Yet another Iwo Jima Sherman "just a bit more"

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Yet another Iwo Jima Sherman "just a bit more"

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This one though, is 1/72 scale.

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Base coated in MM Acryl Olive Drab.

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This is the Trumpeter kit with a bunch of scratch built details. I really liked the kit with the exception of the vinyl tracks which are supposed to be gluable. They are not. I had to melt them together like Tamiya rubberbands of old.

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:hmm: This should be good to watch...
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What did you use for the sandbags? Aves, Milliput, ....?
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im liking these micro tanks!
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Thank you all!
The sandbags are DAS air dry clay. I rolled it out thin, flattened it, then cut off each individual bag. When I was happy with it, I brushed thinned out white glue on and around them.

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Here's a little bit more. Almost there now.

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Camo is hand painted in MM Acryl colors. I hand lettered the name in Vallejo acrylic. This was a real tank in "B" Co, 4th Tank Battalion.

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Brilliant job! I am hugely impressed.
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Thank you sir!

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Re: Yet another Iwo Jima Sherman "just a bit more"

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Well, that´s interesting. Aside from a great job in this too small scale (for me...) I never before have seen a Sherman in more than one colour.
Did the spare tracks on the turret come with the kit?
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Nice work ! And those sandbags look indeed very good!



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