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Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 21 Feb 2021, 09:47
by Adam Durrant
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 21 Feb 2021, 12:04
by Olivier Carneau
Great job on this bling bling Sherman
For the running gear, blu tac is the perfect solution.
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 21 Feb 2021, 15:59
by Philipp Gross
Excellent job on the etch! This is the sole reason I never finished my one and only IDF Sherman
Philipp
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 06 Mar 2021, 05:14
by Adam Durrant
The build phase is finished (mostly....). Realized I had stocked up on Archer transfers a few years back so added a few cast numbers and the like.
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Slowly working on the Fruil tracks, but they are the most complicated I have built. Each link needs two pins, there are separate links for idlers and sprockets and each guide horn needs to be glued on separate.
Stowage also needs to be tackled, so far it’s a mix of Verlinden, Black Dog and scratch built. I’ll tie it all together with milliput tarps and the like.
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 07 Mar 2021, 08:54
by Olivier Carneau
Nice looking beast. I feel your pain about the Friul tracks. I'm sure you'll win the fight
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 07 Mar 2021, 09:04
by Adam Durrant
Got one run done, working on the other!
If anyone else is building the Fruil Sherman T80 pattern tracks, for the Tamiya M51, then the number of links should be;
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So they will be positioned correctly on the model I have completed the run so it joins in the middle at the bottom, this is easy to identify and means the links with the angled end connectors will be around the idler, drive sprocket etc.
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 02:35
by Shawn Ramsey
THe whole build is very impressive. That PE on the 50 cal must have been a nightmare.
Shawn
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 01:16
by Vincent Power
Looks very impressive Adam.
Vincent
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 26 Apr 2021, 01:22
by Adam Durrant
Slow progress over the last month, base coat on, base coat off, better base coat reapplied, washes and the start of weathering....
Re: Israeli M51 Sherman
Posted: 26 Apr 2021, 12:44
by Olivier Carneau
Really nice base for the weathering.