Sherman M4A3E8 - 4th Armored division - Bastogne 1945 - RFM 1:35

[Rod The Fixer]

Hi all,
I started to assemble this RFM kit:

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to make this Sherman of the 35th Battalion, 4th Armored division which operated near Bastogne on 1945:


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First steps ...

Engine weathered


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[Larry B]

Looking good, I always thought that the Sherman had a radial engine. I am guessing that certain models of the Sherman had a V8 and others had the radial? I am no armor expert!

 

[Rod The Fixer]

Looking good, I always thought that the Sherman had a radial engine. I am guessing that certain models of the Sherman had a V8 and others had the radial? I am no armor expert!

Hi Larry
the Sherman (if I am not mistaken) mount four kind of engines :

Chrysler A57, Continental R975-C4 , GM 6046 twin diesel and Ford GAA.

Anyway, here an useful link about Sherman engines.

 

[Rod The Fixer]

Interior completed ...


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[Rod The Fixer]

Turret interiors assembled ...


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[mr lucky]

Looking great!

 

[Steve Ski]

The fine details are coming along nicely, if I do say so myself, and I do

 

[cody10]

I am very impressed with interior detail. I could stare at them for hours!

 

[Rod The Fixer]

Hatches and some details added, the tank is almost ready for the weathering ...


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

 

[Rod The Fixer]

I tried to apply the Color Modulation process, (lighter area painted with a lighter color layer, darker area painted wirh a darker color layer).
I lighted the base color (Olive drab) with a small amount of yellow and I darkened with a little amount of dark gray ...


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The first step after airbrush "modulation" is to add pin washes ...


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... to be continued ..

 

[Rod The Fixer]

I forgot to update this thread ...
Here are the main steps ...

I applied Blue oil in shadow areas and yellow in light areas, then I melt the colors with a brush moisten in thinner


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[Rod The Fixer]

I'm proceeding with the weathering applying oil paints, rain marks effects and pigments ... the model begins to acquire a dusty and worn look ...


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[Rod The Fixer]

Tracks assembled ...


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and installed ...


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[Rod The Fixer]

Tank almost completed and weathered ...


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[Bunker45]

Tracks assembled ...


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and installed ...


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Tracks assembled ...


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and installed ...


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Great looking Sherman.

 

[Edbert]

Looking good, I always thought that the Sherman had a radial engine. I am guessing that certain models of the Sherman had a V8 and others had the radial? I am no armor expert!

I thought the same thing. The tall radial engine is why the M4 is so tall compared to it's contemporaries. Before I was about to ask I looked it up and indeed the vehicle was designed with a radial and many of them had radials, but not all. You learn something new every day right?

 

[urumomo]

Engine

M4 and M4A1 model: Continental R975-C1 or -C4 9–cylinder radial gasoline engine 350 or 400 hp (261 or 298 kW) at 2,400 rpm[3]​ M4A2 model: General Motors 6046 twin inline diesel engine; 375 hp (280 kW) at 2,100 rpm[3]​> M4A3 model: Ford GAA V8 gasoline engine; 450 hp (336 kW) at 2,600 rpm[3]​ M4A4 model: Chrysler A57 multibank ~(30 cylinder) gasoline engine; 370 hp (276 kW) at 2,400 rpm[3]​ M4A6 model: Caterpillar D-200A (Wright RD-1820) 9 cylinder radial diesel engine; 450 hp (336 kW) at 2,400 rpm[3]​ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Sherman​ https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/us/m4_sherman​

 

[Rod The Fixer]

Tank ready for the action ... ...


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[Pantherman]

Tank ready for the action ... ...


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Great build and diorama. Pantherman