Author Topic: Axis of Time Super Sherman (Read 16287 times)

elmayerle · « **Reply #25 on:** January 02, 2015, 12:49:41 AM »

Sounds good to me, possibly used by a unit home-based in Louisiana?

Kerick · « **Reply #26 on:** January 02, 2015, 02:23:31 AM »

Quote from: elmayerle on January 02, 2015, 12:49:41 AM

Sounds good to me, possibly used by a unit home-based in Louisiana?

That monster would sink in the swamps down there!
Great bashing!

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #27 on:** January 02, 2015, 05:38:05 AM »

Maybe give it some night vision equipment?

elmayerle · « **Reply #28 on:** January 02, 2015, 07:54:08 AM »

Quote from: kerick on January 02, 2015, 02:23:31 AM

Quote from: elmayerle on January 02, 2015, 12:49:41 AM
Sounds good to me, possibly used by a unit home-based in Louisiana?

That monster would sink in the swamps down there!
Great bashing!

I was thinking more of "The Big Easy" being one of the nicknames for New Orleans. It would probably have to be based out of Northern Louisiana where the ground is more solid (say, up around Baton Rouge).

ANovaScotian · « **Reply #29 on:** January 03, 2015, 11:22:07 AM »

Here's some concept art utilizing the new name.
I'm considering a .30 cal Browning a la Fury on the turret, any thoughts?

Kerick · « **Reply #30 on:** January 03, 2015, 12:12:38 PM »

Easy eight sounds perfect. .30 should work too. Lots of folks chose .30 over .50 so that they could carry much more ammo.

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #31 on:** January 05, 2015, 06:22:17 AM »

Like where it is at and the .30 would not go astray

ANovaScotian · « **Reply #32 on:** January 06, 2015, 09:27:22 AM »

FINALLY got some paint on the Big Easy. Well, primer anyway. One coat of grey primer, then applied the Archer Fine Transfers resin weld bead decals, which by the way if you haven't tried, you should, these things are great. A little expensive but really nice. This was then followed with a coat of Vallejo Olive Drab primer which is also the first step in the Vallejo AFV Painting System for US Olive Drab. Now I'm not all that hot on some of the more labour intensive painting and weathering techniques, but I figured I would try it out.
If you look really close at the pictures you should be able to make out the weld beads. These were applied along the entire perimeter and down the corners of the tank to simulate the applique armour.

Logan Hartke · « **Reply #33 on:** January 06, 2015, 10:14:57 AM »

That's lovely. Very nicely done.

Cheers,

Logan

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #34 on:** January 06, 2015, 11:31:23 AM »

Roger so far.

ANovaScotian · « **Reply #35 on:** January 09, 2015, 12:44:24 PM »

Allow me to apologize first for not doing any paint progress pictures.
To review the Vallejo paint set, I'm not entirely impressed. If you decide to follow in my shoes, I suggest you skip Step 4, unless you want a very brown tank. Vallejo Model Air Olive Drab is a very nice RLM 81, however, it is a pitiful Olive Drab. So after the first attempt which followed the Vallejo instructions and resulted in a rather ill looking tank, I did what I should have done in the first place, summarized as follows:
Step 1: Spray Yellow Olive along panel lines and in recessed areas.
Step 2: Spray US Light Green in middle of panels and exposed areas.
Step 3: Spray US Dark Green (which is actually a nice olive drab color by the way) in light coats over entire model.
That looks better! :)

So, as it stands, the Big Easy is preshaded, painted, futured, decalled, washed (the dirty kind, not the clean kind) and is set aside to dry.

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #36 on:** January 11, 2015, 07:54:05 PM »

If this beauty is any indication of your work, I know I'm going to really enjoy your posts, ANS!

Looks wicked, even sans paint!

Brian da Basher

ANovaScotian · « **Reply #37 on:** January 11, 2015, 11:28:35 PM »

Quote from: Brian da Basher on January 11, 2015, 07:54:05 PM

If this beauty is any indication of your work, I know I'm going to really enjoy your posts, ANS!

Looks wicked, even sans paint!

Brian da Basher

Thanks Brian. Just for you, here's a little sneak peek at some of my other stuff...

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #38 on:** January 14, 2015, 07:22:54 AM »

Now with wings!

Talk about some enviable skill! You have a talent for camo! The canopy framing on those birds is superb!

The second one is my favorite. The mottling is wonderful!

Brian da Basher

ANovaScotian · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2015, 12:29:46 PM »

Thanks for the kind words Brian! I'm primarily an aircraft modeler... this build here is my fourth and a half armour model (the half was a new paint job on an old model rescued from the garbage).
Since my last post I've been busy weathering the Big Easy using a Mig Jimenez DVD for tips and inspiration, and it has been going quite well. I've also picked up a set of Fruilmodel metal tracks and have both runs put together after about three or four hours. If these things weren't so expensive nowadays, I would probably get some for the rest of the armour in my stash. All I really have left to do to the Big Easy is to finish off the weathering of the tracks and suspension, glue on a few last odds and sods and to make this thing look like a real Sherman; have everything but the kitchen sink hanging off the back.

The keen-eyed among you will notice that the Big Easy has a TD serial number. Don't worry, I'm working on an excuse. :)

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #40 on:** January 22, 2015, 04:51:28 AM »

I'm too dense to get the serial number thing, so I appreciate you pointing it out.

This beauty looks perfect and the weathering on the wheels is just spot-on!

Brian da Basher

ANovaScotian · « **Reply #41 on:** January 22, 2015, 09:43:44 AM »

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages. The Big Easy is officially done.

M4A7E8 Sherman "Big Easy"
Developed from the "Easy Eight" Sherman, it featured a slightly longer hull to accommodate the larger diesel powerplant and the same armour as the M4A3E2 "Jumbo" Sherman. It was armed with the 90mm M4 tank gun; A modification of the earlier M3 gun, it featured improved short-stroke high capacity recoil cylinders to allow it to fit and be fired in the standard Sherman turret. Unfortunately this necessitated the removal of the coaxial .30 cal M1919 Browning machine gun, however this was often retrofitted to the turret roof to maintain the same volume of fire.
The first examples were shipped to Northwest Europe under great secrecy after the first encounters with the King Tiger and Jagdtiger. These first vehicles were given tank destroyer serial numbers and referred to in communications as TDs in order to trick German intelligence into believing that they were more vulnerable Tank Destroyers and not full fledged battle tanks.
Although much slower than earlier Sherman variants and carrying less ammunition, the "Big Easy" as it became known, was nonetheless popular among American tankers who valued the increased protection and harder hitting gun.

ANovaScotian · « **Reply #42 on:** January 22, 2015, 09:46:09 AM »

Please forgive the crap quality of my pictures, they were taken with my phone. My phone of course being a telephone first, with camera coming much further down the list.

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #43 on:** January 22, 2015, 09:53:08 AM »

Very nice back story and your Sherman looks damned nice!

Logan Hartke · « **Reply #44 on:** January 22, 2015, 10:01:34 AM »

Fantastic! Great work!

Cheers,

Logan

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #45 on:** January 22, 2015, 12:42:13 PM »

Just a bucketload of goodness, right there.
Nice job

finsrin · « **Reply #46 on:** January 22, 2015, 02:26:59 PM »

Build just oozes with Shermaness :)


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