Captain Action wrote:

Come to the dark side Greg...We have cookies....and cool hats...

Does that also involve a robe and new tennis shoes!

Oh ya, and Kool-Aid for the cookies.

Sherman Update!

After Airbrushler put the first coat of paint on notice some imperfections and tweeking that needed to be done. So it was back to the body shop for some fill and sanding, then back to the painter!

Hoping to get back Saturday to start putting the SLU in, with good luck, should have ready for the next battle day.

Glen B wrote:

Captain Action wrote:

and cool hats...

i want one of these hats...lol

almost done logos

sssshhhhhh..... it's a secret!

that's why i never said what it was

The Sherman has been quickly fit with a SLU for the Battleday this Saturday.
It not a 100% ready yet, most cosmetic work left, but is in fighting form! German's watch out!!

Stince, I suggest you install it carefully. I don't want to hear you say you burn the ESC..

You got the wrong guy, Hulu.

You'll have to tell that to the other half of the dynamic duo from Windsor.

he was just making sure you didn't cause you rushed i only burnt mine cause two wires touched when turning the turret that is why everything gets hotglued and when i did mine i didn't burn myself...LMAO HEHEHE

Small Update!

Haven't had a chance to work on the Sherman since the last Battleday, but I thought I would post some pictures of some stuff I did before.

The tools on the back with the wooden handles are made from actual wood. Th handles for the sledgehammer and shovel made from toothpicks, and the handle for the axe is carved form a Popsicle stick.






I also inserted clear Mylar in the periscope and the opens around the commanders hatch to resemble glass, not sure if they should be tinted.






Also, I want to thank Airbrushler for painting the tank, markings and the special logo on the side. Thanks Man!





I still have a few more things I still want to do, so this build is not done yet.

I especially like the work on the tools, very realistic

Thanks Glen!
It was surprisingly easy, especially if you have toothpicks the right size.

I want mine to turn out HALF this nice...

Still waiting on mine... ><

Thanks Strato!

I'm sure your will turn out nice too.

I love what you've been doing with your WWI tank, keep us posted on the progress of it. Can't wait to see it going across the battlefield.

Great job on the Wood work and on the Periscopes it looks cool i think Ian likes it too he took lots of pics of it...lol

Just got confirmation from Phil that my Sherman has shipped today... joy!



Now to assemble a list of required options... he's already installed Mato 3:1s and 400 motors, woohoo!

I got my Sherman one month ago. now it still in its box....

Come on boys get those Shermans done and we can field a platoon!

Oh boy..... where'd the sudden platoon come from? Guess its time to save my pennies for a Tamiya Super Sherman!!!

Today I built and installed a metal tow cable for the Sherman.

I found a wire cable in my garage the other day, so I cut it down to the desire length and made some end pieces. Then a quick spray with some cameo green Krylon paint.




After I had the cable made, I had to figure out how to attach it.

Now this may sound silly, but the idea I came up with was "ZIP-TIES"!

I gave the the smallest zip-ties I had a spray of the same paint.




Using a Dremel I widen the holes that held the cheap plastic cable, so the zip-ties could fit though.
Once I had the zip-ties though, I pulled it tight and it fit nice snug along the hull.

Here are some picture of the SLU installed.

Airbrushler wrote:

Great job on the Wood work and on the Periscopes it looks cool i think Ian likes it too he took lots of pics of it...lol

Correct you are. You certainly got that part right. I think the tank looks awesome and turned out so very realistic in the pics. Guess what Airbrushler, what you have seen on the web site, is not even half of the pics I actually took...lol Couldn't flood the web site with one tank.

Looking at the new cable install...looks awesome and brilliant idea on the zip ties...actually looks like you spent a ton of time on the mounting, in the pics...very realistic. Job well done.

Stinger

Thanks Ian!

I wanted to do the best I could on this build as it's a tribute to my Grandfather who had passed away a year ago.

My belated condolences.... I'm sure he would be proud.



....And, Congrats on your 400th post...lol

Stinger