Panther F

Just ANOTHER Sherman build ... an M4A3 using the Mato Sherman chassis, Tamiya turret and upper hull.



Did a little cutting tonight, knocked off the grouser covers and gun barrel travel mount.



I'll be using both Tiff Williams and Nick's parts.





Still waiting on the Imperial Deck Screen and tomorrow night I'll start working on attaching the Tamiya upper hull to the Mato lower hull/chassis.

Might even get back to those road wheels for the Tamiya Panther ...



... nah, not yet.


- Jeff

torpedochief

I'm sure this will be a great looking Sherman!

My High School Mascot is believe it or not is a SHERMAN tank.

http://www.unioto.k12.oh.us/

Panther F

Thanks Don!

Oh, it will be different to say the least. Sorry about the one blurry picture of the exhaust deflector. Someone was asking questions about build threads and I thought I was getting behind on this one, so I did rush it a bit.


- Jeff

BiggTony

Lookin foward to the progress of the tank, Jeff!

YHR

I'll be watching with interest as this proceeds

tailend charlie

Jeff, I like in the first pic how you captured the the realism of a 88 hitting the turret. Can't wait to see the rest. Also some pics of the Panther. If anything like your last builds these will be stunning. So have you got all the Panther wheel bolts cut down yet? Keep the pics rolling.


Richard

blitzkrieg65

Hello Jeff,

Very nice work, nice conversion! Not sure if you want it or need or already have it, but I have the Rear engine decks coming in from Imperial, and I have the Type A Hedgerow cutters coming in as well!

The Blitz

Panther F

Thanks guys. It's just a fun little project to mess around with while slaving, err I mean building on the Panther kit. I haven't returned to the Panther and the parts are starting to get dusty.

I do want to thank tailend charlie for his pictures of where the screw locations were for disassembling the 2 hulls pieces. He kept saying they were under the tracks, I looked (but in my defense the lighting was poor) and those pics showed they were indeed under the tracks, but in the crease of the sponson, and they were tiny screws as well. I guess it would have helped to remove the tracks, but I was lazy.

Hey Phil, I have the same exact parts on their way here, but thanks! Hopefully if HL does make an A3 we won't need to worry about them at all any-longer!

No new pictures today, it's been a hard day out in the field supervising workers and I think I'll grab a brew and take up some roots on my sofa. [sm=lol.gif]


- Jeff

edoubleaz

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Sherman builds always bring a tear to me eye!

sevoblast

Always good work from you, Jeff. And ain't them Panther wheels fun with the couple thousand bolts in the wheels and hubs?

edoubleaz

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Allied forces should have numerical superiority so the plethora of Sherman builds always a good thing. Work continues on my commisioned M4A3. Funny how it is easier doing this conversion for the 3rd time!

Panther F

Yeah, working with the Tamiya Sherman parts is like visiting the old neighborhood. No directions/instructions needed.

And how dare you make fun of my plight on those Panther road wheels sevoblast! [:@] You should have warned me before I took the plunge! What, there's a total of 32 bolts on each wheel that need to be measured and cut, then glued THEN don't forget those caps that have 8 tiny bolts that must have the same done to them PLUS the 4 locking tabs for each cap made of PE that I needed to cut out and file.

Yeah ... I went through a few 12 packs [&o] on those and really don't want to start the habit back up when I revisit the road wheel bolts.


- Jeff

sevoblast

You didn't ask... But think how good they will look when you are finished...and how much fun you will have consuming the elbow lubricant. That's half the fun right there.

kaptain jack

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Hi there,as it happens I started on my Tamiya 1/16 Sherman 2 days ago as well ,was wondering if any one knows where to get after market parts ,such as lights covers, the ones supplied with the kit are to fragile. Thank you Jack.

Panther F

[link=http://www.etoarmour.com/]ETO Armor[/link]


- Jeff

Panther G

The Sherman looks great Jeff, cant wait to see it finished.

BiggTony

 Anyone do a Sherman DD yet? Guess it would be a bit strange to have a RC Sherman on the battlefield with dual propellers and a screen, lol. But would be a sight when it heads for the waters!
http://jtrowbridge5.smugmug.com/Frie...96119040_F4PFV

kaptain jack

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Thanks for the info. Jeff.

YHR

There was a guy in France who did one. He also had a BARV based ona Sherman. THe guy posted a couple of pictures. His work was some of the best I had ever seen.

sevoblast

Eto already has them, instock.
http://www.etoarmour.com/product_det...ductID=IM50610
Also got the zimmerit stamps to pattern zimmerit on Panthers and Stugs. Set of 7 different patterns etc.

yellowshaker

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One more Sherman is coming...just a few days and I will place the order!!

edoubleaz

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bring on all the Shermans we can get.

Panther F

Yep, the more the merrier!

No new pics yet but some BIG progress on the old Sherman. I dusted off the A/C dremel and punched out the stock cupola, the rear A1 deck, opened up the gun mount for the new rotor shield and made some changes on the turret roof.

Tomorrow's the day off so I'll break out some styrene and take some newer pics. Looks like my A3 deck will be styrene and not resin because of "shrinkage".


- Jeff

Panther F

Man, building or putting together a tank is one thing. Deconstructing one is another.



Cutting and sanding is a mess and wears one out.



Filling in all the corrections and making changes.



I'll let my hands recover from all the cramping and hopefully make progress on the next post, the engine deck.


- Jeff

killick64

I read that "Loud and Clear"!! I went through the same thing whilst converting my Tamiya Sherman into a Korean-War Era M4A3E8. Isn't it fun, picking up teeny parts whem you can't even feel them?