAnne, Ron..? Tena's 13...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 11:23 AM

Sure Robert, screw your buddy... LOL! I never seriously expected anybody to stop posting, much less leave town in order to meet my request! (Thanks RAF120). Guard was a lot of fun and the weekend went fast. On Friday night I found my package from Squadron, my engine compartment for the M4 and other stuff!

Also Robert, my daughter, JoAnne would like to join us (as well as Tena). She'd like to do the Italieri M4 (USMC version). I have the kit for her, but haven't opened the box yet.

Glad to be back!

Ron

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, January 12, 2004 2:23 AM

Robert,

Tena has re-started working on her M10. Any chances of having her join in..?

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Monday, January 12, 2004 1:26 AM

Are we there yet?

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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dostacos

Member since
December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Sunday, January 11, 2004 3:45 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by shermanfreak

QUOTE: Originally posted by dostacos
At least she did not hand be a big chunk of foam and tell me to carve away everything that does not LOOK like a Sherman

Make sure you get the O.D. green florists foam if you have to go this way. It'll save you the time of painting and give you more carving time.

our prosthetic foam for shaping artificial legs is green so no worries Big Smile [:D]

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, January 11, 2004 1:50 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by dostacos
At least she did not hand be a big chunk of foam and tell me to carve away everything that does not LOOK like a Sherman

Make sure you get the O.D. green florists foam if you have to go this way. It'll save you the time of painting and give you more carving time. Tongue [:P]

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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dostacos

Member since
December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Sunday, January 11, 2004 11:37 AM

well I got my barrel in the mail, and my Osprey book on Sherman models and a tube of green Squardron putty. now all I need is the tank to arrive.

My wife asked me why I odered the stuff mail order.... She knows I tried to find a couple of hobbieshops [1 closed and 1 moved] and the one I did find was R/C only

At least she did not hand be a big chunk of foam and tell me to carve away everything that does not LOOK like a Sherman

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

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nmayhew

Member since
July 2003
From: Kent, England

Posted by nmayhew on Sunday, January 11, 2004 5:02 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by shermanfreak

Nick - Just like at the supper table .... I like to keep my work close to me.
Most welcome on the site .... it was a good training lesson for me too.

Kind regards, Nicholas

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M1abramsRules

Member since
June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, January 10, 2004 10:25 PM

oh boy, the big day is a mere 97 1/2 hours away!!! 4 days left!!!!! after a month of planning and buying, its almost here!!! but really though, I'm not that anxious about it. Wink [;)]

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Saturday, January 10, 2004 9:55 PM

Nick - Just like at the supper table .... I like to keep my work close to me.
Most welcome on the site .... it was a good training lesson for me too.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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