A unique take on a Sherman.

[Agent G]

This is my completed build from the "All The Rest - Part 2" Community Build.

Armor modelers always seem to depict our vehicles as used and abused. Heavily weathered with a "to hell and back" look. Well I went the other way. This is a brand new M4A3 Sherman on it's way to being shipped overseas. 

The tank is a Tamiya kit modified to look right off the line, no tools, no tow cables, no crew gear. BMF was used to replicate the sealing material. I scratchbuilt the shipping crate and the entire section of the railroad flat car . 

G

[Lizard Racing]

Nice effect with the packing crate.

Interesting subject.

[Foxer]

Very cool!  great job depicting "as shipped"! 

[Roadrunner]

You're a regular tread head all right, G. Any chance you're considering eventually doing a swimming Sherman? I'm not really sure if anyone does a conversion for that or not, but they sure should. What a unique (and sad) concept.

[Jim B]

Nice looking Sherman, Wayne.

[Crazy Ed]

  Wayne, Well Built Tank and Uniuqe Presentation. Excellent on Both Counts.

[crazyjim]

Pretty cool idea, Wayne.  I'd like to see a SHINY tank.

[Agent G]

Thank you all!

Kevin I intend t round up the accessories for a Duplex Drive (swimming) Sherman as well as the T6 swimming Sherman used at Okinawa. 

Both of these projects are in the future though.

G

[Roadrunner]

Works for me, G. I'll look forward to eventually seeing them.

[cobraman]

Great looking tank on a very cool display. Nice work !

[Agent G]

Thank you sir!

G

[Roadrunner]

I'd completely forgotten about the community/group build section here, G. I'll have to check in there more often.

[Edward Gore]

Very unique subject. Well done. Is the 'green tape' also, BMF?

[Ace-Garageguy]

I followed you build thread on this one with much interest. Very nice innovative concept and techniques to achieve it. Beautiful work, as always.

[Xingu]

Very nice. I always thought a cool diorama would be an assembly line of 4-6 war vehicles (trucks, planes, tanks or whatever) in various states of assembly in a factory setting. Would make a very nice, albeit large, display.

[Agent G]

  On 8/20/2016 at 4:41 PM, Xingu said:

Very nice. I always thought a cool diorama would be an assembly line of 4-6 war vehicles (trucks, planes, tanks or whatever) in various states of assembly in a factory setting. Would make a very nice, albeit large, display.

If I had the room to place the finished piece, it would already have been built!

  On 8/20/2016 at 2:32 PM, Edward Gore said:

Very unique subject. Well done. Is the 'green tape' also, BMF?

The green tape is Tamiya tape cut into thin strips to better replicate scale "speed tape". I wanted to create a visual difference between the sealant material, a form of "plastic" sheet, and the fabric tape. 

Thank you all for the comments!

G

[mustang1989]

That's a real beauty Wayne! Always like seeing what you can do with those Sherman's.

[Warren D]

Nice concept and well executed.

[slusher]

Super nice Sherman G!!!

[Agent G]

Thank you gentlemen!

G

[peteski]

I love it! You figured out a way to build a pristine model tank and have a valid setting for it.  Now that is something I could try myself as I hate (and I suck at) weathering.

Edited August 25, 2016 by peteski

[Agent G]

Thanks Pete!

I just got tired of weathering my models "like everyone else". Looking through some books for inspiration, I discovered photos of this. It took on a life of it's own after that.

G

[High octane]

While I haven't built a tank kit since the 50's, looks like you "nailed it" with that brand new Sherman. Great job!