1/35 RFM Easy Eight (#5028)

[Edbert]

I greatly appreciate the help Jakko!

Think I can address all of that rather easily, once I research what a "gun travel lock" is.

 

[Ron2]

I greatly appreciate the help Jakko!

Think I can address all of that rather easily, once I research what a "gun travel lock" is.

Gun barrel locks into that while traveling.

 

[Jakko]

I greatly appreciate the help Jakko!

Not a problem

once I research what a "gun travel lock" is.

It's the claw-type thing that sits in the upper centre of the glacis plate — except on your model From the Sherman Minutia Website's M4A3 (76 mm) page:

Note that the one in the first photo is missing some bits. When it's complete, there's a ring at the top between the legs. Pulling this down would open the jaws so that the barrel could be inserted or removed, but in practice the barrel came free of the jaws too easily. This is why the post-war type instead has a clamp that goes fully over the barrel and is secured with a screw.

 

[Edbert]

I was hoping to have finished by now, but been a rough week at work so making really slow progress.

Got the hub caps on the idlers installed, all four parts were still on the sprue! (blush-emoji) Managed to touch up the paint and cover any mistakes with the dust.

I had the travel lock ready to install, that was easy.

The missing stay was knocked loose when applying the dust, same with a few of the upside-down "U" handles on the engine deck. Simple to fix those.

Commanders' hatch was held in place with friction, moved it to ~45 degrees, need to nail it down with a drop of glue. Doing that made it obvious that the OD I used on the inside (I had it white originally...doh!) was a bit darker than the overall. I used four different shades when painting. So I need to lighten that a shade now.

Got the ammo/fuel/water cans painted, same with the pioneer tools (did the US call them that or just Germany?), and saw the ma-deuce needed some touch up.

Getting there!

 

[Jakko]

They did:

This is from TM 9-759 Medium Tank M4A3 of September 1944.

 

[Edbert]

I 3D printed a resin cammander, and did some touch-ups to call it done!

That base I use for various items, you might see a 1/32 spitfire on the same one.

 

[BarleyBop]

Very cool.

For us old schoolers, a cameo of your figure would be nice!
I'm very curious to see what can be done for a reasonable investment in 3D gear.

 

[Edbert]

Same story here, forgot the manual control an resulted in too dark. Here's a cellphone snap on the bench.

...and the commander...

 

[BarleyBop]

the commander

Very nice! Did that require a lot of cleanup? And the holster and comms wires printed too!

 

[kevin]

That's a good looking Sherman.

 

[Edbert]

Did that require a lot of cleanup?

Not much at all, he's cut off just below the waist.

And the holster and comms wires printed too!

Yes, all one peice, I painted the wires that you cannot see, the one visible I could not get a brush into that tiny gap.

One argument in favor of painting in parts (like arms separate) but it is hard to attach them well afterwards, so I went with one integrated part.

 

[Jantk14]

Really good!

 

[Ron2]

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That base I use for various items, you might see a 1/32 spitfire on the same one.

Fine looking tank!