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jamesvalentine

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Sprues 190805
« Reply #525 on: August 06, 2019, 08:26:15 pm »
I'll definitely want a couple of these beauties

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Sprues 190805
« Reply #526 on: August 06, 2019, 09:51:28 pm »
Excellent news about the dozer blades!!

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Assembled 190807
« Reply #527 on: August 07, 2019, 10:50:18 pm »
Test assembly of the Firefly VC / M4A4 (Sherman V) plastic test-shots...

This new 1/56 scale kit is made up of two new sprues combined with the existing 75mm gun turret sprue, plus a tank crew mini-sprue.





















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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Assembled 190807
« Reply #528 on: August 08, 2019, 03:15:11 am »
Nice.


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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Assembled 190807
« Reply #529 on: August 08, 2019, 12:31:34 pm »
Looking good.  This will be greatly superior to Warlord's clunky M4A4.

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Assembled 190807
« Reply #530 on: August 09, 2019, 03:32:19 am »
Looking good.  This will be greatly superior to Warlord's clunky M4A4.
Definitely.

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Painted 190809
« Reply #531 on: August 09, 2019, 12:21:47 pm »
Painted samples from our assembled TS1 plastic...

























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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Painted 190809
« Reply #532 on: August 09, 2019, 08:10:11 pm »
Both looking really great . Just an FYI , you painted the Mattock ( pick ) handle a metal color !
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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Painted 190809
« Reply #533 on: August 10, 2019, 12:21:54 am »
Good spot.


Though museum example colours can be slightly odd.


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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 TS1 Painted 190809
« Reply #534 on: August 10, 2019, 01:59:44 am »
The item molded on the kit hull looked to small in diameter ( like a pry bar ) than a wooden shaft .. so it stood out  . Mind you , most kit developers probably don't know what half the stuff on the tank are supposed to be , never mind figuring out what goes in the empty clamps on museum vehicles . You can find a lot ( but not all ) Brit Stowage Sketches on the net , a real god send showing what goes where , and what "should " be stored in the numerous turret and hull bins . It should be an easy fix . remove and add a thicker plastic rod . The Warlord M4 needed the same fix

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A1 TS1 Sprues 190823
« Reply #535 on: August 23, 2019, 03:21:27 pm »
The long-awaited M4A1 plastic test shots finally arrived on our desk at the studio.

When these two sprues are done, our M4 Sherman project will be completed... then we might be able to start the M3 and M7 projects. Hmmm...








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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A1 TS1 Sprues 190823
« Reply #536 on: August 23, 2019, 03:45:04 pm »
Just a question about box contents for the M4A1 (75mm). The box will contain Sprue G (early running gear); small hatch DV and non DV upper hulls and the twin 75mm turrets? Will it also contain later running gear?

With the new lower hull design is there still the same plug and socket arrangement found in previous Shermans?

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A1 TS1 Sprues 190823
« Reply #537 on: August 23, 2019, 04:20:28 pm »
Just a question about box contents for the M4A1 (75mm). The box will contain Sprue G (early running gear); small hatch DV and non DV upper hulls and the twin 75mm turrets? Will it also contain later running gear?
With the new lower hull design is there still the same plug and socket arrangement found in previous Shermans?
To my best knowledge, the "roadwheel & tracks" are still all plug-n-play compatible; even though we need to create a new lower hull for the M4A1 and future M3/M7 projects.

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A1 TS1 Sprues 190823
« Reply #538 on: August 23, 2019, 05:44:00 pm »
Very cool to see the early M4A1 components at last.  Finally I can do some Alamein-era British Shermans.

This will come with a turret sprue and a sprue with the later tracks, right?

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Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A1 TS1 Sprues 190823
« Reply #539 on: August 23, 2019, 05:48:22 pm »
This will come with a turret sprue and a sprue with the later tracks, right?
Correct!