A FIRST ATTEMPT AT AFV BUILDING

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My usual modelling preference is for 1/72 WW2 aircraft, but a friend challenged me to stray from my comfort zone and try a tank (or two). Perhaps choosing an old-mould 1/76 scale Sherman was not the easiest introduction to AFV modelling, but at least the kit was not overly expensive if it all went wrong!

Built largely out of the box, I did add (on the basis of a bit of research) the extra armour panels that many Shermans had at the time of the Normandy campaign, and a couple of spare figures (one from the WW2 Infantry set, and one from the RAF Recovery Vehicle set) provided a driver and a commander (although of course they are both out of scale). I also added some boxes and sandbags and a rolled-up tarpaulin on the back, and a bit of stretched sprue provided the aerial.

The Olive Drab paint came from the A.Mig British 1939-45 ETO Colors set, with the rest of the model (tracks etc) and a bit of weathering coming out of my Vallejo collection.

The plan now is to build a Vintage Classic Tiger and then put them into some kind of ruined village diorama, but that’s racing ahead somewhat. I found the build an interesting departure from my usual aircraft production line – but in its own way, equally enjoyable – and certainly challenging.

Be kind with your comments! It was – after all – a first attempt at a new genre (for me, anyway…).

And here are the pictures:

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So was it any harder than building an aeroplane? I suspect not, they're all plastic models after all. Try a ship next!

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So was it any harder than building an aeroplane? I suspect not, they're all plastic models after all. Try a ship next!

Not harder, just different - certainly far less to paint! I think that aircraft seem to make more 'progress' somehow, perhaps because even at 1/72 scale they're simply bigger. And I've got the 1/600 H M S Belfast waiting to be built....

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Very impressiveclap

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