1/35 Tasca M4A1 Sherman w/full interior

[louisuni]

Hi All,

It's the first time I am posting here. Thanks for the help from panzerfaust, dsleigh and the administrator of vbench, so I can open my own vbench account. :)

I am planning to build a Sherman with full interior this year. The main componenets I planned to use are :

Tasca 35010 Sherman M4A1 (mid production)
CMK 35026 Sherman Driver set for Tamiya ( It fits to Tasca quite well. :D )
CMK 35027 Sherman Interior for DML (not yet started )
CMK 35025 Sherman engine ( Pre-ordering :p )
Armorscale 0.3 cal x 2
Armorscale 0.5 cal
Lionmarc 75mm barrel
Voyager P/E for Tasca 35010
Modelkasten SK-44 T49 track


Hope I can complete it in this year. Oh yes, I like interior a lot, and schedule to build one every year. :D

Louis

[dsleigh]

Louis,

Glad you made it over!

David

[louisuni]

Firewall :

Basically, the CMK driver set kit fit well in Tasca Sherman. But I use back the Tasca firewall because it is critical to maintain a right angle of lower hull during assembly.


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_2421.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_2423.jpg


Radiator :

My CMK's radiator was distorted when I received it :(, and look a bit different than my reference. So, I re-build it by some PE and plastic sheet.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_2960.jpg
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http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_2966.jpg

[louisuni]

The fire wall is finally done :D The references I used are mostly come from Ground Power Vol. 5.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_2979.jpg
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[louisuni]

And now, the driving compartment is almost done. Some wires are still missing or unconnected now. After I painted them individually, I will add back the wires/pipes and connect them to the right device. :p

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_3371.jpg
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[louisuni]

Louis,

Glad you made it over!

David

Thanks David. I am waiting for your vbench too.

[james84]

Fantastic job, definitely!
I wonder why you didn't want to use the Resicast engine, which is made just for the Tasca Sherman!

[Gopher]

simply WOW!!!!!!!!!

[Flak]

Hi All,

It's the first time I am posting here. Thanks for the help from panzerfaust, dsleigh and the administrator of vbench, so I can open my own vbench account. :)

I am planning to build a Sherman with full interior this year. The main componenets I planned to use are :

Tasca 35010 Sherman M4A1 (mid production)
CMK 35026 Sherman Driver set for Tamiya ( It fits to Tasca quite well. :D )
CMK 35027 Sherman Interior for DML (not yet started )
CMK 35025 Sherman engine ( Pre-ordering :p )
Armorscale 0.3 cal x 2
Armorscale 0.5 cal
Lionmarc 75mm barrel
Voyager P/E for Tasca 35010
Modelkasten SK-44 T49 track


Hope I can complete it in this year. Oh yes, I like interior a lot, and schedule to build one every year. :D

Louis

Welcome to PA...Louis. It look like a BIG project. Anyway...keep the great work coming :thumb:

[lquah]

Welcome aboard Louis

I've been following your work on Panzer Fans and glad you joined to share your fantastic works.

Lawrence

[MartinD]

Hi Louis,

Good to see this build here as well! I saw it on ML.
So the CMk set does fit the Tasca kit quite well? Good to know. Got both interior sets in my stash :D

Cheers, MartinD

[louisuni]

Thanks for the comments, and glad to see Hong Kongers here. :)

I will keep posting for any updates.

[louisuni]

While waiting for other interior kits, I started to pain the driving compartment first.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_3391.jpg
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Still a lot more seperated parts have to be painted..... :P

[RickLawler]

Pretty amazing interior.

[Ashen-Shugar]

Great- so much detail, everything seems to fit well?

[camokid]

Pretty amazing interior.

Agreed.

This is quite a project, an impressive one at that !

:thumb:

[Ropi]

Waaah! I like it!

[Stuke Sowle]

The amount of detail is mind-boggling! Nice start on the painting and weathering as well.

[louisuni]

Thanks everybody. It's my pleasure that you like it. :)

[exhaustfumes]

Amazing...Damn goood my friend, and welcome to our little world.

[Flak]

Great weathering interior...:thumb:

[dsleigh]

Great work on that interior Louis!

[louisuni]

Painting of driving compartment was completed. A bit too dirt. :( especially the contrast of chipping and white wall is so huge.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_3425.jpg
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Comments welcome.

[Sergionex]

Great chipping! It's one of my favourite part of weathering-here very well executed!

Cheers!
Sergiusz

[gibsonfndr]

awsome job !
:thumb:

[Flak]

Excellent...:thumb:

[Stuke Sowle]

Fantastic work. Trust me, I lived in one for a few years, they get a lot dirtier then that!

[RickLawler]

Bravo!

[lquah]

Louis

Nice job on the chipping. What do you use for the chips? Sponge?

To reduce the contrast between the chips and the white, you can apply a very very light wash/filter to take some brightness of the white.

Also generally you don't get rust streaks on the inside of a tank unless it was exposed to running water.

Keep up the excellent work :thumb:
Lawrence

[Ropi]

OMFG this is soooo cooool! :thumb:

[louisuni]

Louis

Nice job on the chipping. What do you use for the chips? Sponge?

To reduce the contrast between the chips and the white, you can apply a very very light wash/filter to take some brightness of the white.

Also generally you don't get rust streaks on the inside of a tank unless it was exposed to running water.

Keep up the excellent work :thumb:
Lawrence


Thanks everyone for the comments.

Yes, the chipping is mostly made by sponge, and some by hand paint as well. The shape of chipping made by sponge sometimes looks strange, so I modified them by hand :D

I am not sure if there is rust streak inside a tank, I made it is just because for eye candy purpose :D:D It looks a bit dull when there is only white and grey inside. :p Thanks for your comments anyway, I will correct it in my next tank. :thumb:

[james84]

Superb!

[louisuni]

Haven't update the progress for quite a long time, coz' I build another KT for past few weeks, just for fun. :p

Here comes the engine.

Special thanks for Mr. Tom Knoll who send me this engine. In fact, it is very difficult to find the Sherman engine in the market now.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_3438.jpg
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Next step ... Engine bay... ;)


The KT for fun. :D

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/King%20Tiger/IMG_3582.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/King%20Tiger/IMG_3474.jpg



More photo : http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/King%20Tiger/

[James Tainton]

Nice Job! on the engine but particularly the Tiger II

[Flak]

Great updated...the engine looks really NICE :thumb: :thumb:

[Driver]

Love the way you did the exhausts; a little rust but not overdone.
Excellent work so far! And that KT is a killer.

Ruben

[louisuni]

Hull done. Time for the turret ( I guess :p )

Any comment welcome. :)

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[Flak]

Looks Great! Great!! Great!!! :thumb: Do you planned to insert the Ammo into the Storage!

[Nicholas Bruccoleri]

Terrorific job! Keep it coming.

[louisuni]

Looks Great! Great!! Great!!! :thumb: Do you planned to insert the Ammo into the Storage!

Thanks Flak. Yes, I tried to put the Tamiya's brass shell into the storage, but the hole is too small and it doesn't fit. :( I am now looking for some other ways to put some ammo. in ...

[Flak]

Thanks Flak. Yes, I tried to put the Tamiya's brass shell into the storage, but the hole is too small and it doesn't fit. :( I am now looking for some other ways to put some ammo. in ...


Sorry to heard that the Tamyia Shell did not fit into the storage...

Armorscale had the shell too...don't know it fit or not!!! May be you can visit Continental Model shop to take a look. I remembered I saw it at Mr Siu's shop before.

[louisuni]

Sorry to heard that the Tamyia Shell did not fit into the storage...

Armorscale had the shell too...don't know it fit or not!!! May be you can visit Continental Model shop to take a look. I remembered I saw it at Mr Siu's shop before.

Thanks Flak,

I guess it's the problem of CMK kits, their design added a piece of P/E to each hole, and make the hole even smaller.

Thanks for your suggestion anyway. :thumb:

P.S. : Where's Mr. Siu's shop ? Have no idea... :confused:

[Flak]

P.S. : Where's Mr. Siu's shop ? Have no idea... :confused:


:) :) Sorry I don't know how to typing the Chinese...you should know 康田模型 Mr. Siu...his shop is at 油麻地彌敦道345永安中心G14舖...

Cheers,
Marco
PS: Thanks my boy to help on the Chinese text :)

[louisuni]

:) :) Sorry I don't know how to typing the Chinese...you should know 康田模型 Mr. Siu...his shop is at 油麻地彌敦道345永安中心G14舖...

Cheers,
Marco
PS: Thanks my boy to help on the Chinese text :)

Oh, got it ~ knew where is 康田模型 but didn't know their boss name. :p I am new to modelling in fact. :D

[louisuni]

An update for the turret interior. I am still thinking how can I display it. :P

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_3841.jpg
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[armor fiend]

Build a diorama and either have the turret removed for maintenance or have it blown off by an explosion.

[MartinD]

Louis,

Got the Sherman at War book from Concord? There's a nice scene, of a maintenance area in the woods. This shows a complete Sherman hull, with turret and basket removed. Turret shell and basket are displayed separate. If needed, I can make a scan.

Cheers, MartinD

[Markus]

Wonderful work Louis!
Even though I´m not too much into Shermans, this one tempted me to buy one and so I will do ;).
Thanks for all the inspiration and keep it up!
Still can´t believe you are new in modeling... :D

[Flak]

Another great updated...keep the great work coming :thumb:

[Ropi]

Goddamn!! it's beautiful!

[camokid]

Incredible work ! I'd love to see a few more close ups of some of that detail.

:thumb:

[louisuni]

Thanks for the suggestions.

A diorama maybe too difficult for a newbie like me, but I am quite interest to see the photo in Concord book. Thanks MartinD. Maybe it can give me some hints to display the interior.

I will add some more close-up photos when I have finished the model. :)

[louisuni]

The exterior of the Sherman was completed. I had used the Voyager P/E to detail up. The barrel is from LionMarc, and the 50 cal. is made up of Armorscale barrel + handle, Voyager P/E and Verlinden Ammo. box.

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Time to go for the MK track. :(

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_3868.jpg

[lupanzer]

Dear louisuni.

Really your work is fantastic,very clean,an excellent atention to the details...

I´m very impressed with the results...Very inspiring:thumb:

My congratulations!

Luiz.

[Flak]

Looks superb...and I like the hatch spring also...:thumb:

[dsleigh]

Continued beautiful and outstanding work Louisuni!

[MartinD]

Louis,

Nice work, and great photography!!! I just love those hatch springs. :thumb:
I still need to scan that picture though ... :o

Cheers, MartinD

[Coops]

While absolutely not a fan of the defectively designed, American WW2 armor I am a fan of great hobby work and you fit easily that mold. Well done and thanks for showing :).

[lquah]

Louis

A "newbie". You got to be kidding me :D

Excellent construction skills. Shame that the beautiful interior will be hidden.

Good luck in building the 9-piece MK track links :)

Lawrence

[Coops]

Perhaps this pic is to late for you to use, or you've got it, but when I saw it I thought of you and this super build :).

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/408121041_bc3ebc0a8f_b.jpg

Big pic 2-3meg here on this link.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/408121041_9d7ca0e514_o.jpg

[armor fiend]

The engine is shiny!?!

[louisuni]

Thanks for the scan, Coops. I have the same picture in Ground Power No.5, but your scan was so much details. :thumb:

Now I have done the lower hull. Time for the upper hull and the turret. :D


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_3988.jpg
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[Pvt Mutt]

Holy Cow, i'll never be that good.

[domingohm]

it is the best allied interior than I have seen in long time. Great job man

thanks for sharing:thumb:

[RickLawler]

Excellent work.


Rick

[Flak]

Great work always...:thumb:

[panzerflix]

Huh! Master class work so far.

[Ropi]

Huuuuuuuuuh well, this is... :eek: I can't explain this... It's like you had cut an original tank in two, reduced it to 1/35 and displayed it here :D

[Cadu Souza]

Totally sick!! Great weathering and painting! Keep it coming...

Best
Cadu Souza

[MartinD]

Well, here's my photo ... at last.
I hope it's still of use.
http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/MartinDogger/th_m4a1_turretremoved.jpg (http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/MartinDogger/m4a1_turretremoved.jpg)

[drizzt73]

awesome work- I am not normally a fan of Allied armour but the painting and detail are at such a high leve I am very impressedl. Do you have a link to any of your other work?

Can't wait to see this baby finished

cheers

Drizzt

[james84]

Fantastic!

[the_dagger]

Can't wait to see this one finnished!! Just love that interior. Are you gonna close it up or leave the upper hull on the side/loose?

[louisuni]

Thanks for everyone's reply, and the scan from MartinD. Very interesting ! :thumb: It's very similar to what I intend to display my Sherman. :D But not a dio., just seperate them in a display case. :p

To drizzt73, thanks for your appreication. It's the link of my work in the past 3 years. http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/ The order should be :

06'
Panzer IV
Tiger

07'
Panzer I
Luchs
Stug III

08'
Panzer III
Vorpanzer
King Tiger
Sherman

Hope you like it. :)

To the_dagger, I think I will seperate them in different parts (lower hull, upper hull + turret, and turret basket) and put them in a display case. Of course, I can still assemble them together for any purpose. :p

[louisuni]

Upper hull done, and time for the turret. :)

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4034.jpg
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[lupanzer]

Great paint/weathering process...one of the best!

Very inspiring for me!

Congrats!............Luiz.

[Dazzer]

Excellent Louis, it'll be a shame to put the turret on!

[Flak]

Great weathering job...

[Cadu Souza]

Nice weathering!! Good job!

Will you drill the headlights?

Best,
Cadu Souza

[Panzergrenadier]

It looks very realistic, one of the most realistic paint jobs I have seen. :thumb:

[louisuni]

Thanks for the comments.

At this stage, I think I will not drill the hole for the headlights, since I am afarid it will damage the frame besides it. Anyhow, thanks for the ideas.

The turret is now done.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4074.jpg
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Still lot of things to be re-worked. Hopefully I can complete it within Nov.

Any comments are welcome. :)

[dsleigh]

Loui... You're whack'in and stack'in baby. 'bout got this one killed!!! Maybe thin your wood grain a little

[Flak]

Looks pretty good...and agreed with David...the wood grain of the tool handles should be re-work...

[panzerflix]

OK ... You are my number one model painter at the moment! Stunning work!

Can You write any info about product You use for paint job and weathering?
Thanks.

best
Pawel

[james84]

Fantastic job!

[Panzergrenadier]

Very realistic!:thumb::thumb::thumb:

[f1matt]

This is one of the most realistic finishes I've ever seen on an armour kit. And combined with all that interior detail. Simply superb work! :D

And the high quality of the pictures allows everyone see this beauty clearly.

A++

[brokeneagle]

:eek:I don't think I can say anymore:thumb::)

[NAS]

Hi Louis,

your Sherman looks absolutely fantastic!
Your paintjob and the weathering looks awesome, one of the most realistic paint jobs I have seen :thumb:
Really stunning work!

Regards,

Notger

[Ropi]

Stunning work! just a technical question: why is the front MG not in position?

[VOSS]

:thumb: what the next project would be？
I can't wait to see！！:D

[MikkoH]

What can I say. Looks like a real thing.:)

[louisuni]

Thanks for the all comments, my friends.

After 10 months, this Sherman is almost done. This is my first vbench, and I would like to thanks again for all your inputs and comments to my little Sherman. Even not all of the procedures were done as in my expectation, but I am so happy to make friends because of this build, and learn more about the Sherman. The feeling is just so good.

Hopefully I will make another full interior next year, and I will post my next vbench that time.

Here is the component list and photos. Enjoy ~ :)

Tasca 35010 M4A1 Sherman Mid production
CMK 3026 M4 Sherman Driver Set
CMK 3073 M4A1 Sherman Interior Set
The Tank Workshop M4 Sherman Radial engine Kit
Modelkasten SK-55 M4 T51 Track Set
Voyager PE35028 Phtoto Etch set
LionMarc LM10021 75mm Sherman Barrel
Armorscale B35-072 0.5cal Browning M2 HB
Armorscale 0.3cal barrel
Verlinden Production 305 cal. 30 cal. 50 Ammo boxes
Verlinden Production 1801 Sherman Stowage Set
Finemold periscopes


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4161.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4163.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4165.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4166.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4168.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4169.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4170.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4171.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4172.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4173.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4174.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4178.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4179.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r29/louisuni/Sherman/IMG_4180.jpg

PS : The 30 cal. at front hull is still missing now. I will soon get it and put it back. :p

[Sadness]

Amazing work. :thumb::thumb::thumb:

Tony

[Markus]

Hey Louis,
I´m not the biggest fan of Shermans around, but your´s look great.
Really, an awesome kit you got there!!!
I love it! :thumb:

[Flak]

One of best Sherman :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: I have seen :)

Hi Louis,

What is the next project...? A Axis Tank?? Do We have the chance to see your SHerman on upcoming HK open model competition :)

[Pvt Mutt]

:)
That Sherman of yours is a pure inspiration.

..Tony the Mutt..

[louisuni]

Thanks everybody.

To voss and Flak, I haven't plan the subject for next year yet. Actually I have no idea at all. M1A2 may be a good subject, but I am afarid there is no AM kit available. Panther have everything available, but I am not that interested in this tank. Making a lot of Pz. III and IV before, and a Stug w/interior already. Thinking if I should spend another year for a Pz. IV ? I don't have any clue now. Any recommendations for me ? :)

I have planned to attend the competition this year, my first attempt :P How about you, Flak. Hope I can see you there and have a chat.


P.S. : Do you know a Hong Kong model forum called hkml ? If you have time, give it a visit and we can talk in chinese. http://www.hkml.net/Discuz/index.php

[Flak]

Thanks everybody.

To voss and Flak, I haven't plan the subject for next year yet. Actually I have no idea at all. M1A2 may be a good subject, but I am afarid there is no AM kit available. Panther have everything available, but I am not that interested in this tank. Making a lot of Pz. III and IV before, and a Stug w/interior already. Thinking if I should spend another year for a Pz. IV ? I don't have any clue now. Any recommendations for me ? :)

How about the Panzer IA or 38(t) with full interior :)

I have planned to attend the competition this year, my first attempt :P How about you, Flak. Hope I can see you there and have a chat.

Sound great...and GOOD LUCK!!! I don;t have any finished models for attend this year :( Yes, I will show up at the show...see you then.


P.S. : Do you know a Hong Kong model forum called hkml ? If you have time, give it a visit and we can talk in chinese. http://www.hkml.net/Discuz/index.php

Thanks for the link...it is the 1st time for me to visit the forum...

[james84]

Superb!

[james84]

Forgot it... congrats for the display on Track Link!