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| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 16-Mar-11 14:34 |  | | Views : 678 | | Starting on the bogies for the Sherman. In the lower right is the kit part. They would have you add some 1/16" pieces to the front, drive a nail through each end piece, through the wheel and into the tank side. Not to realistic. The top two are the front and back, my solution. I couldn't figure out how to cut the compound shapes so I made them out of cut and folded paper. You can see the patterns |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 21-Feb-11 12:04 |  | | Views : 676 | | More details on the backside, including bolts on the return wheel gears and an access door for the engine. That may end up getting covered by a deflector shield that diesel powered Sherman tanks used to keep exhaust fumes from getting sucked back into the intake filters. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 21-Feb-11 12:02 |  | | Views : 654 | | The transmission cover at the front (left) has multiple bolts, as well as the rear return wheel bracket. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 21-Feb-11 12:01 |  | | Views : 690 | | I'm back after a brief pause. Spent time in Kennesaw Georgia at the National Battlefield. Very interesting site and history. Anyways, I found a company Vectorcut (www.vectorcut.com) who makes laser cut nuts, tools, building, etc. They perfectly fit the bill for some of the details I needed for the Sherman. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 20-Jan-11 13:50 |  | | Views : 708 | | Almost ready for action. Where are my tracks! |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 20-Jan-11 13:49 |  | | Views : 665 | | More of the engine deck. This deck shows that this model represents an M4-A2 diesel powered tank. Most diesel tanks were shipped to our allies, but the Marines used them at Tarawa and Okinowa. This one will be a Marine tank. |
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| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 20-Jan-11 13:47 |  | | Views : 676 | | A few more details for the turret top. And yet a few more to go. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 20-Jan-11 13:46 |  | | Views : 694 | | Detail of the driver's hatch showing the periscope, hinge and spring. The spring is thin wire wrapped around a pin. Each hatch has 8 parts in addition to white glue to create the "bump" to allow headroom for the driver. Materials are solder, basswood, card stock, dowells and wire. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 20-Jan-11 13:43 |  | | Views : 688 | | More of the front end. The silver shape around the bow machine gun is solder. It represents the snapdown fixture for a canvas hood to protect the machine gun. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 20-Jan-11 13:41 |  | | Views : 689 | | Front showing the reshaped tranny cover. Other details include applique armour over the drive and ass. driver hoods. |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 20-Jan-11 13:39 |  | | Views : 659 | | The front end. I had to reshape the transmission cover, as it wasn't round enough. I cut shapes out of card stock, glued on either side and filled with lightweight spackle. You can kind of see the original shape (wood) and the new shape (white). |
| Creosotewind | ACE M-4 Sherman Tank | Parked | 20-Jan-11 13:37 |  | | Views : 715 | | More Sherman details. These are the left and right final drives. Each is basswood, dowell and card stock. 8 pieces in each one. Should be substantial enough to handle the strain of the tracks. |
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