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my easy 8 build
Posted by vonryan on Friday, May 11, 2012 9:07 PM

well hope you like. all coments welcome.

Clay

 

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Posted by bufflehead on Friday, May 11, 2012 9:24 PM

Looking good Clay!  Love all the detailing you're doing!  Is that a Dragon hull and a resin turret?

Ernest

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Posted by Shellback on Saturday, May 12, 2012 12:00 AM

Goood start .Yes

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Posted by T26E4 on Saturday, May 12, 2012 8:39 AM

Looking good so far.  May I make two suggestions?


DML omits the front left cable hold (in actuality lies on to the left and front of the driver's hatch opening).  Also your open hatch angles seem a bit off.  Compare to photos of the real thing and re-align.  HTH

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Posted by p38jl on Monday, May 14, 2012 10:08 AM

looking nice..Yes

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Posted by tigerman on Monday, May 14, 2012 11:48 AM

Great stuff so far. Liking all the PE.

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 Eric 

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, May 14, 2012 2:03 PM

My favorite version of the M4- somehow it just looks more formidable than the earlier models.

Great work Clay!

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Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 1:05 PM

Big project,coming along nice !!

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Posted by vonryan on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:25 PM

well i was'nt going to worry about my build's anymore i just wanted to get all my kits done. but when a person like Roy say's "may i make a suggestion" UGHCryingWink you have to make the change HAHAHA anyway is this better.

frist attempt

second attempt

third attempt

i like the second and third ones better but i ran out of resin stock so i'm stuck. are the hatches better??? and yea the turret came from an old company called panzer concepts the muzzle break and vison ports really we're BAD. but the gun sheld and turret are awesome and it had a nice barrel. but the turret was REALLY fragile. hope you like

 

Clay

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Posted by vonryan on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:31 PM

OOPS

 

hatches

and is this K box ok i made it off my printer one on the left is store bought should they be lighter??

 

Clay

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Posted by redleg12 on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:33 PM

Clay....long time no see....looking good....and in my favorite color...OD

Nice detail work

Rounds Complete!!

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Posted by Shellback on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:48 PM

I guess the color is o.k. ......if thats wood grain in the fore ground then the browns come out yellow on my screen .

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Posted by vonryan on Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:04 PM

hope you like and all coments welcome.

 

Clay

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Posted by wbill76 on Friday, May 25, 2012 10:56 AM

This one slipped by me the first time around Clay, looks like you've put in quite a bit of work on the details on this one. Yes

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Posted by vonryan on Friday, May 25, 2012 6:10 PM

 thanks for looking in wbill76. fun builds and i do like PE. to me it brings out a kit. and no kit  has it all down. but a lot better now then when i got started working on kits  i did love looking at Shep P. stuff A LOT!!! DATED OOPS

 

Clay

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Posted by vonryan on Sunday, May 27, 2012 10:34 AM

oops i put my EasyEight build but i added other pics i'm really working on 5 Shermans a once sorry.

 

Clay

 

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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, May 27, 2012 10:41 AM

Yay! She's starting to really look like a Sherman now!

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Posted by redleg12 on Sunday, May 27, 2012 3:45 PM

Lots of details the old fashioned way....very nice work Clay....impressive

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Posted by Shellback on Sunday, May 27, 2012 11:31 PM

I like what your doing here . 5 Sherms at once ?................Yes

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Posted by Hans von Hammer on Monday, May 28, 2012 10:09 AM

and is this K box ok i made it off my printer one on the left is store bought should they be lighter??

Doesn't matter.. The "C-Ration" box is a case of MCI's (Meal, Combat, Individual), the predecessor to MREs.. (and the "C-4" menu is the latest, meaning late 60's/early 70s) and made of cardboard... Wouldn't be on a WW2 tank, as the Army didn't field that ration until the mid/late 50s..  The K-rations look good, although the wood case could be discarded (or put to better use, which was what generally happened with GIs in the field) and just the paper case being loaded onto the tank.. Early K-rats were stamped with "KS" symbol

Colors could vary depending upon how many times the case got wet..

Here's the inside, showing the individual meal: Breakfast/Dinner/Supper

 

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Posted by vonryan on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:39 AM

thanks Gamera, Mike D AKA redleg12,Cool how you been? and thanks sssooooo much Hansvon Hammer that helped so much awesome Yes 

well here's where my 105mm Shermans at. and no it's not a 100% right but i'm getting older and don't worry about it as much. hope you like as always all comments welcome.

Clay

first attempt YUK to much looked at another photo.

cleaned up UGH! last attempt or trash.

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Posted by vonryan on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 11:19 AM

OOPS heres the thing primed i think it will work

hope you like

Clay.

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Posted by p38jl on Monday, June 4, 2012 10:02 AM

Looking sweet !

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Posted by redleg12 on Monday, June 4, 2012 9:48 PM

Nice detailing.....looking good....I can almost smell the muzzle blast

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Posted by vonryan on Monday, June 11, 2012 10:07 PM

thanks p38 & mike D sorry it took so long to say thanks it's just that "i'm nutz" Stick out tongue anyway here's where i'm at 2nd one done just needs paint. hope you like and as always all comments welcome.

 

Clay

 

 

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Posted by wbill76 on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 2:09 PM

Very impressive Clay, looking forward to seeing it with paint on! Yes

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Posted by vonryan on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 4:53 PM

thanks Bill i really appreciate it. but i must have had a brain fartTongue Tied now i can paint it.hope you like all comments welcome.

Clay

 

 

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Posted by T26E4 on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:12 PM

Nice progress.  May I make a suggestion?  The seam around the lip of the turret pistol port should be filled in with putty.  That raised lip was integral with the turret wall.

Have a look

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Posted by vonryan on Friday, June 29, 2012 5:55 PM

thanks T26E4 i will take care of that problem. good eye

Clay

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Posted by disastermaster on Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:16 AM

Well Darn Clay,

This thing is looking really good. Fixing that lip will be a plus..... 

        We really http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/marie01_08/Smileys%20and%20Stuff/AnimatedSmileyZipperMouth.gifdon't need no lip here 'ya know.

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