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| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 24-Nov-10 08:47 |  | | Views : 635 | | Front/top view of the Sherman. The driver's hatches and vents are new. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 15-Nov-10 14:08 |  | | Views : 684 | |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 15-Nov-10 14:08 |  | | Views : 669 | | The hull still has lots of little parts to add, but you can see the bullet splash rail to good effect. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 15-Nov-10 14:07 |  | | Views : 666 | | The gun is temporarily in place. The turret and hull have holes drilled in them so a wooden dowel can act as the pivot. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 15-Nov-10 14:05 |  | | Views : 666 | | Like the ring around the turret hatch, the hull has something similar except it protects the turret race from damage by bullets and shell splinters. I drew the pattern using a compass and ruler and glued a strip of card stock over the pattern. The pins hold it in place. I again added balsa putty to create a sloped lip. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 15-Nov-10 14:03 |  | | Views : 687 | | The turret hatch could rotate on a ball bearing race. The race could let in water so the turret had a raised lip around the hatch. I used solder to make the ring and then feathered the edge with balsa filler. There should only be one ring at the top of the turret. Let that be a lesson, screwdrivers and sharp objects don't always mix. |
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| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 15-Nov-10 13:59 |  | | Views : 641 | | A bit more detail of the 75mm. I need to drill out the barrel. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 13-Nov-10 09:15 |  | | Views : 672 | | I wasn't looking forward to cutting out the suspension system by hand. I mentioned to my brother that I was looking for either a bandsaw or scroll saw. A couple days later I found this on my porch with a note from him saying he wasn't using this one and hopefully I could put it to good use. What a brother. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 13-Nov-10 09:14 |  | | Views : 588 | | The 75mm barrel. The paper will be glued to the back of the barrel housing. I need to add screw details yet. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 13-Nov-10 09:12 |  | | Views : 613 | | Profile of the tank. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 13-Nov-10 09:12 |  | | Views : 656 | | Turret with the commader's hatch in place. Still some details to add to the turret and hatch. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 13-Nov-10 09:09 |  | | Views : 610 | | The turret is sitting on the hull. The paper cutout is from a book I am using to correct shape and size errors. |
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