Academy and Tamiya M10 Tank Destroyers from Tony and Paul B

Watcha Boots .

Here's the first gluing for yaz , I am using the new Tamiya TET Limonene cement for this one.
I got the stuff today and can say it certainly smells better than the normal TET, but to me it appears
to be even thinner . Also it takes a little longer to fix things in place, but I reckon I can
live with that .









The hull is flat pack affair, I must say that I not a friend of these . Only I can screw these
flat pack things up, but I must say that Tamiya seems to have this one fool proof .
I suppose I see later when the top goes on .

This will be basically OOB, but I will add a couple of extras, I have a pic somewhere with an M!10
which has a .30cal mounted over the mantlet. This I shall defo add, and few bits of stowage too .
And before anybody asks, yes I will be adding the crew to this one also plus a small base .

Nope, Tamiya have certainly learned that lesson with their newer kits .
Since the first new Sherman release in 2014 they have added the sponsons to all the
Sherman variants

Great pick, Paul. One of my favorite WW2 vehicles! What nationality are you doing?

Regards,

Ian

Like the sound of that

I`m just trying to fit and make them pesky caging that goes over the periscopes on my Sherman

Just found this n the net:

For discussion only




I think it's the same tank I have somewhere in a book, but it's defo the way I'm going

I'll have a little extra work to adding the jerry can cages and stowage cage on the front, but that
should be easy .
Also I must forget to add the headlights, to be honest being an ex tankie,
the headlights are the first thing that I would smash or remove on a fighting vehicle.
Imagine driving covert and accidentally hitting the light switch .

I even have the tracks for this one in the stash , so no extra expense there either

The sandbag thing ain't too hard Boots, here's one I did many years ago using
miliput and white sheet






The hessian look I achieved using an old (washed) sock, which was pressed into the
soft putty

Nice looking Sherman, Paul! Don't let George Patton see those sandbags, though. LOL

Regards,

Ian

Hey Paul my brother had the Academy M-10 in his stash and it's never been started with the trees still in the bags.