M4a3 on Iwo Jima. DORIS 53

Modelprofessor · Sunday at 2:24 PM

Well I decided to jump i to the sherman pond and I'm starting with a M4a3 Iwo Jima . It's Doris 53 with the 4th Marine tank Batallion, February 1945.
So far , I've added some new welds , a bit of 3 d printed parts with more on the printer .
Added some cast texture and about to move onto the smaller detail parts.

Modelprofessor · Sunday at 3:35 PM

Just a quick update . I added the plank sides , just a little scratch detail with a few more goodies to be added to them

Jakko · Sunday at 4:48 PM

Nice

Is this the Dragon M4A2 kit? It looks like it from the colour of the plastic, anyway.

One thing I would improve, though, is the grille on the wading trunk. IRL the "frame" on it was fairly narrow angle iron (or similar), whereas yours looks more like planks

Just using thinner plastic strip (1 mm wide or so) would improve the look a lot.

Modelprofessor · Sunday at 4:49 PM

Jakko said:
Nice Is this the Dragon M4A2 kit? It looks like it from the colour of the plastic, anyway.

One thing I would improve, though, is the grille on the wading trunk. IRL the "frame" on it was fairly narrow angle iron (or similar), whereas yours looks more like planks Just using thinner plastic strip (1 mm wide or so) would improve the look a lot.

It's actually a academy kit . I'll take a look at the grill for sure

Jakko · Monday at 4:29 AM

Oh! I didn't know they also moulded them in grey plastic, that's what threw me off.

I like the way you put the commander's cupola on with the hatch opening to the rear. It's not the standard orientation but is something you see in some photos of USMC M4s on Iwo Jima. As for the wading gear, this photo shows well that there's just a narrow bit of L-profile around the top that the mesh is attached to:

This tank also has the hatch hinged at the rear. Are you going to add the mesh over the hatches too, like this tank has?

Modelprofessor · Monday at 5:50 AM

Yes i plan to add the mesh cages on the hatches . Well see how it turns out

Rimmer · Tuesday at 7:42 PM

Cool! Another interesting Sherman. Makes the E8 I've just started look positively boring.

Modelprofessor · Tuesday at 8:53 PM

I am learning that no sherman is boring , they are all beautiful.

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