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Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 08:31 PM UTC
Paul Chatfield''s M4A1 Sherman has been added to the On Display gallery.



If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
AlanL
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Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 09:25 PM UTC
Hi Paul,

Nice work on the Sherman, thanks for sharing.

Al
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Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 09:44 PM UTC
A beautiful rendition of the three tone camouflage Paul!
The .50cal looks superb also.
Is it a 752nd TB tank?
If so I'm sure your references are good to work from but does the serial number on the right hand side look to ride a little uphill?
Cheers
Brad
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Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 09:55 PM UTC
Very nice work! One note only: if the tracks are so muddy the track skids must not be almost clean. In fact on the pics where this is visible the space beneath the skids are practically filled with mud.
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Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 10:08 PM UTC
I'm not a great lover of the Sherman, but that is an impressive camo scheme. Very nicely done, thanks for posting.
Andy
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 12:56 AM UTC
that looks great! i like the affect you have got with the tracks. what kit did you use? and did you use any extras?

cheers
neil
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 02:24 AM UTC
What is with the armored cover over the co-ax machine gun? Was this a standard fitting? I'm not a Sherman expert but I don't recall ever seeing this before.

John
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 03:06 AM UTC

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What is with the armored cover over the co-ax machine gun? Was this a standard fitting? I'm not a Sherman expert but I don't recall ever seeing this before.

John

Hey John. This definitely existed, and were the final configuration before the M34A1 full width mantlet, if I recall correctly.
This is a photo taken in Palermo Italy.



Brad
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 04:50 AM UTC
Thanks for taking the time to post that picture Brad. I guess with Shermans, you can learn something new every day!

Regards,

John
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 08:32 AM UTC
Maybe I missed it but what mfg. is it? DML, Tam.? Tony.
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 08:49 AM UTC
It is really a very nice looking Sherman Paul. The weathering is excellent Bob
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 04:29 PM UTC
Excellent Sherman, Paul. Really nice camouflage and weathering of the tracks.

Thanks for sharing
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Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 01:10 PM UTC
very nice..excellent on the muddy tracks and weathering. thanks for sharing. is this a dragon kit?
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Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 02:02 PM UTC
Everything looks great, especially the track weathering. How was that accomplished?
HONEYCUT
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Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 08:11 PM UTC
Appears to be the Tasca kit judging by a couple of parts... The engine crank, round air cleaners, early style double-bar taillight guards etc etc...
Brad
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Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 01:03 AM UTC
Great job with the weathering. I love the stains on top of the turrett
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Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 02:34 AM UTC
Great job...weathering is superb
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 09:11 AM UTC
Paul,
That is a beatutifully completed project. I absolutely am amazed with the weathering. The tracks of your M4A1 NAILED IT! The whole thing looks as if it were driven of the field into a photo studio so you could get some neat pictures.
Thanks for posting.
Best Regards,
CaptainA
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 01:17 PM UTC
I love what you did with the tracks. Of course, the rest of the build is very well done also. Makes me want to pull out another one of my Shermans.
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