My Sherman

Roy Pickavance · Post by **Roy Pickavance** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:11 am

Hi all,
These are a few pic of my attempt to finnish a 2006 Sherman I got of David Brady in late 2010.
Detail work had been done on the suspension and rear deck vents.
The hull machine gun had been milled out and a new barrel for the new gun turned
Here are a few pics David posted and is as it was when i picked it up.
All pics I post on the Sherman will be all my own work with some parts from Armorpax and East coast armoury.
The Tank is now nearly finnished and running.
Regards Roy

duncanallender · Post by **duncanallender** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:17 pm

Nice one Roy,well done mate.A very nice tank you got there.See you soon, can't make 7/10/12 date as family Christening,so after.
Have a good meet.Still got no tanks up and running, but having a free w/end ,am spending it in garage going over all possibilities again.Paul offered to come down, so may take him and Vinnie up on that kind offer, but want to make sure I havn't missed ought first.
Also good on you re getting photos up on the forum.
Cherers
Dunc

Roy Pickavance · Post by **Roy Pickavance** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:38 am

Hi all.
A few more pics of build.
Regards Roy

David Brady · Post by **David Brady** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:39 am

Hi Roy
Sherman is looking great well done, this was a absolute monster when i acquired it and i thought my work was bad
David

Roy Pickavance · Post by **Roy Pickavance** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:31 pm

Hi David,
The sherman has been a real challenge as this is my first model build in 30 years and that was a tamiya F4 Phantom.
I will carry on posting pic over the next few weeks as like I said it is almost finnished. Just wants sound fitting, insignia and weathering.

Roy Pickavance · Post by **Roy Pickavance** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:36 pm

: Hole on hull between rear armour and engine wall plated in

: Deck welds

: Started painting hull

: Stowage rails

: Peg springe and filler

Hi all.
A few more.

: Turret before any work done

Roy Pickavance · Post by **Roy Pickavance** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:45 pm

Hi all,
A few moore.

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:50 pm

Hi Roy

Really, really nice!! It's good to see a Sherman under construction. Watching your project with much interest.

Keep up the great work.

Best regards
Tim

Paul Wills · Post by **Paul Wills** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:01 pm

Hi Roy,

Great build photos mate, you have fairly put some work into the detail

one qestion though,

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has your Sherman's barrel been looking at her bum or did it swallow a blue pill

Paul.

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:24 pm

Hello Roy.

I must agree looking really good mate, well done.

Paul blue pills? is this some medication you are on then or??

Paul Wills · Post by **Paul Wills** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:48 pm

Hi Paul,

Not yet, but if I have many more long weekend shifts like the one just gone, I will need more than a blue pill to keep me upright. 12hr nights, didn't get home till 10:00 on Sunday morning, then I had to stop up to watch F1. Schumacher knocking people off the track, Helen says his Mercedes team are useless (cue for Chris to jump all over me)

two bottles of wine with dinner then fell asleep on the sofa and woke up at 06:00 this morning with a bad back

sooner that lottery comes up the better

Paul.