Warren D Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) Fresh out of re-hab, I built the trailer originally over 40 years ago. The story here, the M4A3 Sherman tank is fresh out of overhaul and headed for the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, MA to be part of their tank driving experience. (I drove the real one earlier this year) This tank was featured in several movies, The Blues Brothers and a starring role in "Tank". The Pete COE is also over 40 years old, she's held up well considering time and several moves. The Pete is rattle can paint, airbrushing was still a little in the future. This was also a bit of an experiment with Mission Models acrylics. The tank and trailer are both done with MM sprayed with an airbrush. I still prefer Pollyscale, nothing since seems to have decent coverage. MM is ok, though their flat really isn't. The tank was given several coats of flat and it's still way too glossy. I've had some compatibility issues with MM and other acrylics so I was reluctant to use my old Pollyscale flat over the MM. Decals took a long time to get on as the letters are all applied individually. One thing I learned, MM has a polyurethane additive that supposedly increases the durability but I had 2 bottles that ruined the first try on the trailer. MM coverage isn't very good, many coats required to cover primer. Edited September 29, 2020 by Warren D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Great looking rig. I hope you enjoyed driving the real tank. I was a tanker for 27 years, nothing beats being in a tank!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 That's pretty cool. Is the M4 the Tamiya kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Nice build with a interesting load. You’re correct your old builds have held up very well over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Looks great! The old builds have really held up well! I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Jim B said: That's pretty cool. Is the M4 the Tamiya kit? The Sherman is an RC model, couldn't find a Tamiya at a decent price. Lots of armor in 1/35 not much in 1/24-1/25! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Very true. I'm trying to find a Tamiya T-34 in 1/25 for a reasonable price. Kind of wish Tamiya would reissue their 1/25 armor kits, but I guess 1/35 is where the money is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) That's a cool build... I love it.. The color combo is Great.... I must say... When I saw the title and read "tank", it wasn't the "tank" I had in mind... Very nice surprise for me... Outstanding!!! Edited September 30, 2020 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Love the colors! Nice looking combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TECHMAN Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 ??? Entire build is very impressive!!! Awesome job on all!!! DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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