Hidden Sherman

1
May 30, 2023
This is all there was in the bag of Sherman parts. No name, no instructions, no decals.
Thank you Scalemates for downloadable instruction sheets!
2
May 30, 2023
Easy build - not many wheels!
3
May 30, 2023
That's the Sherman done in an hour or so.
Trying to get some sag in the rubber-band tracks using superglue and bits of sprue.
Painting next.
4
May 30, 2023
The workshop is just one big chunk of resin.
Nicely moulded, but the thick roof makes it seem more like a U-boat pen after a Tallboy hit it ...
5
May 30, 2023
Concealed the 3-ft thick roof with some random debris scrounged from around the house.
6
May 30, 2023
Did the brickwork and drilled out the moulded bullet holes in the door...
7
June 1, 2023
Added some signage. Who knew the General's family had such rustic origins! No wonder he was pissed at the Nazis.
8
June 20, 2023
Trawled through the internet and printed out a mini-sheet of decals.
Predictably, cocked up the 1st attempt which came out back to front.
Yes, I know one little mouse is bigger than the others.
9
June 20, 2023
Decals and shading ...
10
June 20, 2023
Finished off with a little mud.
BTW, I messed up here. The '123' and the mouse should change places.
11
June 7, 2023
Made a start on the base.
12
June 20, 2023
Plasticine and sand for landscaping.
13
June 20, 2023
Added a little greenery.
14
June 20, 2023
Made a puddle with some 2-part resin.
15
June 20, 2023
Painted the ground brown.
16
June 20, 2023
Added some grass. This is the front of the building ...
17
June 20, 2023
... and this is the back!

Kommentarer

16 30 May 2023, 12:24

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress so far.

31 May 2023, 05:26

Vimal Indrasoma
Thanks!
Hope I last till the end!

31 May 2023, 15:26

David R. Meizoso
Very convincing roof damage!

31 May 2023, 15:28

Robert Podkoński
Very realistic indeed.

31 May 2023, 15:32

Vimal Indrasoma
Thank you!
I hope the tank comes out well, I have no reference for the decals as yet.

1 June 2023, 12:46

Spanjaard
Nice work, I really like your comment about the thickness of the roof 😄 You resolved the issue very nicely 🙂

1 June 2023, 13:06

Vimal Indrasoma
Yes, it's a lovely casting, but perhaps they should have provided seperate roof parts in thin plastic.

2 June 2023, 01:03

Vimal Indrasoma
Oops, spelling!

20 June 2023, 07:25

Michael Kohl
Like it

20 June 2023, 07:50

Neuling
So do I .

20 June 2023, 08:30

Vimal Indrasoma
Thank you!
Constructive criticism also accepted!

21 June 2023, 00:51

Album info

A diorama with a vintage Airfix 1/76 Sherman MkII and a 'Ruined European Workshop', also from Airfix.
The base is a cardboard stiffener from an Amazon DVD mailer, and the landscaping is mainly a lump of Plasticine modelling clay that came with my new airconditioner (!).

BTW, I did the 'Crouching Tiger' earlier ...

Hidden Sherman

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1:76 European Ruined Workshop (Airfix A75001)

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