discussion Tamiya 1/35 M4A3 Sherman

[A_J_Rimmer]

Not bad at all. A more modern Sherman kit next?

Oh completely - I do have Tamiya's 'Easy Eight' kit in the stash but I shall definitely be looking elsewhere for the next Sherman - any suggestions?

Thanks Muchly!

 

[scottie3158]

That's a great result.

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

That's a great result.

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Oh completely - I do have Tamiya's 'Easy Eight' kit in the stash but I shall definitely be looking elsewhere for the next Sherman - any suggestions?

The Tamiya HVSS ones are already much better than this one, but if you want a modern Sherman kit, go Asuka, Meng or Rye Field Model. My own preference is Asuka, as the RFM kit I built was slightly less refined in terms of build quality but had slightly better detail in some areas; I’ve not built the Meng one I also have in the stash but it looks quite good, too.

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

The Tamiya HVSS ones are already much better than this one, but if you want a modern Sherman kit, go Asuka, Meng or Rye Field Model. My own preference is Asuka, as the RFM kit I built was slightly less refined in terms of build quality but had slightly better detail in some areas; I’ve not built the Meng one I also have in the stash but it looks quite good, too.

Thanks Jakko, I'll check the Asuka one out.

 

[Guest]

If you want a fun comparison, pick one of their large-hatch 75 mm M4A3 kits — basically the same variant as this Tamiya kit — and see how it compares

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

If you want a fun comparison, pick one of their large-hatch 75 mm M4A3 kits — basically the same variant as this Tamiya kit — and see how it compares :smiling3:

LOL! That sounds like fun actually - I'll have to do that.

 

[adt70hk]

That's finding coming on very nicely indeed.

And don't worry about the figures..... If my early ones looked that good I'd be very pleased!

Keep up the good work.

Andrew

 

[colin m]

That's a great looking Sherman Arnold. I think if I ever get around to building a large scale tank, it will be a Sherman.

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

Pretty much finished this - thanks Chaps for all your help.

Really pleased with how it came out - I shall look forward to building another.

Not sure my cat was impressed however...

Thanks All!

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

That's finding coming on very nicely indeed.

And don't worry about the figures..... If my early ones looked that good I'd be very pleased!

Keep up the good work.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew!

I'm looking forward to painting a few more.

 

[PaulTRose]

Well that came out nice

And cute kitty....whats its name? (Im a total catdad)

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

Well that came out nice

And cute kitty....whats its name? (Im a total catdad)

Thanks Paul - much appreciated.

The little bugger's name is Beowulf. He wasn't massively impressed.

 

[Jim R]

Really pleased with how it came out

And so you should be. A very good result.

 

[scottie3158]

Arnold that is a cracking result mate, very nicely finished.

 

[Guest]

Looking pretty good there — though I will mention that you put the left-hand track on backwards

 

[Si Benson]

Came out very nicely :thumb2:

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

Looking pretty good there — though I will mention that you put the left-hand track on backwards :smiling3:

Thanks Jakko.

lo! yeah, annoyingly I had it on the correct way initially, but when I took it off and the re-fitted it to sort out the sag I missed that it'd gone on the wrong way around. Never mind, I have seen at least one photo of an in-service Sherman with one the tracks running the wrong way so I'll live with it.

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

And so you should be. A very good result.

Arnold that is a cracking result mate, very nicely finished.

Came out very nicely :thumb2:

Thanks All - much appreciated!

 

[vizenz]

Great job Arnold, looks good!