M4a3 Sherman - Gpm - Page 2

**Fishcarver** · 04-02-2008, 08:54 PM

Ken:
Looking very good so far!
Jim

HeavyKevie · 04-03-2008, 12:17 AM

Very nice build so far - great subject! - one you don't see too often. I'm anxious to see how the compound curves work out on the turret assembly.

As far as being color blind you are not alone there...you may want to consider Johnny's solution for matching colors. Just take your book into a paint store and have them scan it with their color matching system, for a couple of bucks you can get a quart of paint that's an exact match... more than enough paint to do this and the dragon wagon about a thousand times over.

kenlwest · 05-14-2008, 11:24 AM

Hello everyone!

Just a quick note to let you know that I almost have the tracks built and added to the model. Hopefully this weekend I will post the pictures.

Other priorities are getting in the way.

Ken

kenlwest · 05-15-2008, 08:59 PM

I just finished building and installing the tracks on the Sherman. This was about the most tedious and time consuming thing I think I ever did!.

The basic tracks are comprised of 2 strips that are glued together; print side out. Then the cleats are glued to the outside, and multitudes of track guides are glued to the inside. (see the pile of them)

The second picture illustrates the brutal tedium involved...

Then the track is fed over the top rollers and drive cog, then joined at the ends. Several of the track guides were pulled loose in the process and had to be reattached.

Not a perfect job by a longshot, but I am satisfied with the outcome. The rest of the tank should be a breeze!

Ken

kenlwest · 05-15-2008, 09:08 PM

Another picture (side view).....

charliec · 05-15-2008, 09:30 PM

The GPM tracks aren't very realistic - but you've managed to do a great job with them. Most WW2 US tanks used a rubber block track (M4 Sherman Tank) which aren't easy to model in card. You might like to look at the Gremir M3 builds over at papermodelers.com for another take on US tank tracks.

Regards,

Charlie

**Mark_1984** · 05-15-2008, 11:34 PM

Great job - It's the tracks that put me off doing a tank. I just wouldn't have the patience to cut out so many identical parts. Yours look very realistic.

Soaring · 05-16-2008, 12:05 AM

Wow, that Sherman you have there looks excellent! The Tracks especially, I can't wait to see the rest of this Sherman

lriera · 05-16-2008, 01:15 AM

I agree, the tracks are the WORST part of any tank (or tracked vehicle). But you have done an outstanding work.

I hope to see more soon. Thank you.

HeavyKevie · 05-17-2008, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenlwest

I just finished building and installing the tracks on the Sherman. This was about the most tedious and time consuming thing I think I ever did!

Quote:

Originally Posted by lriera

I agree, the tracks are the WORST part of any tank (or tracked vehicle).

I could not agree with the two of you more... They are a true test of ones patients. Very well done

Patty · 05-17-2008, 01:09 PM

WOW!!! This is looking NICE. I hope the rest of build is as fast and easy as this part.

Stev0 · 05-17-2008, 02:58 PM

So far I have seen countless armor threads die at the track stage.

Good to see that you have pressed on.

As to the off color edging... You think 'brown' or 'tank' ink to those green areas would turn them down?

kenlwest · 05-18-2008, 08:19 AM

To all,

Thanks for the encouragement! I finished some of the front ornaments and their metal guards. These are the time-consuming details, but also the most fun.

Note that I tried to tone-down the edges a bit by using OD green paint. Still not exact, but a lot better. I have a plastic model of an American WWII tank, and the instructions call for Olive Drab. This model is something a little different - can't quite figure it out.

Ken

logicman · 05-18-2008, 09:58 AM

Nice build.

You have a lot of patience.

As for the colors, I like them. On my monitor this lot shows as brown with a green highlight to edges. That's the sort of thing a museum of engineering might do, to emphasise the working components. Red is more common, especially on cutaways, but for me, those colors suit the model.

Stev0 · 05-18-2008, 12:24 PM

It's funny because I am building Nobi's Cromwell and it's roughly the same color base as your overall sherman and the edge coloring is the exact same.

The turret is going to be interesting. I want to get this kit.

04-02-2008, 08:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
Fishcarver Card Models Moderator Card Models Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cowichan Bay (nr Duncan), BC, Canada Posts: 978	Ken: Looking very good so far! Jim __________________ HOWE'S LAW: "Every man has a scheme that will not work." www.namaycush.com

04-03-2008, 12:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
HeavyKevie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: York, PA Posts: 133	Very nice build so far - great subject! - one you don't see too often. I'm anxious to see how the compound curves work out on the turret assembly. As far as being color blind you are not alone there...you may want to consider Johnny's solution for matching colors. Just take your book into a paint store and have them scan it with their color matching system, for a couple of bucks you can get a quart of paint that's an exact match... more than enough paint to do this and the dragon wagon about a thousand times over. __________________ Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle. -Michelangelo

05-15-2008, 11:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
Mark_1984 Moderators are people too Card Models Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brit living in South Korea Posts: 913	Great job - It's the tracks that put me off doing a tank. I just wouldn't have the patience to cut out so many identical parts. Yours look very realistic. __________________ Cheers Mark Free Model 3 Competition entry http://forum.zealot.com/t156826/#post799486

05-16-2008, 12:05 AM	#23 (permalink)
Soaring Middle School Student Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA, California Posts: 795	Wow, that Sherman you have there looks excellent! The Tracks especially, I can't wait to see the rest of this Sherman __________________ -Don't hold me up now, I can stand my own ground, I don't need your help now, you will let me down, down, down...- Rise Against: Prayer of the Refugee

05-16-2008, 01:15 AM	#24 (permalink)
lriera Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Barcelona - Spain Posts: 280	I agree, the tracks are the WORST part of any tank (or tracked vehicle). But you have done an outstanding work. I hope to see more soon. Thank you. __________________ Lluis Riera Finished: Willys Jeep from Modelik. Finished: Kettenkrad Sd kfz 2 NSU from Modelik.

05-14-2008, 11:24 AM	#18 (permalink)
kenlwest Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 223	Hello everyone! Just a quick note to let you know that I almost have the tracks built and added to the model. Hopefully this weekend I will post the pictures. Other priorities are getting in the way. Ken

05-15-2008, 09:30 PM	#21 (permalink)
charliec Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 1,047	The GPM tracks aren't very realistic - but you've managed to do a great job with them. Most WW2 US tanks used a rubber block track (M4 Sherman Tank) which aren't easy to model in card. You might like to look at the Gremir M3 builds over at papermodelers.com for another take on US tank tracks. Regards, Charlie

05-17-2008, 01:09 PM	#26 (permalink)
Patty King of Swaziland Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48	WOW!!! This is looking NICE. I hope the rest of build is as fast and easy as this part. __________________ Come on, you KNOW luft' 46 only happened to annoy rivet counters.

05-17-2008, 02:58 PM	#27 (permalink)
Stev0 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hfx, NS, Canada Posts: 2,027	So far I have seen countless armor threads die at the track stage. Good to see that you have pressed on. As to the off color edging... You think 'brown' or 'tank' ink to those green areas would turn them down? __________________ Download my projects today R5Unit EG-6 Droid Stubby Z34 Speedy Buggy If I find these files or a printed version on eBay, I personally will rip the seller's censored* - Anonymous*

05-18-2008, 09:58 AM	#29 (permalink)
logicman Greybeard Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 666	Nice build. You have a lot of patience. As for the colors, I like them. On my monitor this lot shows as brown with a green highlight to edges. That's the sort of thing a museum of engineering might do, to emphasise the working components. Red is more common, especially on cutaways, but for me, those colors suit the model. __________________ Relax, it's just an opinion. Stay safe - get site safety ratings > http://www.mywot.com/ http://www.siteadvisor.com/

05-18-2008, 12:24 PM	#30 (permalink)
Stev0 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hfx, NS, Canada Posts: 2,027	It's funny because I am building Nobi's Cromwell and it's roughly the same color base as your overall sherman and the edge coloring is the exact same. The turret is going to be interesting. I want to get this kit. __________________ Download my projects today R5Unit EG-6 Droid Stubby Z34 Speedy Buggy If I find these files or a printed version on eBay, I personally will rip the seller's censored* - Anonymous*

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