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Old 03-03-2016 | 05:44 AM
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Made a start on another Fury tank....
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Old 03-03-2016 | 10:41 AM
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I think we need to call you "Machine" for the speed at which you produce these things.
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There's no stopping 'Frank the Tank' xD
Old 03-04-2016 | 05:01 AM
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...got the 3-piece tranny cover done...
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Old 03-04-2016 | 07:36 AM
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So you cut off the front of the hull and make your own glacis and use 3d printed hoods and hatches?

That looks really good. I am going to have to try that.
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Lol I'm old skool...the hoods and hatches are all plasticard and milliput...
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Hi Frank that surprises me I would have thought the number of small hatch Shermans you have made, you would have made a mould and cast them in resin,do you cast the early mantle or scratch them as well.


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ive got a mold for the early mantle and the vents for the hull top but to be honest I enjoy making the hatches so havent done a mold for them...
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...got the recoil and flash sorted..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn3ol3JCtMQ
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Nice. Is this one a keeper or is it going on evilbay? I seem to recal most of your builds were no electronics.
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I always build the ones I sell to take electronics and sometimes just fit a std RX18...but there's such a choice of systems out there that its silly to spend out and install say a clarke board when the new owner may prefer IBU's so would replace it...although saying that I intend to keep this for a while...

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...this ones going into my collection to complete the set..
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Old 04-19-2016 | 10:35 AM
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...getting round to finishing this one off..
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Old 04-20-2016 | 11:43 AM
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..got the logs on...weathering next...
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Old 04-21-2016 | 01:37 PM
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...still need to finish murder inc but couldn't resist a family portrait
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Great work
Old 04-22-2016 | 11:15 AM
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...started on the weathering
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Beautiful any for sale?
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Frank now usually hangs out on the facebook forum Rc tanks for sale or swap, and yes he sells lots of shermans there

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