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| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 30-Nov-10 09:07 |  | | Views : 548 | | I reworked the engine grill. Cut out the old one and made a new one from stiff paper (one of my business cards) and very heavy guage guitar strings. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 24-Nov-10 08:53 |  | | Views : 616 | | The holes on the engine deck show where the fuel caps will go. I scored the deck lid with an Xacto knife and straight pin, but may redo it as it tore out some of the wood fibers and is not as neat as I would like. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 24-Nov-10 08:51 |  | | Views : 539 | | The white brads were used as the ventilator caps. The wood furniture buttons will be used for the fuel caps. Both were found in the crafts section of a hobby store. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 24-Nov-10 08:50 |  | | Views : 557 | | A bit closer detail. The extension boxes for the driver and assistant show this to be an earlier version of the Sherman. A revised front end made the tanks roomier and easier to manufacter. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 24-Nov-10 08:47 |  | | Views : 595 | | 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 : 645 | |
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| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 15-Nov-10 14:08 |  | | Views : 628 | | 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 : 628 | | 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 : 628 | | 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 : 652 | | 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. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 15-Nov-10 13:59 |  | | Views : 605 | | 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 : 635 | | 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. |
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